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BNSF derailment leads to evacuation
(The following story by Bud Chambers appeared on the Brenham Banner-Press website on November 1.) GAY HILL, Texas -- A 22-car Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train derailment near the 5000 block of Old Gay Hill Road about 6:45 a.m. Saturday led to 17 area families being...
BNSF worker killed by train in Mont.
(The following article by Tim Leeds was posted on the Havre Daily News website on November 2.) HAVRE, Mont. -- A Havre-based employee of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. was killed this morning at Bowdoin, about 15 miles east of Malta, a BNSF spokesman...
N.H. hamlets cast first Election Day votes
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jim Cole on November 2.) HART'S LOCATION, N.H. -- The nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted just after midnight in a pair of mountain hamlets, with 35 votes for President Bush besting challenger...
NJ Transit holds off on increase for tix upgrade
(Newhouse News Service circulated the following article by Joe Malinconico on November 1.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Facing complaints from commuters, NJ Transit has put on hold its plans to revise the fee it charges riders who want to upgrade their tickets to extend their...
Amtrak abolishes change fees, enforces baggage limits
(The following report appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 31.) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Amtrak, drawing a sharp contrast with its airline competitors, is rolling out a new ticket policy that eliminates change fees for travelers who revise their plans....
Increased railroad traffic raises concerns
(The following article by Karen Rubin was posted on the Pasadena Star-News website on October 31.) PASADENA, Calif. -- School supplies. Engine parts. Clothing and shoes. Each day, tons of goods are loaded onto freight trains at the Los Angeles and San Pedro ports,...
Rail companies struggle to keep up with shipments
(The following article by Andrew Webb was posted on the Albuquerque Journal website on October 30.) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The railroad that serves New Mexico, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, has seen record traffic, but service has remained free of the congestion...
Amtrak train stopped after threat is made
(The following story by Zach Lowe appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on October 31.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- An Amtrak train bound for New York City was stopped and searched for an hour in Stamford yesterday after a passenger said he had "a device" that threatened...
Some hazmat trains rerouted since March
(The following article by Spencer S. Hsu was posted on the Washington Post website on November 1.) WASHINGTON -- Three Democratic House members said yesterday that CSX Corp. has redirected rail shipments of hazardous materials away from Washington since the March 11...
Cleanup nears end after 2001 CSX spill
(The following story by Corydon Ireland appeared on the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle website on October 30.) CHARLOTTE, N.Y. -- Nearly three years after a scorching train wreck spilled thousands of gallons of solvents, the final step of the cleanup could come as...
