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Flood damage detours trains through Reno
(The following article by Carla Roccapriore was posted on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on January 20.) RENO, Nevada -- A flood-damaged rail line in Southern Nevada means five to 10 additional trains being re-routed daily through Reno, Union Pacific Railroad says....
Union Pacific to resume limited service on lines
(The following story by James F. Peltz appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 20.) LOS ANGELES -- Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday that it planned to resume limited outbound rail service Monday on its last two lines from Southern California that had been...
Mayors seek warning of hazardous train cargo
(The following article by Sammy Fretwell was posted on the State website on January 20.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The mayors of more than four-dozen U.S. cities, citing a deadly train wreck and chemical spill in South Carolina, asked the federal government Wednesday to let...
Surface Transportation Board announces results of January 19 voting conference
(The STB issued the following news release on January 19.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober today announced the results of the voting conference held today, January 19, 2005 by the STB. In its first order of business, the Board elected...
CN, BNSF reach routing protocol agreement
(CN and Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on January 19.) MONTREAL and FORT WORTH -- CN and The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) announced today a routing protocol agreement to streamline their exchange of rail...
Iowa Interstate becomes full AAR member
(The AAR issued the following on January 18.) WASHINGTON -- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) has become the newest full member of the Association of American Railroads (AAR). IAIS (www.iasrrr.com) was previously an associate member, which entitled it to participate in...
NTSB to meet on Illinois train derailment and hazmat release
(The NTSB issued the following news release on January 19.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, January 25, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC....
CPR, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announce four-year contract
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on January 18.) CALGARY, Alberta -- The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Canadian Pacific Railway announced that a four-year collective agreement has been ratified by train crew employees. The...
Canadian Pacific, TCRC ratify 4-year contract running to end of 2006
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on January 19.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific's train crew employees have ratified a four-year contract that includes improvements to wages, pensions and benefits plus work-rule changes to boost productivity, CP and...
Conductor in steel company rail yard killed by train
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 18.) STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- A longtime employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. died Monday at the company's North Plant after being hit by a train in the rail yard. Kenneth Cesaro of Wintersville was...
