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UP derailment causes brief evacuation
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 31.) DES MOINES, Iowa -- A train derailment on the city's east side Thursday night led to a brief evacuation of a neighborhood after residents reported a hissing sound coming from the cars. No injuries were...
Pa. officials question derailment
(The following story by Keith Phucas appeared on the Norristown Times Herald website on July 31.) EAST NORRITON, Pa. -- Concerned about the potential danger posed by freight trains carrying hazardous material cargo, state Reps. John Fichter (R-70th Dist.) and...
Train cars derail in northeast Ky; no injuries reported
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 31.) ASHLAND, Ky. -- About 20 cars of a freight train derailed in a rural area of northeast Kentucky early Saturday, hitting a natural gas line and forcing about 45 people to evacuate, state police said. No...
Kerry accepts Democratic nomination
(The following article by Adam Nagourney was posted on the New York Times website on July 29.) BOSTON -- John Forbes Kerry accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, pledging to "restore trust and credibility to the White House" as he accused...
Convention trinkets made in USA
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 29.) BOSTON -- The official convention souvenirs are made in America -- and with union labor, of course. Look closely and you can even see which union toiled on the T-shirts, bumper stickers and dog tags...
Railroad on profitable track
(The following article by Brian Charlton was posted on the Akron Beacon Journal website on July 30.) AKRON, Ohio -- Using a crane to carefully lift an unburied section of railroad track near Common Street, about a dozen workers in orange construction hats help...
Intermodal surge produces another record week
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following release on its website on July 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The surge in intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads produced another record volume during the week ended July 24, the Association of American Railroads...
Fla. to vote on future of bullet train
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 30.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A move to kill a multibillion-dollar bullet train project will be put before the voters in November. The state announced Thursday that the measure had received enough signatures...
Farmers fear rail woes at harvest
(The following article by Chris Clayton was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on July 30.) NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. -- Farmers and grain dealers want to know whether major railroads have fixed kinks in their systems that led to weeks of shipping delays last year....
Union Pacific Corporation declares quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on July 29.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share on its common stock, payable October 1, 2004, to stockholders of record September...
