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CP Rail to give benefits claims solely to Manulife
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on May 8.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway has signed a letter of intent for Manulife Financial to administer all the rail company's insurance and benefits claims work that's currently handled by several other...
Norfolk shareholders defeat board change
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 8. Hugh L. Sawyer Jr. is Legislative Representative of BLE Division 316 in Atlanta.) NEW ORLEANS -- Stockholders of Norfolk Southern Corp. defeated a proposal to end staggered terms for the railroad company's...
Amtrak adds more trains to Bay Area
(The Sacramento Bee posted the following story by Matthew Barrows on its website on May 9.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- For the third time since November, Amtrak officials threw a platform party to celebrate an additional round trip on its Capitol Corridor service....
DOT announces $51 million for Metra
(The Department of Transportatin issued the following news release on May 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is providing more than $51 million in funding to Metra for...
BRS members overwhelmingly approve strike
(The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen issued the following news release on May 1.) MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. -- On March 26, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) issued a strike ballot concerning their November 1, 1999 Section 6 Notice. With almost two-thirds of...
Train fans shrug off wrecks
(The Augusta Chronicle posted the following article by Keala Murdock on its website on May 8.) HINESVILLE, Ga. -- Traveling is an adventure, but it's usually safe. The fatal train wreck early Tuesday in south Georgia might have raised heart rates for rail riders...
Softened rail beds likely caused CSX derailment in Holly
(The Macomb Daily posted the following article by Stephen W. Huber on its website on May 9.) HOLLY, Mich. -- Two 400,000-pound train engines were apparently no match for some 35-pound beavers and Mother Nature in Holly Township. The two CSX engines and seven of the 22...
Trains to run again near site of derailment
(The Toledo Blade posted the following article on its website on May 9.) HOLLY, Mich. -- CSX Transportation hopes to resume operations today over a stretch of railroad track near here that was destroyed by the derailment early Wednesday of a Walbridge-bound freight...
BNSF derailment spills hazardous chemical
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 9.) BAZAAR, Kan. -- Authorities evacuated an area around Highway 177 in Chase County Thursday night after a train derailed, spilling a hazardous chemical, authorities said. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Train derails in Kan., spilling chemical
(The following Associated Press article was posted on the New York Times’ website on May 9.) MATFIELD GREEN, Kan. -- A freight train derailed Thursday in rural southeastern Kansas, spilling sulfur dioxide and forcing the temporary evacuation of several nearby homes....
