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Operation Lifesaver increases awareness in Calif.
(The Victorville Daily Press published the following story by Mike Cruz on its website on August 28.) PHELAN, Calif. -- As a thundering freight train approaches a crossing, it signals with a loud horn off in the distance. As it gets closer, the railroad crossing...
Derailing blight
(The California Aggie published the following story by Zachary Amendt on its website on August 28.) DAVIS, Calif. -- Twilight comes early and mute in Davis. Then a train wails in the distance. It is Amtrak's Coast Starlight, kissed by ocean spray from Los Angeles to...
UP hiring conductors
(The Roseville Press-Tribune posted the following story by Jim Janssen on its website on August 28.) ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- The railroad announced it has immediate job openings in eight Northern California communities -- including Roseville -- for qualified individuals...
S.C. leaders work to reduce train traffic in Columbia
(South Carolina television station WISTV posted the following story by Megan Hughes on its website on August 28.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Some Midlands leaders are working out a plan to speed drivers' trips through traffic in downtown Columbia traffic. Officials from the...
No timetable yet to eliminate S.C. grade crossings
(The Columbia State Star published the following story by Jeff Wilkinson on its website on August 28.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Midday delays at railroad crossings and horn blasts at midnight -- long irritating facts of life in Columbia -- could be history. The S.C....
Fix will let junction function
(The News Tribune published the following story by Beth Silver on its website on August 28.) TACOMA, Wash. -- The federal government on Wednesday handed over the final money needed to soften a sharp curve in a set of tracks in Tacoma's Tideflats where freight trains...
Denver firm on track for BC Rail
(The following article by John Rebchook was posted on the Rocky Mountain News website on August 28.) DENVER -- Denver-based OmniTRAX is one of four finalists bidding to privatize BC Rail in British Columbia, the third-largest railway in Canada. OmniTRAX is one of the...
Drivers take risks at rail crossings
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article on August 28.) OTTAWA -- Canadians say they often see some reckless behaviour at rail crossings, including drivers who ignore flashing signals or even swing around barriers. A survey by the non-profit Traffic...
Opinion: Tracking “Hub City’s” progress on the tracks
(The Rockford Register Star published the following column by Chuck Sweeny on its website on August 28.) ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Aboard the Union Pacific?s 12-car business train Wednesday morning, I thought a lot about time, progress and history. At the invitation of Ken...
Hub’s first day brings new economic hope
(The Rockford Register Star published the following story by Sarah Roberts on its website on August 28.) ROCHELLE, Ill. -- The 40-foot crane swooped over its target -- a steel container the size of a semitrailer-truck -- clamped down and smoothly hoisted the container...
