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Fire on railroad car shuts down nearby I-44 for an hour
(The St. Louis Post-Dispatch posted the following article on its website on July 8.) ST. LOUIS -- A fire on a railroad car loaded with lumber shut down Interstate 44 for about an hour Monday night as firefighters worked to keep a nearby tanker car from igniting....
Track reopened after derailment
(The Bismarck Tribune posted the following article from the Associated Press on its website on July 8.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Coal trains were moving again Monday on the main Burlington Northern and Santa Fe east-west line while officials cleaned up coal from a weekend...
Opinion: Circle the U.S. on a train and learn how to relax
(The Times Picayune posted the following travel column by Tom McDermott on its website on July 6.) NEW ORLEANS -- Every summer New Orleans musicians, the fortunate ones at least, head to Europe to play the festival circuit and escape the heat. It didn't happen to me...
Plan on track to send trains into Torrington
(The Hartford Courant posted the following story by David Owens on its website on July 7.) HARTFORD, Conn. -- When a commuter train struck a boulder that had rolled onto the rails in Branford in January 2001, the impact resonated in the northwest hills. Shortly after...
BMWE President on medical leave
(The BMWE distributed the following news release on July 1.) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Following advice from doctors, BMWE President Mac A. Fleming will be taking an extended medical leave of absence, beginning July 2, 2003, which is expected to last through December,...
Train rolls in, ending trips to Indianapolis
(The Courier-Journal posted the following article by Scheri Smith on its website on July 7.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Guy Byassee sat outside Union Station in Louisville yesterday morning, checking his watch periodically and staring down the tracks as he waited for the last...
CSX chugs along on rail ‘maintenance blitz’ in 5 states
(The Charlston Post and Courier posted the following Associated Press on its website on July 7.) GRAY, TENN.--Railroad workers took advantage of the holiday weekend to wrap up two months of maintenance in eight days, as CSX Transportation closed down 300 miles of...
UP meets installation deadline
(The Idaho State Journal published the following story by Zach Wesley on its website on July 7.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- Union Pacific met its deadline for instillation of a carbon filtration system Thursday on the transmission line from City Well 30 Thursday. The project...
Rail plan on track
(The following article by Kate Dubinski was posted on the London Free Press website on July 7.) LONDON, Ont. -- London-area politicians yesterday were cautiously praising a cabinet minister's comments regarding a high-speed rail system between Quebec City and Windsor....
Power problems cause delays on SEPTA lines
(The Philadelphia Inquirer posted the following article on its website on July 7.) PHILADELPHIA -- Electrical problems shut down several train lines in the Philadelphia region yesterday, leaving passengers stranded and angry about the delays. SEPTA spokesman Jim...
