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Remote control train derails, lands on bridge
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- A remote control train derailed here on May 19, landing on the eastbound lane of the 135th Street bridge, the (Joliet, Ill.) Herald News reports. Romeoville police said the train carrying freight into the Midwest Generation Plant went over the end...
Settlement reached in rail suit
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- After 16 years, a lawsuit over chemical exposure at the Paoli Rail Yard has reached the end of the line in Chester County Court, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Chester County Judge Robert J. Shenkin approved a settlement of $975,000 on Friday...
Rail tax relief dies in budget, CSX ready to sue
ALBANY, N.Y. -- CSX Corp. plans to pursue a federal lawsuit challenging the way its railroad property is assessed in New York state after the Legislature derailed a plan for tax relief in the state budget, reports the Albany Times-Union. The railroad company will also...
Railway postpones hearing to cut its link
SYDNEY, N.S. -- A public hearing into a plan by the Cabe Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway to cut freight service in Cape Breton has been postponed while negotiations continue with a customer, believed to be Nova Scotia Power, the National Post reports. Other...
BNSF and Georgia Power sign long-term contract for PRB coal delivery
FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a joint press release, the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Georgia Power Company announced that BNSF has been awarded a long-term contract to deliver Powder River Basin (PRB) coal to Georgia Power's Plant Robert W....
Train seat offers traveler a rare window on the world
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- You see things in a new way from a train window. Maybe it is the high perspective -- the elevation of the track and of the coach itself, according to columnist C.W. Gusewelle in the Kansas City Star. You look down from there into neighborhoods of...
VIA Rail completes $1.5 million renovation of Moncton train station building
MONCTON -- Transport Minister David Collenette, joined by Labour Minister Claudette Bradshaw, and VIA Chairman Jean Pelletier officially opened the renovated Moncton passenger rail station today, following the completion of a $1.5 million project to upgrade and...
$3B added to Calif. high-speed rail proposal
SAN DIEGO -- The author of a bond measure to start construction of a 700-mile high-speed rail system added $3 billion to the proposal Monday to boost train speeds between San Jose to San Francisco, reports KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com. Sen. Jim Costa, D-Fresno,...
A federal agency can allow ban on noise if crossings have met safety regulations.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The sound of a train whistle is soothing to Mary Emily Buckley, while Billie Lawson barely notices when the engine sounds, according to the Springfield News-Leader. Both Springfield residents will continue to hear the trains come through the city,...
Union Pacific files $1 bln debt, stock shelf offer
WASHINGTON -- Union Pacific Corp., North America's biggest railroad operator, filed on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to periodically sell up to $1 billion in debt securities, common and preferred stock and warrants. The Omaha, Nebraska-based...
