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Comment period extended on new train-whistle rule
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on February 13.) CHICAGO -- Responding to local concerns about a rule that could affect train-whistle bans in 50 northern Illinois municipalities, the Federal Railroad Administration...
FRA extends public comment period by 60 days for interim final rule on the use of locomotive horns
(The FRA distributed the following news release on February 12.) WASHINGTON -- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has extended the public comment period on the agency’s Interim Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail...
Barge ‘grazed’ Parkersburg-Belpre train bridge
(The following story appeared on the Parkersburg News and Sentinel website on February 13.) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- The river barge "The Donna York" struck the Parkersburg-Belpre train bridge Thursday evening, shutting down train traffic for more than an hour....
Chemical spill prompts UP cleanup
(The following article by David Sneed and Jeff Ballinger was posted on the San Luis Obispo Tribune website on February 13.) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A white powder found leaking from two rail cars Thursday in San Luis Obispo turned out to be a relatively harmless...
East Coast grocery workers threatening strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 11.) BOSTON -- About 43,000 Stop & Shop workers in New England are threatening to go on strike as early as next week over a contract proposal that would make employees pay more for health care benefits....
Union rally in S.F. targets Safeway’s stance
(The following story by Jessica Guynn appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on February 12.) SAN FRANCISCO - Several hundred union members rallied in the heart of the Financial District in an effort to shake Wall Street's faith in Safeway Inc. on the eve of its...
GO to tackle train delay problem
(The following article by Kevin McGran was posted on the Toronto Star website on February 12.) TORONTO -- GO Transit is being urged to buy a $500,000 mobile snow blower to clear ice and snow from frozen switches as well as hire "ambassadors" to keep passengers...
Lawmakers pushing for new N.H. line train cars
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by John Christoffersen on February 11.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Worried about numerous breakdowns in Metro-North Railroad's aging fleet, lawmakers from Fairfield and New Haven counties want the state to take the...
Railroad has tumultuous history
(The following story by Kathi Downing and Susan Walter appeared on the Gazette-Times website on February 11.) SUMMIT, Ore. -- For several days recently, there was notable silence in our part of the Coast Range -- no plaintive whistle, no headlight bobbing through the...
Repairs on bridge begin, UP traffic to resume
(The following story by Aaron Porter appeared on The Daily Sentinel website on February 11.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Railroad traffic is expected to resume Thursday on the branch line where a coal train derailed on a bridge west of Austin. A section of the bridge...
