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Norfolk Southern announces voluntary separation program
(Norfolk Southern distributed the following on September 26.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced a voluntary separation program for nonagreement employees with at least two years of service. "The program is designed to achieve through...
Derailment, chemical spill spark flurry of lawsuits
(The following article by Jamie Satterfield was posted on the Knoxville News website on September 26.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A year after a train derailment sent plumes of sulfuric acid into the air in Farragut, more than a dozen lawsuits seeking millions in damages...
Railroad derailment in Pointe Coupee Parish injures two
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 25.) MARINGOUIN, La. -- Two rail workers were slightly injured early Thursday when three tank cars and two locomotives derailed in Pointe Coupee Parish. Union Pacific officials said a rail snapped at...
Caution: Remote-control trains on track
(The following column by BLE Member Herb Yambra appeared in the Houston Chronicle on September 21.) Watch out, Houston! That train loaded with dangerous chemical that is coming down the tracks may not have an engineer at the controls. If Union Pacific gets its way,...
Train named after Crocodile Hunter
(News.com.au posted the following story on September 25.) SYDNEY, Australia -- Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin came face to face with his new namesake today -- a locomotive that will haul passenger trains through the Australian Outback on a transcontinental railroad. As...
Firefighters on track to battle train spills
(The Daily Freeman posted the following story by Paul Kirby on its website on September 25.) KINGSTON, N.Y. -- Using tanker railroad cars that would carry hazardous materials, representatives of CSX Corp. are training Ulster County firefighters and other rescue...
RailAmerica to give away whistles at Marlin game
(The Miami Herald posted the following story by Dale K. DuPont on its website on September 25.) MIAMI -- No, you can't catch a ride on its trains. Still, RailAmerica is trying an unusual promotion at tonight's Marlin game. The first 10,000 fans through the gates will...
Transit boss backs rail line to Morris
(The following article by John Cichowski appeared at NorthJersey.com on September 25.) HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The state's transit chief brought some unanticipated optimism Wednesday to long-suffering commuters through Morris County, particularly those who travel east...
Sinkhole forces MARC train closure
(Baltimore television station WJZ posted the following story on its website on September 25.) BALTIMORE -- Pelting rains from Tropical Storm Isabel and Tuesday's strong storms caused an enormous sinkhole to open up in Frederick near Interstate-70. MARC Train services...
Opinion: Late? Blame UP
(The Sacramento Bee published the following story on its website on September 24.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The westbound Capitols 527 commuter train from Auburn was 35 minutes late getting into Sacramento one morning last week. Don't blame Amtrak. Blame Union Pacific. A...
