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NS ordered to upgrade crossings
(The following article by Hali Cartee was published in the January 20 issue of the Richmond (Ind.) Palladium-Item.) JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Norfolk Southern Corp. must upgrade five additional railroad crossings in Preble County by next January. The crossings, all...
Intermodal up, carload freight down
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following press release on January 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads was up, but carload freight was down during the week ended January 11, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
25 NS grain cars derail
(The following article was published in the January 20 issue of the Toledo Blade.) ROCKY RIDGE, Ohio — About 25 railroad cars went off the track when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed here last night, Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies said. Authorities, who at...
Transportation Labor honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -– The following statement was issued on January 17 by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Martin Luther King dedicated his life and his work to a belief that all Americans...
Bombardier puts fast train on fast track
(The following story by Montreal Gazette Nicolas Van Praet, with additional files from the Calgary Herald, was published in the January 19 online issue of the Calgary Herald.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier is bringing its high-speed JetTrain to Canada for demonstrations with...
Six UP locomotives in Fresno now are run by remote control
(The following story by Jennifer M. Fitzenberger was published in the January 20 online issue of The Fresno Bee.) FRESNO, Calif. -- Perched in a parking lot, Paul Contreras sounds a horn and starts a Union Pacific train down the tracks. Contreras, a switch foreman,...
Engineer sues after injuries in Amtrak crash
(The following Associated Press article was published in the January 18 online issue of The State.) BEAUFORT, S.C. -- The engineer of the Amtrak passenger train that smashed into a logging truck in May is suing for his injuries. Frank L. Coates, 52, filed the lawsuit...
Is this any way to run a railway? No way, frustrated British riders say
LONDON -- Frustration rose like steam from the crowd of commuters, huddled impotently together at Waterloo Station. They were there; their trains were not, according to the New York Times. But to Daniel Rolph, the morning outlook — 45 minutes late and counting — was...
Overall railyard plan is readied
SACRAMENTO -- Gunning for a role as master developer of Sacramento's downtown Union Pacific railyard, Southern California-based Millennia Associates expects to submit a preliminary development plan for the entire railyard by the end of March, reports the Sacramento...
U.S. court bars Mexican trucks pending an environmental study
NEW YORK -- According to the New York Times, a federal appeals court yesterday blocked President Bush's plans to open all American highways to Mexican trucks, ruling that the administration could not open the roads until it conducted a study of how the trucks would...
