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Calif. collision highlights terror risk to U.S. rails
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Gillian Flaccus on January 29.) LOS ANGELES -- In the first moments after a commuter train plowed into a sport utility vehicle parked on the tracks, some feared that it was a terrorist act. The truth, that the...
NS train derails near Pittsburgh; residents evacuated
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 31.) CREIGHTON, Pa. -- A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in a Pittsburgh suburb early Monday, causing officials to evacuate residents near the accident. The train derailed at about 5:30 a.m. in...
Rail practices questioned
(The following article by By Mary F. Albert was posted on the San Francisco Examiner website on January 28.) SAN FRANCISCO -- As authorities continue to investigate the factors that led to a deadly commuter rail crash in Southern California on Wednesday, Caltrain...
World’s largest home improvement retailer names BNSF Partner of the Year
(BNSF issued the following news release on January 27.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced it was named 2004 Partner of the Year by the world's largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot. BNSF was one of eight transportation...
L.B. Foster, UP agree to long-term contract
(L.B. Foster issued the following news release on January 27.) PITTSBURGH -- L.B. Foster Company subsidiary, CXT Incorporated, announced today that it has been awarded a long-term contract for the supply of pre-stressed concrete railroad ties to the Union Pacific...
Board OKs likely Calif. high-speed rail routes
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Steve Lawrence on January 27.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A state board approved likely routes for a high-speed rail system Wednesday, but it left open questions about how the trains would reach the San Francisco...
Winter weather continues to affect rail freight volume
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on January 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rail freight traffic on U.S. railroads declined during the week ended January 22 in comparison with the corresponding week a year ago at least partly due to...
Evans to retire from Union Pacific
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 27.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation said today that Ivor J. (Ike) Evans has announced his intention to retire as vice chairman and a director of the company effective February 28, 2005. Evans, 62,...
U.P. vice chairman sets retirement
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 28.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Ivor J. (Ike) Evans, vice chairman and director of Union Pacific Corp., said Thursday that he will retire in 30 days. The former Union Pacific Railroad...
Official: Amtrak needs more federal funds
(The following article by Sean Wolfe was posted on the Albany Democrat-Herald website on January 27.) ALBANY, Ore. -- Albany Area Chamber of Commerce members got an update on the state of the Northwest's passenger rail system Wednesday during the organization's...
