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Amtrak worries bridge could collapse
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Amtrak and PennDOT clashed Tuesday over whether it is safe for passenger trains to continue running underneath the dilapidated Fruitville Pike bridge, which was closed to traffic unexpectedly last week. Train company officials are pressing the state...
CSX lumber cars go up in flames
MADEIRA, Ohio -- Firefighters from two departments spent much of Wednesday battling a stubborn blaze after a load of lumber on a CSX train caught fire, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. There were no injuries and no damage estimate was determined, fire officials said....
Amtrak train collides with big rig near Fresno
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- An Amtrak train collided with a big rig south of Fresno shortly after 7 a.m. this morning, the Bakersfield Californian reported. According to the California Highway Patrol, passengers were being taken off the train near Elkhorn Road and Clovis...
Dynamite found in railroad car
SEATTLE -- Tacoma police plan to evacuate a 1,800-foot swath around a 50-pound case of unstable dynamite found in a railroad car yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. The dynamite, which is at least 10 years old, isn't believed to pose an immediate...
AFL-CIO statement on homeland security without workers’ rights
By AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On November 19, the Senate voted against stripping out of the Homeland Security bill special interest gifts to Republican campaign donors, arguing that removing those provisions would slow the government's...
Pig-themed train on track to promote pork in South Korea
SEOUL -- The Seoul subway system is giving new meaning to the phrase, "When pigs fly," the Korea Herald reported. In the hopes of improving its image and promoting pork consumption, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) is featuring pig art on a...
Czechs find bomb on rail track ahead of NATO meeting
PRAGUE -- Czech police found a small bomb on a rail track in Prague Tuesday, just hours before President Bush was to arrive for a NATO summit, reports Reuters. Workers checking tracks found a bottle placed underneath a rail, which had been partially sawed through, on...
Freight train derails near London station
LONDON -- An empty freight train derailed outside a busy south London station Tuesday, rail officials said. There were no reports of injuries, according to the Associated Press. Three carriages of the English, Welsh & Scottish Railway train left the track near Clapham...
DM&E looks to upgrade tracks; City wants bypass
PIERRE, S.D. -- The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is looking at upgrading tracks to transport coal from Wyoming coal fields, the Pierre Capital Journal reported. Should the upgrade occur, the cities of Pierre and Fort Pierre will be faced with issues such as...
Bombardier earnings up thanks to rail, recreation products
MONTREAL -- The chief executive of Bombardier Inc. said Tuesday there will be a surge of aircraft deliveries as well as new orders in the current quarter to help the industrial giant meet its year-end financial targets, the Canadian Press reported. Robert Brown,...
