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Buckingham, CSX file lease to base trains in city
(The following story by Jonathan D. Jones appeared on the News Leader website on June 2.) STAUNTON, Va. -- Two freight trains will be based here under a tentative agreement reached between CSX Corp. and Buckingham Branch Railroad. The two companies filed a 20-year...
$400M plan for rail line questioned
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 3.) GREEN RIVER, Mont. -- A $400 million plan to build a rail line that would give soda ash companies a shipping option besides Union Pacific has encountered local skepticism. The rail line linking Green...
NS defends whistles
(The following story by Val Van Meter appeared on The Winchester Star website on June 3.) BOYCE, Va. -- It won’t get quieter in town anytime soon. In a three-page letter, Norfolk Southern Corp. told the Boyce Town Council there will be no changes in the use of the...
FRA chief says quiet zone costs exaggerated
(The following article by Ken Goze was posted on the Pioneer Press website on June 3.) HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- Suburbs hoping to keep train horns from blaring in residential areas will have to spend some time and money following the final draft of a new federal rule...
UP rings in new building
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 3.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Chairman and Chief Executive Dick Davidson called Wednesday "clearly one of proudest days in the history of the Union Pacific Railroad" as he officially opened...
Union Pacific opens doors to new headquarters
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Joe Ruff on June 2.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Railroad crossing arms rose and train bells clanged as Union Pacific Corp., owner of the nation's largest railroad, officially opened its $260 million headquarters...
Railroad safety: Danger on the tracks
(The following story by David L. Teibel appeared on the Tucson Citizen website on June 3. Brothers G.W. Posey and Douglas L. Farler are members of BLET Division 28 in Tucson, Ariz.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- G.W. Posey eases the throttle forward on his 8,000-horsepower...
Downeaster to shut down during DNC, increase speed on Aug. 1
(The following article by David Sharp was circulated by the Associated Press on June 2.) PORTLAND, Maine -- Operators of Amtrak's Downeaster announced Wednesday that they will suspend service between Portland and Boston during the week of next month's Democratic...
Wind blamed for BNSF derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 2.) WRIGHT, Kan. -- Crews worked to clear railroad tracks east of Dodge City after 68 empty grain cars derailed on Wednesday. High wind was blamed for the derailment, which took place shortly after 11 a.m....
Rail passenger screening test ends at New Carrollton
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Stephen Manning on June 3.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- The Transportation Security Administration has ended its test of a bomb-sniffing machine at a suburban Washington train station, saying initial results show the...
