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More safety checks sought for Union Pacific
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 17.) WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators are increasing safety checks of Union Pacific Railroad in response to five accidents since May that have killed four people and spilled hazardous materials....
CSX train derails in Ga.
(The following article by Brooke Hatfield was posted on the Morgan County Citizen website on November 17.) BUCKHEAD, Ga. -- A train headed south through Buckhead derailed Monday, leaving 11 cars trackside. The CSX merchandise train, numbered Q46014, was carrying paper...
Government expands test of transportation worker identity card
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Leslie Miller on November 17.) WASHINGTON -- The government said Wednesday it is dramatically expanding testing of a high-tech ID system for transportation workers, and hopes to have 200,000 people in the...
Amtrak begins random ID checks on trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak conductors have begun random checks of passengers' IDs as a precaution against terrorist attacks. The onboard checks, which started at the beginning of November, are part...
ISG mechanics restore 50-year-old locomotive
(The following story by Ken Kosky appeared on the Munster Times website on November 16.) BURNS HARBOR, Ind. -- After nearly 50 years of hard labor at Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s plants in Pennsylvania and Burns Harbor, battered old locomotive No. 72 was parked because it...
Opinion: Winning the Maglev race
(The following column by James Powell and Gordon Danby appeared on The Augusta Free Press website on November 17.) AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. -- The United States faces a transportation crisis in the next 10 to 20 years - an oncoming perfect storm of declining world oil...
CN, CPR look to boost efficiency with track-sharing deal
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on November 17.) TORONTO -- Canada's two leading freight railways have taken more steps to share track and equipment to make them both more efficient by increasing capacity and maximizing their use of infrastructure....
Atlanta’s Belt Line wheels get grease
(The following story by David Pendered appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on November 16.) ATLANTA -- The Gwinnett County real estate investor who is buying a crucial piece of land along the proposed Belt Line in Atlanta said he is ready to hear...
New railroad arrangement to add traffic on northern line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 16.) PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Under a new freight-hauling arrangement between three railroads meant to improve service in eastern North America, an underused rail line in northern New York will get more...
DeLay helps get rail line on track
(The following article by Rick Casey was posted on the Houston Chronicle website on November 17.) HOUSTON -- Back in July, a spokesman said the House majority leader had "no plans at this point to insert ourselves" into a raging controversy regarding a proposed new...
