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Mystery train put neighbor on wrong track — for a while
(The following story by Natalie Singer appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 12.) SEATTLE -- Bellevue resident Lesley Stuart called recently with a strange story and a question: Is somebody transporting missiles or UFO parts across the Eastside in the dead of...
NMB restructures operations
(The National Mediation Board issued the following news release on March 11.) Washington, D.C. -- In the interest of enhancing communication and providing superior service, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has restructured its operations. The NMB has six senior...
CN tables new contract offer for striking employees
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Nelson Wyatt on March 12.) MONTREAL -- CN Rail tabled an improved offer Thursday evening to end a bitter strike by 5,000 of its workers, said a company spokesman. "We're trying to move ahead to try to reach an...
Workers say brake was set on engine that rolled off
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on March 12.) NEW YORK -- Several crew members of the runaway locomotive that barreled through Queens on Wednesday told federal investigators yesterday that they had set the brakes on the...
Tracks re-open at derailment site
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 11.) WHITE EARTH, N.D. -- The railroad tracks are open again near White Earth, at the site of a train derailment earlier this week. Burlington Northeran Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says last night's...
47 train cars derail
(The following article by Margie Cady was posted on the Winona Daily News website on March 12.) MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. — No one was injured when eight empty Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad cars derailed about 1:30 p.m. Thursday off of Winona County Road 23....
UTU’s Boyd admits guilt in bribery scam
(The following story by Harvey Rice appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on March 11.) HOUSTON -- The international president of the nation's largest railroad operating union pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a bribery scheme that included some Houston...
Madrid bombing heightens concerns about Pa. rail security
(The BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board issued the following news release on March 11.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The March 11 terrorist bombing on three Madrid train stations that claimed the lives of more than 180 people and injured at least 900 others has...
US to probe train vulnerability
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 12.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will probe to see if there is any specific threat to trains in response to the deadly bomb attacks in Madrid, but it has no plans to raise the color-coded...
Amtrak increasing railway security as precaution
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Leslie Miller on March 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Homeland Security officials on Thursday were keeping close watch on developments related to the terrorist attacks that killed or wounded about 1,600 train riders in...
