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Proposed train-whistle rule review sought
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on January 28.) CHICAGO -- Illinois congressmen have sent an 11th-hour letter to a federal official, asking him to carefully review a proposed train-horn rule that could affect 50...
CSX Transportation completes final phase of Chicago area ‘quiet zone’
(CSX issued the following news release on January 27.) EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. -- Effective today, CSX Transportation (CSXT), the rail unit of CSX Corporation, has issued an operational bulletin instructing train crews to discontinue regular train horn use from 99th...
CDC concerned about train cargo in urban areas
(The State posted the following article on its website on January 28.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A federal health agency is recommending trains carrying hazardous chemicals not travel through congested urban areas. The recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and...
NJT line to add service
(The following article by Greg Clary was posted on the White Plains Journal News website on January 28.) NANUET, N.J. -- NJ Transit expects to start construction in the spring on special train tracks that should allow midday, reverse commuting and weekend service for...
Downed wires snarl morning rail commute
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 28.) SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Downed wires on the Northeast Corridor caused delays of about an hour for commuters on NJ Transit trains Friday morning. The wires, on Amtrak rail lines that are also used by the...
Future weighs heavy on rail
(The following article by Phil Pitchford was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on January 28.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- One of the region's two main railroads, Union Pacific Corp., has nearly dug itself out from the mudslides that put a crimp in its effort to move...
Union Pacific plans to charge more, turn away less profitable cargo
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Joe Ruff on January 28.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Struggling for more than a year to catch up to a surging economy, Union Pacific Railroad plans to charge more for its services and turn other business away. "It's essential...
CN engineers willing to strike, job action on hold
(Reuters circulated the following story on January 28.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Teamsters Canada said on Thursday that locomotive engineers at Canadian National Railway Co. have approved a strike mandate, although the government has put any job action on hold....
State leads in railroad suicides, but lacks prevention funds
(The following article by Alan Gathright and Ryan Kim was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on January 27.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- It's a grim reality: California leads the nation in railroad suicides and trespasser deaths, but the state has just $15...
California train wreck spawns possible copycat bid
(Reuters circulated the following article on January 27.) LOS ANGELES -- A suicidal California man could face the death penalty for triggering a rail crash that killed 11 people, authorities said on Thursday, and they described a possible copycat attempt by another...
