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Train carrying hazardous chemicals derails; homes evacuated
(The following article appeared on Orlando television station WKMG’s website on July 25.) ORLANDO -- A train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in southern Flagler County, but officials said no chemical leaks were immediately detected. Nine tanker cars of a Florida...
Nuclear waste shipping resumes
(The Washington Times published the following story by Tom Ramstack on its website on July 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Energy has lifted its moratorium on nuclear-waste shipments imposed after the September 11 terrorist attacks. The routes no longer...
BC Rail’s unions to take strike vote
(The Vancouver Sun published the following story by Scott Simpson on its website on July 25.) VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Fearful of mass layoffs that may come with the sale of BC Rail to a private operator, the provincial railway's unions said Thursday they will take a strike...
CSX says earnings down
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 24.) NEW YORK -- CSX Corp, the biggest railroad in the eastern United States, on Thursday posted a drop in quarterly earnings amid sluggish economic growth and higher labor costs, but the results beat expectations and...
Railroad sues village over effort to curb train noise
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on July 24.) REESE, Mich. -- A village that owes its name to the railroads is finding itself in federal court because of one. The Huron and Eastern Railway Co. filed a lawsuit this month in U.S. District Court...
Maglev expects to invest $20 million in Pa. project
(The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the following story by Jonathan Barnes on its website on July 23, 2003.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The old Tube City could someday be known as "Maglevsport" if plans for two buildings in McKeesport's RIDC develop as expected....
Trash train to roll out of Buffalo
(The Associated Press distributed the following story by Carolyn Thompson on July 23.) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tons of rotting garbage that have fouled a city neighborhood since December will be moved out in shifts as part of a series of court-approved agreements,...
High cost seen in dropping rail line
(The following article by Raphael Lewis appeared in the Boston Globe on July 24.) BOSTON -- Governor Mitt Romney contemplates abandoning the Greenbush commuter rail project, the MBTA's general manager says the agency has already spent $85 million on the train line --...
Riders say refunds by NJ Transit won’t help
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger’s website on July 24.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Sure, July has tormented NJ Transit's 100,000 rail commuters with tedious delays and aggravating cancellations, prompting the agency to hand out its...
NJ Transit offers rebate for derailment, delays
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Wayne Parry on July 23.) NEWARK -- NJ Transit is making a $1.5 million apology to rail commuters delayed by last week's train derailment, at least five incidents in which trains struck people on the tracks, and a...
