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Texas train disaster offers lessons
(The following story by Clif LeBlanc appeared on The State website on January 22.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Until the Graniteville train wreck earlier this month, last summer’s 60-ton chlorine leak near San Antonio was likely the nation’s largest of its kind, officials there...
Work far from done as NS helps town deal with tragedy
(The following story by Matt Kempner appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on January 24.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Within hours of one of the worst U.S. train accidents in decades, claims adjusters for Norfolk Southern arrived and began writing thousands...
911 calls show chaos after Graniteville train wreck
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 22.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- The chaos following a train wreck and chlorine gas spill can be heard in the dozens of calls made to 911. The first call came into Aiken County emergency operators about 2:40...
Heroic BNSF crew helps save man’s life
(The following story by Diane Brooks appeared on the Seattle Times website on January 24.) SEATTLE -- A 29-year-old Pasco man whose legs were severed at the knees by a train yesterday morning may owe his life to a three-man railroad crew who stopped to help and a trio...
To those on N.J. Transit trains, fare hike as welcome as frozen switch
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on January 21.) NEWARK, N.J. -- On the Northeast Corridor, Steve Angelo's morning train broke down. He made it into New York Penn Station 90 minutes behind schedule. On the Raritan...
Amtrak service in Colo. delayed until end of month
(The following article by Danie Harrelson was posted on the Grand Junction Sentinel website on January 20.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Amtrak service via Denver will resume at the end of the month after last week’s train derailment in Ruby Canyon near the Utah state...
Notice sought on toxic freight
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on January 21.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Baltimore's Martin O'Malley and about four dozen other U.S. mayors are urging the federal government to require railroads to inform local governments of any...
Dangerous trains pass through Va.
An accident or terrorist attack could leave thousands dead as hazardous cargo travels through Northern Virginia. (The following story by Brian McNeill appeared on The Connection website on January 20.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Freight trains carrying dangerous cargo...
Limited train service resumes to and from Washington
(The Associate Press circulated the following article on January 21.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak resumed limited service into Washington on Thursday afternoon, several hours after a New York-bound train partially derailed. The railroad was continuing to investigate, but...
Amtrak derailment in D.C. snarls travel for thousands
(Reuters circulated the following story on January 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An Amtrak derailment at Washington's Union Station disrupted rail service for thousands of passengers along the East Coast on Thursday, rail officials said. Cliff Black, an Amtrak spokesman,...
