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Opinion: A shot of cheap money helps the hangover
(The Baltimore Sun posted the following column by Jay Hancock on its website on May 21.) BALTIMORE -- Like many of us, CSX Corp. borrowed boxcars of money in the 1990s. Loans to buy a piece of Conrail helped double CSX's annual interest expense to $520 million from...
Amtrak’s quiet car — heaven on earth
(The following editorial by Bob Levey appeared in the Washington Post on May 21.) WASHINGTON -- Once upon a time, the prevailing sound of a train was the pocketa-pocketa of its wheels. Passengers behaved as if they were in church. No one guffawed, shouted or called...
DM&IR, Great Lakes Fleet facing sale
(The News Tribune posted the following article by Peter Passi on its website on May 21.) DULUTH, Minn. -- Two of the Northland's largest and most deeply rooted bulk transportation companies are up for sale. Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co. and USS Great Lakes...
Penn Station bomb scare delays trains for 3 hours
(The Newark Star-Ledger posted the following story by Jeff Diamant on its website on May 21.) NEW YORK -- Portions of Penn Station were evacuated and midday travelers faced delays of up to three hours yesterday while authorities investigated a suspicious package that...
Burlington Northern wants to buy Butte railroad line
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 18.) BUTTE, Mont. -- The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway wants to buy and operate a section of railroad owned by Butte-based Montana Western Railway Co., a move that could affect 15 area jobs. Burlington...
Derailments spill borax at Newton, corn at Pratt in 24-hour span
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 21.) NEWTON, Kan. -- Authorities are investigating what caused a several cars of a freight train to jump the tracks Tuesday, spilling borax. No one was hurt when three freight cars, a liquid petroleum tanker...
New questions about rail bridge safety
(CBC News Vancouver posted the following article on its website on May 20. Gary J. Holmes is a member of BLE Division 843 in Prince George, B.C., and belonged to the same Division as Art P. McKay, one of the two men killed in the May 14 bridge collapse and...
Train, propane truck collide
(The Progress-Index posted the following article by Jennifer Francis on its website on May 20.) DINWIDDIE, Va. -- A 57-year-old Petersburg man was killed yesterday when the propane gas truck he was driving was struck full force by a work train in the western end of...
Crews work to remove derailed UP cars
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 21.) GOLDEN, Colo. -- Crews worked Wednesday to remove 15 cars and a locomotive that derailed from a coal train and struck two idled freight locomotives on a siding. Workers also were trying to repair the...
CP Rail to file formal interest in BC Rail
(Dow Jones circulated the following article on May 21.) CALGARY -- In response to the British Columbia government's request for proposals, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said it plans to file a formal expression of interest in BC Rail in the next 10 days. The B.C....
