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Train derails in Kansas
(Kansas City television station KMBC posted the following article on its website on August 2.) MIAMI COUNTY, Kan. -- A train derailed Monday in Miami County along Union-Pacific Railroad tracks, KMBC's Johnny Rowlands. Initially, the derailment was reported south of...
Kerry to campaign by train across NM
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 31.) SANTA FE, N.M. -- Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and his running mate, John Edwards, will campaign by train across New Mexico at the end of next week. Gov. Bill Richardson announced the...
Trespassing along railroad tracks a worry in Holliston
(The following story by Theresa Edo appeared on the MetroWest Daily News website on August 1.) HOLLISTON, Mass. -- Out behind Tina Hein's Union Street house, motorized vehicles ride up and down the abandoned railroad bed. Hein, a member of the town's Trails Committee,...
BNSF unsure if expansion will include Clovis
(The Clovis News-Journal posted the following article on its website on July 31.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said profit rose nearly 25 percent in the April-June period on record shipments and higher prices, and they will...
Commission to oppose CSX rail line lease
(The following story by Darlene J. Taylor appeared on the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram website on July 30.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- The Harrison County Commission voted Thursday to send letters to state and federal legislators stating its opposition to CSX leasing rail...
Amtrak service seen as plus for Pontiac
(The following story by Rahilla Zafar appeared on the Daily Leader website on July 30.) PONTIAC, Ill. -- Not every community gets the chance to "take the train" these days. But the Livingston County area is served well by the opportunity to catch a ride on the rails....
Richmond rail yard carries heavy load
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 30.) RICHMOND, Va. -- John Benck boarded an Amtrak train in downtown Richmond and almost instantly regretted it. Inching along, the locomotive took a half hour to travel eight miles north to the next...
Amtrak gets on the right track
(The following story by Gordon Dickson appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on August 1.) FORTH WORTH, Texas -- There's something different lately about Amtrak's Texas Eagle, a long-distance train that serves Fort Worth daily. More often than not, it's...
Editorial: Ensuring rail safety tough, lengthy task
(The following editorial appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on August 1.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- With the leadership of County Judge Nelson Wolff, officials have launched what will be a lengthy effort to address safety issues created by hazardous material...
BNSF reaches $29M environmental settlement with N.D.
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 1.) MANDAN, N.D. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway agreed to pay $29 million to settle a lawsuit over an underground diesel fuel leak discovered 20 years ago, the state attorney general announced...
