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A day in the life: Engineer enjoys nonroutine
(The following article by George Schwarz was posted on the Amarillo Globe News website on February 9. Brother R.J. Maloy is the local chairman of BLET Division 299 in Amarillo.) AMARILLO, Tex. -- Collin Fowler's cell phone rings. The disembodied computerized voice...
Stopped in its tracks
(The following story by Brent Hunsberger and Alice Tallmadge appeared on The Oregonian website on February 8. Russell W. Bennett is Local Chairman of BLET Division 236 in Portland.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- A rash of early retirements has left Union Pacific railroad with too...
CN train derails service east of Montreal
(The following report appeared on the CBC Montreal website on February 9.) MONTREAL -- Rail traffic between Montreal and Halifax will be slowed this week because of a train derailment at Montmagny, east of Quebec City, over the weekend. About 10 freight cars plunged...
Tracks cleared, repaired after CSX derailment
(The following story appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on February 9.) BALTIMORE -- Thirty-four derailed cars of a CSX train carrying freight and hazardous materials were cleared off the tracks yesterday afternoon in North East, and service through the area was...
CSX acid train derails in Maryland
(United Press International circulated the following story on February 7.) TIMBERBROOK, Md. -- Residents of Timberbrook, Md., were evacuated Saturday when a freight train carrying phosphoric acid jumped the tracks near the small town. About 20 cars of the CSX derailed...
CSX train derails in N.Y.
(The following article by Lauren Stanforth was posted on the Rochester Democrat-Chronicle website on February 8.) GATES, N.Y. -- Seven cars of a CSX freight train derailed just west of Interstate 390 Saturday afternoon, the second incident in five days involving a CSX...
Teamsters’ rail victory in Canada adds 2,800 trainmen, builds unity
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on February 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa today hailed an election victory that adds 2,800 trainmen to the Teamsters Canada...
NJ Transit gives train crews cell phones
(The Star-Ledger posted the following article by Joe Malinconico on its website on February 6.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Humbled by a communications breakdown during a derailment last July, NJ Transit went out and spent $1.7 million to get 1,000 cell phones for its train...
Amtrak considering adding trains
(The following story by Kurt Erickson appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on February 6.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois transportation officials and Amtrak are considering plans to add more passenger trains to the Chicago-St. Louis corridor. Acting on a...
Amtrak puts internet access in stations
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 5.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak will soon offer Internet access at some of its busiest stations, allowing passengers waiting for the train to check their e-mail or surf the Net. The railroad said Thursday...
