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BNSF works to clean corn spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 2.) ESSEX, Mont. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad is doing everything possible to remove every kernel of the 2,800 tons of corn spilled recently when 28 grain cars derailed, a railway spokesman said...
Train derails near Blackfoot
(Idaho television station KIFI posted the following article on its website on May 1.) BLACKFOOT, Idaho -- A scary situation in Bingham County on Friday night as a train carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer jumped the track and derails near Blackfoot. The accident...
Crews continue clean-up after train derailment
(The following article was posted on the News 9 San Antonio website on May 3.) SAN ANTONIO -- Three people were injured and more than 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the San Antonio River after a, early morning train derailment south of downtown. According...
Freight trains collide in Texas, injuring three including homeless man under bridge
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 3.) SAN ANTONIO -- Two freight trains collided early Monday on a Union Pacific track south of downtown San Antonio, and three people including a homeless man were injured, a UP spokesman said. A UP freight...
TSB issues report on 2001 crossing accident in Drummond, N.B.
(The Transportation Safety Board of Canada issued the following news release on April 29.) MONCTON -- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released today its findings and one recommendation into the October 6, 2001 crossing accident and derailment in the...
Better port cargo screening urged after blast
(The following story by Nancy Wride and William Wan appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 30.) LOS ANGELES -- A container explosion at a Port of Los Angeles terminal prompted three union locals Thursday to demand better screening of cargo going into and...
Los Angeles port explosion a “wake up call” for strong measures to close gaps in port security
(The TTD issued the following news release on April 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday's explosion of a propane tank inside a shipping container at the Port of Los Angeles should serve as a "wake up call" for the Bush Administration and the port industry to finally...
SEPTA, NS looking into a scaled-down line from Phila. to Reading.
(The following story by Jere Downs appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 30.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA and Norfolk Southern are looking into whether the freight railroad could operate proposed Schuylkill Valley Metro service between Center City and...
Intermodal sets weekly record
(The AAR issued the following weekly news release on April 29.) WASHINGTON --Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads set a weekly record during week ended April 24, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Intermodal traffic totaled 213,104 trailers or...
Federal loan paid off in advance for Alameda Corridor project
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 29.) LOS ANGELES -- Federal officials accepted a $573 million payment Thursday to close out a loan issued to pay for the Alameda Corridor's construction, which wasn't due to be paid off until 2032. U.S....
