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Locomotive engineer hurt in truck collision
(The Star-Telegram posted the following article on its website on November 21.) SAGINAW, Tex. -- A Union Pacific train engineer was injured Thursday evening when a tractor-trailer pulled in front of the train at a Saginaw railroad crossing, fire officials said. The...
Intermodal continues to fuel rail traffic gains
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Intermodal traffic on the nation’s railroads was once again up sharply during the week ended November 15 in comparison with the corresponding week last year,...
Kind, Feingold seek control of remote-control trains
(The following story by Joan Kent appeared on the Lacrosse Tribune website on November 21.) LACROSSE, Wisc. -- The four Democratic members of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation have sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration asking for enforceable...
Overnite Corporation names new Board of Directors
(Overnite issued the following news release on November 19.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Overnite Corporation, which resumed trading on Wall Street as an independent company last month having been divested by the Union Pacific Corporation, today named its new Board of Directors....
Rail was a tie to past
(The following article by Marathana Furches and Chris Strunk appeared on The Kansas website on November 20.) NEWTON, Kan. -- Geneva Manning can remember a time when McLains was more than a thing of the past. When her family moved to town in 1927, she was about 9 years...
Norfolk Southern Thanksgiving Holiday Operations
(NS issued the following news release on November 18.) With reduced shipment volumes associated with the Thanksgiving Holiday, Norfolk Southern will reduce scheduled operations beginning late Wednesday, November 26, 2003. Operations will be modified through the...
No radioactive threat in train crash
(The following story by Justin Ellis appeared on the Portland Press Herald website on November 19.) PORTLAND, Maine -- An accident Monday night involving a rail car carrying radioactive materials in South Portland posed no threat to the community, authorities said....
UP officer shoots at trespasser
(The following story by Kelly Nix appeared on The Californian website on November 20.) SALINAS, Calif. -- A Union Pacific police officer in Salinas shot at but missed a railroad trespasser Tuesday when the man reached for a toy handgun that the officer thought was...
Derailing illusions that kill
(The following column by Patricia Ward Biederman was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on November 20.) LOS ANGELES -- In the United States, trains collide with vehicles 3,000 times a year, killing more than 300 people. On Sept. 16, Benjamin Martinez of Orange...
Nearly $1M earmarked for high-speed rail study
(The Atlanta Business Chronicle posted the following article on its website on November 19.) ATLANTA -- U.S. Rep. Johnny Isakson has helped secure $750,000 in federal funding to study the feasibility of a high-speed rail infrastructure connecting major southeastern...
