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Tables risky on trains
(The following article by Lisa Mascaro was posted on the Los Angeles Daily News website on March 7.) LOS ANGELES -- Stationary tables on Metrolink trains pose the risk of severe injury to passengers in a crash, federal rail officials say, and they are working to...
CN derailment in Mich. forces evacuations
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 5.) BANCROFT, Mich. -- About 20 cars on a CN freight train derailed Saturday afternoon, causing a propane tank alongside the rail line to explode and forcing authorities to evacuate the surrounding area....
Utah chemical spill forces evacuations
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 7.) SALT LAKE CITY -- Crews early Monday finished pumping toxic waste from a leaking rail tanker car that triggered the evacuation of 6,000 people, but they still don't know exactly they're dealing with....
UP acid spill pollutes air, forces the evacuation of 6,000
(The following article by Jason Bergreen, Justin Hill, Michael Westley and Matthew D. LaPlante was posted on the Salt Lake Tribune website on March 7.) SALT LAKE CITY -- A railroad tanker car leaking a cocktail of chemicals sent a plume of orange fumes above South...
Rotting bridge blamed for B.C. train crash
(The following report appeared on the CBC News website on March 2. Ken LeQuesne and Art McKay were both members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.) GATINEAU, QUE. -- A rotting wooden trestle bridge that was poorly inspected and allowed to deteriorate led a CN...
Atlanta first to get TVs on mass transit
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 3.) ATLANTA -- John Brink looked bored as he stood, skateboard wedged between his legs, waiting for the train. He could use a little television or music on his commutes. ``I don't care what it'd be as...
Problems could be derailing Caltrain
(The following article by Justin Jouvenal was posted on the San Mateo County Times website on March 4.) SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Facing a record deficit, Caltrain officials Thursday took steps toward instituting what some call "drastic" fare increases and service cuts,...
Bill targets grain shipping prices
(The following article by Jared Miller was posted on the Great Falls Tribune website on March 4.) HELENA, Mont. -- Montana grain growers spend roughly one-third of their crop value on railroad shipping costs — far more than farmers in other wheat-producing states with...
In shift, N.Y. mayor opposes rail tunnel
(The following article by Sewell Chan and Jim Rutenberg was posted on the New York Times website on March 4.) NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg suddenly announced his opposition last night to a proposed freight rail tunnel under the New York Harbor, a sharp...
Rail traffic up in February
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on March 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Loadings of both carload and intermodal freight on U.S. railroads showed healthy gains during February 2005 in comparison with last year, the Association of...
