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Iowa railroad received federal loan
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 6.) DES MOINES -- A railroad that operates in Iowa has received a $233 million federal loan to repair tracks and bridges. The Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad will also use the 25-year loan to retire...
BNSF becomes first railroad to provide maintenance project information via internet
(BNSF circulated the following news release on January 5.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Responding to customers' needs for timely, detailed information on railroad operating conditions, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) has become the first railroad...
Amtrak ridership on the rise in Pa.
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 5.) ALTOONA, Pa. -- Ridership at the city's Amtrak station rose again in 2003, with ridership up more than 20 percent since 2000. During the 2003 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, 29,750 passengers...
Amtrak pleased by ridership in Va.
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on January 6.) RICHMOND, Va. -- After two full weeks of operation, Amtrak officials sounded upbeat yesterday about the early response to revived passenger rail service at downtown...
Salvage crew cleans up UP derailment
(The following story by Mark Havnes appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on January 6.) CEDAR CITY -- Whenever a Union Pacific train derails within 300 miles of Ogden, workers with Durbano Metals Inc. roll into action. That's what they did Saturday after 36 of 97...
Wrongful death lawsuit being filed against CP Rail
(Minot television station KXMC posted the following story on its website on January 6.) MINOT, N.D. -- A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Minnesota in connection with the death of a Minot man after a train derailment nearly two years ago. Preliminary actions...
Empty school bus hit by NS train at traffic light
(The following story by Paul Rioux appeared on the Times-Picayune website on January 6.) NEW ORLEANS -- A St. Tammany Parish school bus with no children on board was hit by a freight train Monday afternoon in Slidell after the driver stopped at a red light with the...
Rains collapse bridge; train stranded
(The following story appeared on the Newark Advocate website on January 5.) ST. LOUISVILLE, Ohio -- Part of a bridge that had been washed over by a creek collapsed this afternoon as a CSX train drove over it, officials said. No one was injured and no train cars were...
Fuel spills into river as NS cars derail in Western Pa.
(The following story by Wynne Everett appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on January 6.) BELL, Pa. -- Two Norfolk Southern Railroad employees managed to escape when their train derailed near Apollo and plunged into the Kiski River before dawn yesterday....
Train being proposed to solve traffic jams at Grand Canyon
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 3.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- As one of Arizona's natural jewels, the Grand Canyon awes millions of visitors with its pristine habitats and breathtaking views. But the cars, RVs and trucks brought by visitors...
