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Freight train derails in northern Iowa
(The following article was posted on the IowaChannel.com on August 28.) CALMAR, Iowa -- Clean up is underway in northeast Iowa Thursday after a freight train derailment. The accident, which happened about 6 a.m. near Calmar, involved an Iowa, Chicago and Eastern...
Dump truck, Amtrak train collide; 1 dead
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 28.) MANASSAS, Va. -- An Amtrak train traveling nearly 80 mph struck a dump truck at a railroad crossing Thursday, killing the truck driver and injuring six people aboard the train. All of the injuries...
Train hits truck, kills driver
(The following article by Josh White was posted on the Washington Post website on August 29.) WASHINGTON -- An Amtrak train bound for the District and New York City hit a dump truck yesterday at a crossing outside Manassas, killing the truck's driver and stranding...
Bush limits federal workers’ pay raises
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Leigh Strope on August 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Citing a national emergency that has existed since the 2001 terrorist attacks, President Bush said Wednesday he will cut the pay raises that most civilian federal...
Bombardier CEO delivers
(The Montreal Gazette published the following story by Nicolas Van Praet on its website on August 28.) MONTREAL -- Three months ago, newly minted Bombardier Inc. chief executive Paul Tellier said he was unhappy about the plane and train maker's results, and...
Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney on the 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following statement on August 23.) WASHINGTON -- In 1963, we marched and rallied at the Lincoln Memorial for jobs and peace and freedom. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stirred the soul of our nation when he preached, "I have a dream . . . ."...
Alaska Railroad to implement train collision avoidance system
(Anchorage television station KTVA posted the following story by Brett Shepard on its website on August 26.) ANCHORAGE -- Alaska already has some of the safest rail lines in the nation, but that's not stopping the Alaska Railroad from making them even safer. The...
Holiday train adds Alvin to Galveston rail route
(The Houston Chronicle published the following story by Richard Steward on its website on August 28.) HOUSTON -- Galveston-bound tourists once again can leave their cars and traffic snarls on the mainland over the Labor Day weekend and ride the rails instead. A...
Fuel cell locomotive could free subways from grid
(Reuters distributed the following article on August 27.) NEW YORK -- The hundreds of thousands of subway passengers trapped for hours on the New York City subways during the largest North American blackout earlier this month take note: one day subways could run...
A-list train planned for Whistler
(The Province published the following story by Clare Ogilvie on its website on August 28.) WHISTLER -- A Vancouver-based company is partnering with Via Rail in the hopes of launching a luxury tourist rail service to Whistler. Via spokeswoman Catherine Kaloutsky...
