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Reno train trench project hits milestone
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 12.) RENO, Nev. -- Reno's downtown train trench project will begin a new phase Tuesday when rail traffic is switched to a temporary bypass track, city officials said. Called a "shoofly," the temporary...
Shareholders should press UP to disclose political contributions, group says
(The Center for Political Accountability circulated the following news release on April 12.) WASHINGTON -- As part of a campaign to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political contributions, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) is urging...
Amtrak will offer slight fare reduction
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Times-Dispatch website on April 13.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Coming around the bend on Amtrak: slight fare relief for Richmond-based passengers and a better morning schedule for business travelers coming from Washington....
NTSB: Derailment was seen as best of poor options
(The following story by Kurt Streeter appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 9. Roland Kleinsorge is a member of BLET Division 398 in San Bernardino, Calif.) LOS ANGELES -- Dispatchers derailed a runaway freight train in Commerce last year rather than risk...
BNSF on track for big repairs
(The following article by Jared Miller was posted on the Great Falls Tribune website on April 13.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway will sink more than $44 million into rail improvements in its Montana division this year. The upgrade is part...
BNSF steams ahead
(The following article by Michael Hooper was posted on the Capital-Journal website on April 13.) TOPEKA, Kan. -- Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway attributes about 25 percent of its revenues from trade with Asian countries, such as China. Because of its...
Security worries change how railroad handles lost and found
(The Stamford Advocate posted the following article by Gabrielle Birkner on its website on April 13.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- In the explosions that ripped through commuter trains and killed nearly 200 people in Spain last month, cell phones were used as detonating devices...
Schumer seeks better railroad security
(The following story by Robert Cristo appeared on The Record website on April 13.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is urging federal leaders to take steps toward overhauling lax train security before a deadly terrorist bombing occurs on this side of...
Concerns over CSX staffing levels still unresolved
(The following article by Steve Orr was posted on the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle website on April 13.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Doug Midkiff, a Fairport resident who worked in the railroad industry for nearly six decades, said CSX’s area work force "is bare-bones in...
10-car derailment dumps tons of clay
(The following story by Terrie Morgan-Besecker appeared on the Wilkes Barre Times Leader website on April 12.) JENKINS TWP., Pa. -- A 10-car train derailment dumped tons of powdered clay onto the tracks near Laflin Road on Sunday night, but an emergency management...
