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Firefighters shrug off heroic rescue as just doing their job
(The following story by John O’Connor appeared on The State website on January 13.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- They knew the silence meant trouble. No traffic. No barking dogs. No noise from nearby Avondale Mills, which runs 24 hours a day. The only sound firefighters Bill...
Some evacuees to begin returning home today
(The following story by Jeff Wilkinson appeared on The State website on January 13.) AIKEN, S.C. -- About half the Graniteville residents evacuated from their homes after a deadly train wreck and chlorine leak will be able — finally — to return home beginning at 8:30...
Some near deadly S.C. train leak to return
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 12.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A week after chlorine gas leaked from a train wreck and killed nine people in this mill town, officials will let about half the 5,400 residents displaced by the accident return...
Computer glitch stalls CSX trains in 6 states
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 12.) WASHINGTON -- A computer glitch affecting a major freight railroad stalled trains in six states and the District of Columbia for about 90 minutes Wednesday and delayed service on about a dozen...
Union Pacific expects routes to resume today
(The following article by Paul Herrera was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on January 13.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- With sunshine returning to Southern California, Union Pacific Railroad hopes to get trains moving once again. Four of the five major Union Pacific...
Rail traffic disruptions could threaten economy
(The following article by James F. Peltz and Ronald D. White was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on January 13.) LOS ANGELES -- Shippers scrambled for alternative routes Wednesday as Union Pacific Corp. struggled to overcome a massive disruption of service in...
Union Pacific announces plan to limit rail traffic in Los Angeles Basin and Sierra Nevadas
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 12.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The series of storms that hit California this week is having significant impact on Union Pacific's operations around the Los Angeles Basin, through the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the...
CN tankers derail, force evacuations
(The following story by Chris Kitching appeared on the Winnipeg Sun website on January 13.) WINNIPEG -- Several Fort Garry homes and businesses were evacuated yesterday following the derailment of a CN Rail freight train carrying hazardous materials. No one was...
Opinion: Rail risks get short shrift
(The following editorial appeared on the USA Today website on January 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When a train wreck last Thursday punctured a tank car, releasing clouds of toxic chlorine gas, nine people were killed, hundreds were injured, and more than 5,000 were...
Steelworkers, PACE plan to merge
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on January 12.) NEW YORK -- The United Steelworkers of America announced a merger yesterday with the union representing paper, chemical and energy workers to form the nation's largest...
