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Report: Build new Hudson tunnel
(The following story by Joshua Robin appeared at Newsday.com on December 8.) NEW YORK -- A new Hudson River rail tunnel and an expansion of Penn Station are the best ways to relieve increasing commuter congestion, transit officials plan to report Tuesday. The...
Council gets a look at how maglev train could benefit city
(The following article by Doug Donovan was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on December 9.) BALTIMORE -- Baltimore's City Council received a sneak preview yesterday of how a proposed high-speed maglev train could one day benefit the city and region with thousands...
Opinion: Locomotive repair jobs — Jobs on track
(The following editorial appeared on the Capital-Journal website on December 7.) TOPEKA, Kan. -- Topeka received some good news this week; 93 locomotive repair jobs are being transferred here from West Burlington, Iowa. The move was the result of a 14-month study,...
Train kills man with snowblower
(The following story by Norman Miller appeared on the Neponset Valley Daily News website on December 8.) WELLESLEY, Mass. -- A Westwood man clearing snow next to train tracks Saturday night was killed when a train collided with his snow blower. Robert McTague, 59, was...
Amtrak still reporting delays in Northeast
(The following report appeared on The Albany Business Review website on December 8.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- As the Northeast digs out of the weekend snowstorm, Amtrak is still reporting delays in trains between Washington, D.C. and Boston. Delays on the afternoon of Dec. 8...
For BLE member, charity is the way to go
(The following story by Laurie Borslien appeared on the Roanoke Times website on December 9. C.D. Young is a member of BLE Division 301 in Roanoke, Va.) ROANOKE, Va. -- C. David Young is always on the run. The locomotive engineer is on call 24 hours a day for Norfolk...
U.S. 90 re-route continues for derailment cleanup
(The Lafayette Advertiser posted the following article by Todd Billiot on its website on December 9.) MIDLAND, La. -- Authorities opened U.S. Route 90 between Midland and Mermentau in Acadia Parish on Monday afternoon but intend to close it again at 6 a.m. today, to...
Brakeman injured as freight trains collide in Los Angeles
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on December 9.) LOS ANGELES -- Two Union Pacific freight trains collided Monday in the railroad's switching yard, sending a brakeman to the hospital for an ankle injury, a fire official said. The low-speed...
Cargo train derails east of Laredo
(The following article by Jesse Bogan was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on December 9.) MIRANDO CITY, Tex. -- About 50 people were evacuated from their homes here early Monday after a train headed for Mexico derailed and a tanker full of a fuel...
Locomotive Engineers vote to join Teamsters
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 8.) CLEVELAND -- After 140 years as an independent labor union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is about to merge into the Teamsters. The merger was approved in ballots that were counted Friday....
