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Handhelds, GPS Help Union Pacific track down bad ties
(The following article by Shelley Solheim was posted on eweek.com on July 19.) OMAHA -- When it comes to transporting people and freight by rail, nothing rolls until the tracks are secure. And for the Union Pacific Railroad, the largest railroad in North America,...
Utility loses track of spent nuclear fuel
(Reuters circulated the following story on July 19.) LOS ANGELES -- Pacific Gas & Electric said last week that it had lost track of three pieces of spent nuclear fuel it last used in the late 1960s, although the utility said there was no threat to public safety. The...
NMB creates on line help desk
(The NMB issued the following news release on July 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Mediation Board (NMB) receives a broad spectrum of calls and letters including inquiries from the Press, Congress, employees, students, researchers, union members, attorneys and...
Travel Fla. with Amtrak’s state rail pass
(The following story by Michele Kimball appeared on the News-Press website on July 18.) FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Take a quick jaunt to Jacksonville. Go to Waldo on a whim. Pass through Pensacola. Meander around Miami. Amtrak is making it possible to visit any or all of 33...
Virginia earns a ‘B’ on Amtrak’s report card
(The following editorial by Chip Jones was posted on the Richman Times-Dispatch website on July 19.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Amtrak gave Virginia a solid "B" recently for efforts to upgrade rail service. David Gunn, president of the Washington-based passenger railroad, gave...
Southern Illinois residents worry about trains staying on tracks
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 18.) TAMAROA, Ill. -- Some southern Illinois residents worry about railroad cars not staying on their tracks after a train derailment on Interstate 57 and another in Tamaroa. Earlier this month a train...
Official says railroad could carry enough coal to run power plant
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 19.) ABERDEEN, S.D. -- If Mobridge is picked as the site of a proposed coal-burning power plant, the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway could carry enough coal to run the operation, a top executive told...
Train traffic signals good economy
(The following story by Jenny Fillmer appeared on the News-Leader website on July 19.) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Freight trains: They block traffic, wake people late at night and have a hard time stopping if something crosses their path. They're also a strong indicator of a...
Railroads are stuck in traffic jam
(The following story by Judy McClintock appeared on the Statesman Journal website on July 17.) SALEM, Ore. -- Passenger and freight trains along Union Pacific railroad tracks have been experiencing significant delays since last fall in the Northwest. "It is absolutely...
Amid boom, Amtrak faces retirement of Quinn
(The following story by Mark Sommer appeared on the Buffalo News website on July 19.) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- When Amtrak conductors shout "All aboard!" these days, they had better get out of the way. The number of riders on Amtrak trains in Western New York and across the...
