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Group puts railroad safety first
(The following article was published in the Kingston Daily Freeman.) HUDSON, N.Y. -- Remote, rural property surrounding railroad tracks is tempting for all kinds of outdoor recreation, from snowmobiling to cross-country skiing to a simple walk in the woods. In a...
Group endorses Davis’ rail proposal
(The following article by Sharon Noguchi was published in the San Jose Mercury News.) SAN JOSE -- Not all budget cuts are being bemoaned. A primary-rail advocacy group applauds Gov. Gray Davis' proposal to dissolve the High Speed Rail Authority and hand over its...
Departing chief of L.I.R.R. sees progress and concerns
(The following article by Bruce Lambert was published in the New York Times online.) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road is entering a new and uncertain era. It is merging with Metro-North, riders face proposed fare increases as high as one-third, another shipment...
State promises inquiry into Amtrak service disruption
(The Associated Press distributed the following report.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's transportation secretary is planning an inquiry into last week's decision to shut down Amtrak service between Richmond and Washington, D.C. Citing a commitment to safety, the CSX...
Several Tamaroa residents get checks
(The following article by Christi Mathis appeared in the Southern Illinoisian.) TAMAROA, Ill. -- Although some Tamaroa residents filed a class action lawsuit in United States District Court in Benton Thursday to seek compensation of $20,000 per person from the...
U.P. cuts costs by shifting some work to India
(The following article by Grace Shim was published by the Omaha World-Herald.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corp., in an attempt to cut costs, has hired a company in India to handle some information technology services. The Omaha-based railroad company said it signed...
Train with military gear robbed
(The following article by Thomya Hogan was published by The (Clarksville) Leaf-Chronicle.) CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Fort Campbell's deployment plans should not be affected by a break-in Monday of a train that was carrying equipment. The train was stopped while awaiting...
Corrosive liquid leaks from nearby railroad car
(The following article by R.J. Post appeared in the Grand Island Independent.) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Grand Island firefighters were busy for up to two and a half hours on Friday cleaning up a corrosive liquid that leaked from a Union Pacific tanker car. The liquid,...
CPR train derails, catches fire in Eastern Ontario
(The following was published by Reuters.) BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- A train carrying propane exploded and burst into flames in eastern Ontario on Friday after it derailed and sideswiped another train, injuring two workers and forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes,...
Hospitalized Mineta telecommutes
(The following article by Christopher Lee appeared in the Washington Post.) WASHINGTON -- Norman Y. Mineta's voice is nearly a whisper on the phone, raspy from a breathing tube doctors put down his throat for five days after operating on his back last month. "I sound...
