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Train derails, spills load in river
(The following article by Mike McKibbin was posted on the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel website on June 30.) WOLCOTT, Colo. -- A coal train derailed early Tuesday morning in Eagle County, dumping up to 80 tons of coal and an unknown amount of diesel fuel into a...
Model train fans steaming mad at UP
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article by James P. Miller on its website on June 27.) CHICAGO -- Railroad giant Union Pacific Corp. thinks it can--thinks it can, thinks it can--squeeze royalty payments out of model-train makers that put the UP logo on their...
Metro-North officials to get intimate with riders
(The following article by Gabrielle Birkner was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on June 29.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Rail advocates, Metro-North Railroad employees and state Department of Transportation officials will be on hand to field commuters' comments and...
DM&E exec optimistic
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 28.) HURON, S.D. -- A $2 billion plan to upgrade Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad remains promising despite a wait for financing, the head of the project said. "We want it to happen tomorrow," Kevin...
Stowaway jumps off train, severs leg
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 29.) EAST CHICAGO, Ind. -- A train stowaway trying to catch a ride home to East Chicago after drinking alcohol all day severed his leg when he jumped from the train. Joseph K. Lopez, 30, and Daniel L....
NJ Transit tests hundreds of cars after mishap
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was circulated by Newhouse News Service on June 29.) NEWARK, N.J. -- NJ Transit has put hundreds of its rail cars through special precautionary inspections during the past week after a wheel fell off a Main Line passenger...
Train-related casualties rising in Calif.
(The following article by Nelsy Rodriguez was posted on the Desert Sun website on June 29.) COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. -- A train that destroyed an abandoned vehicle on Sunday didn’t cause any injuries, but it did offer a jolting reminder of an increasing number of...
Report: Fewer railroad crossing accidents, deaths in Ohio
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 29.) CLEVELAND -- Railroad crossing accidents in Ohio dropped significantly over the past decade, but the state still ranks sixth nationally with 112 accidents and 11 deaths last year, according to a...
Seven cars of a CSX freight train derail
(The following article by Brian Shappell was posted on the Hagerstown Herald-Mail website on June 29.) HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Seven cars of a CSX freight train derailed near a crossing on Eastern Boulevard Monday, forcing motorists to find detours. Because of ongoing...
Born to ride
(The following story by Chuck Orman appeared on The Sedalia Democrat website on June 25. R.G. Thompson is a retired member of BLET Division 337 in Niagara Falls, Ont.) SEDALIA, Mo. -- Nostalgia began setting in Thursday afternoon as bikers on the 2004 Katy Trail Ride...
