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Freight cars derail, disrupting service for MARC riders
(The Washington Post published the following article by Christian Davenport on June 13.) WASHINGTON -- Six CSX Corp. freight cars derailed yesterday morning near the border of Howard and Anne Arundel counties, delaying MARC commuters for most of the day and canceling...
MARC trains delayed after CSX train derails in Jessup
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Afternoon commuters taking MARC's Camden Line should expect delays of up to half an hour, according to Maryland Transit officials, because a freight train derailed in Jessup this...
Crews stem leak in train accident
(The Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier posted the following article by Jeff Reinitz on its website on June 13.) JESUP, Iowa -- A derailed train blocked a major detour route and caused authorities to evacuate two nearby farmhouse because of concerns over a chemical leak...
Train derails near Britton
(Television station KSFY posted the following story by Chris Studer on its website on June 13.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Crews are still working to open Highway Ten west of Britton in northeast South Dakota after a train derailed Wednesday night, blocking the road. The...
Remote-controlled switch engine collides with engine in train yard
(The LaCrosse Tribune posted the following article by Joan Kent on its website on June 13.) LaCROSSE, Wisc. -- A Burlington Northern Santa Fe engine operated by remote control collided in the La Crosse railroad yard on Oak Street on Wednesday with a BNSF engine...
Six die in southern German train crash
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 11.) SCHROZBERG, Germany -- Two trains collided head on in rural southwestern Germany on Wednesday, killing six people including a mother and her three children. As many as 25 people were injured when the...
Opinion: Whom will labor choose?
(The Washington Post published the following editorial by George Will on its website on June 12.) WASHINGTON -- Time was, presidential nominations were dispensed by kingmakers in smoke-filled rooms. Today smoking is a scarlet sin and the democratization of the...
CSX rethinks closing crossings
(The Richmond Times-Dispatch posted the following article by Chip Jones to its website on June 12.) RICHMOND, Va. -- CSX Corp. is backing off an initiative that could have closed railroad crossings to dozens of homes and farms in Southwest Virginia, an executive of...
Bill seeks $1.7M in rail taxes
(The times Herald-Record posted the following article by Judy Rife on its website on June 12.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- A bill is being introduced in the state Legislature to recover the $1.7 million in property taxes that school districts and towns will lose because of...
Plan would move Denver freight trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 12.) DENVER -- State transportation officials and railroad executives are looking for ways to move heavily traveled north-south freight trains away from Front Range cities and use the vacated tracks for...
