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Ninth victim of S.C. chemical spill found
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 8.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Investigators wearing protective suits and oxygen tanks Saturday discovered the body of a factory worker missing since a train carrying chlorine gas wrecked earlier this week,...
Cloud rising from train wreck, then death and a ghost town
(The following story by Ariel Hard and Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times website on January 7.) TRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Michael Reed was working the graveyard shift at Avondale Mills here when a co-worker, John Laird, strode over to say that "he thought he...
Graniteville toll rises to 9
(The following story by John O’Connor appeared on The State website on January 9.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- With a nuclear facility, railways, mills and factories nearby, Aiken County fire, police and medical professionals have long prepared for the worst possible...
Chlorine leak is stopped, but evacuation continues
(The following story by J.R. Gonzales appeared on The State website on January 10.) AIKEN, S.C. -- On the fourth day, progress. A damaged rail car was patched Sunday, essentially stopping a chlorine leak that claimed nine lives and displaced thousands of residents in...
Obituary: Chris Seeling
(The following obituary appeared on The State website on January 10.) WEST COLUMBIA — Funeral service for Christopher "Chris" Glenn Seeling, 28, of West Columbia, will be held 11 o’clock, Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Neal...
Train engineer had life of his dreams
(The following story by Heather Vogell appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on January 10.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Christopher Seeling was living his childhood dream. He rode the rails all day and got paid for it. "Ever since he's been small, that's all he ever...
BNSF promotes John Hickerson and Fred Malesa to Vice President
(BNSF issued the following news release on January 6.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced the promotion of John Hickerson to vice president, Domestic Intermodal and Fred Malesa to vice president,...
U.S. freight railroads complete record-breaking year
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on January 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. freight railroads completed a record-breaking year by originating 1,588,950 carloads of freight in December 2004 and an additional 1,029,547 intermodal...
Railroad contractor dies after being struck by BNSF train
(The following story by Phillip Yates appeared on the Amarillo Globe-News website on January 7.) AMARILLO, Texas -- An Amarillo man died Wednesday night after a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train hit him. Gene Blackburn Harrison, 42, was pronounced dead at the...
Recent serious train wrecks in South Carolina
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 6.) A look at some recent serious train wrecks in South Carolina: Jan 6, 2005: One person killed, 70 injured when a freight train hits rail cars on a siding at a textile mill in Graniteville, derailing...
