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Fla. high court approves ballot pricetag for train measure
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 19.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Ballot language advising voters the state could save billions if they reversed their position on the state's high-speed train project was approved Wednesday by the Florida...
Study: Moving Colo. freight rail lines east would pay off
(The following article by Jeffret Leib was posted on the Denver Post website on August 18.) DENVER, Colo. -- It will cost $1.2 billion to move much of the freight rail traffic that crawls through central Denver to a faster route on the plains east of the metro area,...
Ohio Gov. signs law allowing towns to impose ‘whistle bans’
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 19.) OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Residents of this Cleveland suburb may soon be sleeping better at night. Legislation that Gov. Bob Taft signed into law Wednesday allows towns to create "quiet zones" or...
CSX train hits Fla. DOT truck
(The Lakeland Ledger posted the following article on its website on August 19.) LAKELAND, Fla. -- A Department of Transportation truck was hit Wednesday afternoon by a CSX freight train, but the driver and four passengers escaped with minor injuries. A preliminary...
Strained railroads brace for peak fall season
(Reuters distributed the following article by Reshma Kapadia on August 18.) NEW YORK -- U.S. railroads are bracing for the fall peak season, which could test already strained resources after unprecedented volumes this year. Shippers and regulators will closely monitor...
Fire in tunnel cuts rail link to California
(The following article by Brent Hunsberger was posted on the Oregonian website on August 19.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- A fire continues to burn inside a key rail tunnel southeast of Eugene, disrupting Amtrak passenger service between the Northwest and California and causing...
Fire blocks Union Pacific route
(Bloomberg News distributed the following article on August 19.) LOS ANGELES -- Union Pacific Corp. said Wednesday that an Oregon tunnel fire that has been burning for days is forcing the railroad to shut down a portion of its main West Coast route for as long as 10...
Crews repair tracks after UP train derails
(The Brownsville Herald posted the following article by J. Noel Espinoza on its website on August 19.) BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Under wet and muddy conditions, Union Pacific Railroad crews used heavy machinery on Wednesday to repair railroad tracks damaged by a train...
Homeland Security announces cargo rules
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 18.) WASHINGTON -- Trucks carrying freight over the border must describe their cargo in advance in electronic messages to customs officials beginning in November, the Homeland Security Department said...
America West workers to join Teamsters
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 17.) WASHINGTON -- A majority of 3,100 America West customer service representatives have voted to join the Teamsters, the union and the airline said Tuesday. The election results were announced at the...
