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UP train derails near Pocatello
(Television station KPVI published the following report by Aaron Kunz on its website on August 26.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- A spokesman for Union Pacific says a faulty wheel is to blame for this morning's accident. A 12-car train was going southbound on the tracks when a...
Locomotive fire extinguished near Wallace
(The Clarksburg Exponent Telegram published the following story by Darlene J. Taylor on its website on August 27.) WALLACE, W.Va. -- No one was injured when a locomotive of a 12,000-ton CSX train caught fire in the Rinehart community about 3:30 p.m. Monday, officials...
CSX retaliates against county for passing remote control safety resolution
(The Erwin Record published the following story by Doug Janz on August 26.) ERWIN, Tenn. -- A resolution passed earlier this year by the Unicoi County Commission has led CSX Transportation to refuse public parking on its property for this fall's Unicoi County Apple...
GE Rail Services announces new Executive Vice President of Sales
(General Electric issued the following news release on August 25.) CHICAGO -- The appointment of Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Klein as Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Services, for GE Rail Services has been announced by CEO D. Oscar Groomes. "Beth brings an...
Plant will produce plastic crossties
(The Houston Chronicle published the following story by Nelson Antosh on its website on August 25.) HOUSTON -- North American Technologies Group says it has acquired a 200,000-square-foot plant on 40 acres of land near the East Texas city of Marshall where it will...
Rail line could speed patient relocation
(The Carolina Morning News posted the following story on its website on August 26.) BLUFTON, S.C. -- Beaufort County and South Carolina Public Railways will use the Port Royal Railroad to carry patients to Beaufort Memorial Hospital in the event of a hurricane...
Retirement prompts changes in TCU leadership
(The Transportation Communications International Union (TCU) issued the following news release on August 25.) ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Following action by the Union's Executive Council on Wednesday, August 20, Transportation Communications International Union President Bob...
Movement begins for rail service through Ark City
(The Arkansas City Traveler posted the following story by Foss Farrar on its website on August 26.) ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The time is ripe for lobbying for passenger rail service through Arkansas City, an Oklahoma transportation official said Friday. The Burlington...
Community upset over trains blocking crossings
(The Post and Courier published the following story by James Scott on its website on August 26.) CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Officials from Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads told more than 100 Park Circle area residents Monday night that they are committed to finding an...
Residents plan to chain themselves to historic freight depot to save it
(The Times & Democrat published the following story by John Ott on its website on August 26.) BRANCHVILLE, S.C. -- The massive brick building is old, very old. Huge wooden beams support solid brick walls, but the roof is caving in as a result of years of neglect....
