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Rep. Norton backing plan to improve rail security
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 13.) WASHINGTON -- D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is behind a plan to improve rail security. The Democrat announced on Thursday that she's introducing a plan to improve security for passenger rail...
Union Pacific to meet with upset shippers in SF
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 12.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad will meet with customers Monday in San Francisco to address concerns about congestion and service delays on its 23-state system. The nation's largest railroad has...
Two BNSF train fires extinguished
(The Gillette News-Record posted the following article on its website on May 13.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Two Burlington Northern Santa Fe train locomotives caught fire in separate incidents near Gillette but were extinguished by firefighters, according to the Campbell...
NS train jumps tracks, spills gallons of diesel fuel
(The following report by Brandon Weghorst appeared on Steubenville, Ohio, television station WTOV’s website on May 13.) POWHATAN POINT, Ohio -- Emergency officials are still trying to determine what caused a train to derail late Wednesday night in Powhatan Point. No...
AFL-CIO’s Sweeney plans to visit China
(Reuters circulated the following story on May 12.) WASHINGTON -- The head of the largest labor group in the United States said he had accepted a senior Chinese official's invitation to visit China and see for himself the conditions that workers face. AFL-CIO...
N.J. Governor renews push for third rail tunnel under Hudson
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 12.) TRENTON -- Gov. James E. McGreevey has renewed calls for a third rail tunnel that would link New Jersey to Manhattan, a $5 billion project that has been stalled for more than a decade. McGreevey says...
Trenton train station expansion on track
(The following story by Mark Perkiss appeared on the Trenton Times website on May 12.) TRENTON, N.J. -- After languishing on the drawing board for years awaiting funding, plans for the $45 million renovation and expansion of the Trenton Train Station were announced...
Nuclear commission authorizes Yucca-related safety testing
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 11.) LAS VEGAS -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized new safety testing of a full-sized cask designed to carry spent nuclear fuel to a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada. Agency officials...
CN charged one year after B.C. bridge collapse
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on May 12.) OTTAWA -- Canadian National Railway Co. faces federal charges a year after two employees died when a wooden trestle collapsed and the front of a freight train plunged into a ravine near McBride, B.C. The...
Union Pacific urges rejection of mini-tender offer
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 11.) NEW YORK -- Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. rail freight operator, on Tuesday urged shareholders to reject a below-market "mini-tender" offer from TRC Capital Corp. to acquire up to 2 million shares of its...
