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Locomotive derails at Roseville rail yard
(Sacramento television station KCRA posted the following article on its website on November 14.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A locomotive derailed at the rail yard in Roseville Friday morning. Union Pacific officials said it happened about 8:25 a.m., when seven locomotives...
CSX train derails north of Watertown
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 17.) PAMELIA, N.Y. -- A freight train derailed early Monday in northern New York. At least 11 cars of the 84-car train were reported off the tracks in a wooded area north of Watertown, according to...
Garbage trains crash near Kelso, injuring engineer, conductor
(The following article by Stuart Tomlinson was posted on the Oregonian website on November 16.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- An empty garbage train sideswiped a loaded one Saturday near Kelso, Wash., derailing more than 20 cars and injuring two crewmen. The crash, about two...
Crews short on manpower ; U.P. hits the brakes on remote control
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was postedon the Omaha World-Herald website on November 14.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad has halted its rollout of remote-control devices in rail yards until early next year because of train-crew shortages. Employees...
BLE-IBT Town Hall meeting today in Ontario, Calif.
CLEVELAND -- The BLE will hold a Town Hall Meeting today in Ontario, Calif., regarding the proposed merger with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The meeting will include a presentation to explain the proposed merger and the expected benefits, followed by a...
Memorial for 2 of 5 fishermen Saturday
(The Arizona Daily Star posted the following article on its website on November 13. Randy Howard is a member of BLE Division 28 in Tucson, Ariz.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- A memorial service for two of the fishermen who went missing last month in the Gulf of California is...
This Holiday, Shop With Your Conscience
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on November 13.) You're just not the type to give a holiday gift that was made in a sweatshop. This year, you can shop with your conscience at The Union Shop Online-the AFL-CIO's retail store featuring top-quality,...
Santa Claus to make early visit through Appalachia on 61st running of the CSX/Kingsport chamber Santa Special
(CSX issued the following news release on November 13.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Santa Claus is making his list and checking it twice as he prepares to once again leave his home at the North Pole and make his annual railroad journey through Appalachia. For the 61st year,...
Third annual Caltrain Holiday Train returns Nov. 29 & 30
(Caltrain posted the following news release on its website on November 13.) SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Caltrain will be transformed into Santa's glittering sleigh for the third annual Trains for Tots Special the weekend of Nov. 29 and 30. Decorated with more than 40,000...
Opinion: Holiday model trains
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 13.) PHILADELPHIA -- The Grinch made an early stop at SEPTA headquarters, where transit officials have decided it's their fiscal duty to derail the Magical Holiday Railway model train...
