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Man’s legs crushed as he crawls under train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 5.) LUMBERTON, N.C. -- A train crushed the legs of a man who grew impatient while waiting for it to switch cars and tried to crawl under the train. Thomas Faison, 45, of Lumberton, was trying to squeeze...
CSX admits signals faulty at crossing
(The following story by Steve Orr and Greg Livadas was posted on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 5.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- CSX officials admitted Wednesday that warning signals at a train crossing in Henrietta were faulty prior to a crash that claimed two...
Man dead in Tulsa switching fatality
(Tulsa television station KOTV posted the following story on its website on February 5.) TULSA, Okla. -- One person is dead after he was run over by a train in downtown Tulsa. It happened shortly after 9 PM Wednesday near 6th and Wheeling. Tulsa Police say a Union...
Tunnel fire disrupts Penn Station
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 4.) NEW YORK -- Smoke from a small fire in a commuter rail tunnel under the East River caused several cancellations and delays Wednesday at Pennsylvania Station. No injuries were reported, and the...
Missouri Amtrak service again in jeopardy without more state funding
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by David A. Lieb on February 4.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's cross-state passenger train service is again in jeopardy of cutbacks if the Legislature does not commit to spending more money by the end of this...
Senate panel OKs $56.5B for mass transit
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 4.) WASHINGTON -- Federal spending to modernize mass transit rail systems for big cities won approval Wednesday from the Senate Banking Committee as part of a $56.5 billion bill for public transit...
CSX readies for second stage of job cuts
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on February 4.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corp. will announce a second round of job cuts Thursday, part of a management restructuring plan announced last in November to cut the...
Holding on to history
(Pocatello television station KIDK posted the following story by Hailie Brook on its website on February 3. Jim Lance is Local Chairman of Division 228 in Pocatello.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- Living legends of a locomotive era long gone are sharing their stories. Men who...
Rail line opening postponed
(The following story by Richard Pearsall appeared on the Courier-Post website on February 3. Bob Daniels is Legislative Representative of Division 373 in Trenton, N.J.) CAMDEN, N.J. -- Tormented by problems with crossing gates, NJ Transit on Monday abandoned plans to...
Downtown rail link plan on schedule
(The following article by Pete Donohue was posted on the New York Daily News website on February 4.) NEW YORK -- Long-awaited plans for a train that would whisk airport travelers and suburbanites to lower Manhattan will be unveiled today, and officials vow they won't...
