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FBI terror bulletin notes railroad devices
(ABCNews.com posted the following story by Jason A. Ryan on its website on May 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Devices that could be used by terrorists to derail trains are being stolen from rail facilities around the country, the FBI warned today. Nine derailers, which are...
Obituary of Brother Edenfield
(The Florida Times-Union published the following obituary on April 9. Brother Edenfield was a member of BLE Division 35 in Jacksonville.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mr. Wayne Edenfield, 53, of Macclenny, Fla. died Wednesday, May 7, in the Memorial Health University Medical...
Thirty killed as train hits German coach in Hungary
(The following Reuters article was posted on the New York Times’ website on May 8.) SIOFOK, Hungary -- At least 30 people died on Thursday when a passenger train plowed into a German tourist coach in central Hungary, slicing it in half and dragging it down the track,...
J&L sells railroad to Kansas company
(The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review posted the following article by C.M. Mortimer on its website on May 7.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- J&L Specialty Steel, a flat-rolled stainless steel manufacturer based in Coraopolis, said Tuesday that it sold its Pennsylvania Southwestern...
BNSF donates $20,000 in disaster relief to aid tornado victims
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. issued the following news release on May 7.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation (BNSF) today announced that it is donating a total of $20,000 in disaster relief funds to four different chapters of the...
NS annual meeting to be held in New Orleans
(The Virginian-Pilot posted the following article by Carolyn Shapiro on its website on May 8. Hugh L. Sawyer Jr. is Legislative Representative of BLE Division 316 in Atlanta.) NEW ORLEANS -- The city known as The Big Easy sits at the southernmost tip of Norfolk...
Dogfight looms over proposed rail plan
(The Clear Lake Citizen posted the following story by Mary Alys Cherry on its website on May 7.) CLEAR LAKE, Texas -- The proposed $80 million San Jacinto Railroad got the nod Friday at the federal agency that permits such projects -- setting off a flurry of activity...
Battle on track for Salem
(The Herald and News posted the following article by Jennifer Bates on its website on May 7.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- An administrative law judge in Salem may end up deciding if the Laverne Avenue railroad crossing should be closed. A private meeting about the closing...
Railroad tells city it’s acting in good faith
(The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted the following article by Peter Maller on its website on May 7.) WEST BEND, Wisc. -- With a $21 million downtown redevelopment project stalled over negotiations for property owned by the Canadian National Railway Co., a spokesman...
Opinion: CN’s Harrison ready to rule the rails
(CanadianBusiness.com posted the following column by Thomas Watson on its website on May 8.) OTTAWA -- For someone who spent his youth partying with Elvis at Graceland, then later revolutionized the rail industry, Ewing Hunter Harrison has done a remarkable job flying...
