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CSX gets ready for Hyundai
(The Montgomery Advertiser posted the following story by Brett Clanton on its website on July 3.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Officials with CSX Transportation are hoping Hyundai will depend heavily on area railroad lines to distribute vehicles made at its Montgomery plant....
MTA to get $591 million in anti-terror funds
(The following article by Joshua Robin was posted on Newsday’s website on July 2.) NEW YORK -- The MTA will receive $591 million in counter-terrorism funds now that a Ridgewood assemblywoman who had vetoed the money has reversed herself. Assemb. Catherine Nolan said...
CSX hit with 1,500 asbestos lawsuits
(The Charleston Gazette posted the following story by Martyn Chase on its website on July 1.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than 1,500 asbestos lawsuits filed in West Virginia against CSX Corp. this year will negatively impact the company's second quarter by about $17...
Repair crews working after derailment
(The St. Louis Post-Dispatch posted the following article by Ken Leiser on its website on July 2.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Rail repairs on the western approach to the MacArthur Bridge closed the span to train traffic for much of today and forced St. Louis police to close a...
CN tracks over Bouie River collapse
(Mississippi television station WDAM posted the following story on its website on July 3.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Officials are blaming Tropical Storm Bill for a railroad collapse that sent two rail cars into the Bouie River. The railroad crossing over the Bouie behind...
Train cars derail In Denver rail yard
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on July 3.) DENVER -- Two sleeper cars derailed Wednesday as a California-bound Amtrak train pulled into the Denver rail yard. There were no reports of injuries. Crews planned to remove the two cars from the...
Train carrying sulphuric acid jumps tracks
(The Charlotte Observer posted the following story on its website on July 3.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nine cars of a CSX train -- including one hauling sulphuric acid -- derailed Wednesday afternoon near Polkton in Anson County. The train was traveling from Hamlet to...
Labor protests overtime exemptions
(The Los Angeles Times published the following story by Justin Gest on July 1.) LOS ANGELES -- Organized labor orchestrated a protest on the Labor Department's front lawn Monday in a last-ditch attempt to block a proposed rule that, according to union officials, would...
GE Evolution Series locomotives pass milestones
(GE Transportation Systems issued the following news release on July 1.) ERIE, Pa. -- GE Evolution Series(TM) locomotives continue to perform extremely well as the initial three units surpassed 75,000 miles of active revenue service over the past thirteen weeks for...
Arnold is chosen for Amtrak account
(The New York Times published the following story on July 2.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak has named the McLean, Va., office of Arnold Worldwide to handle creative duties on its account, which had been handled since 2001 by White & Baldacci in Herndon, Va. Billings were...
