August 14, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 14.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific officials blamed the weather for last month’s derailment of 37 freight cars in southern Oregon. Union Pacific spokesman James Barnes said the extreme heat...
August 14, 2006 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Jennifer S. Lee and Sarah Garland was posted on the New York Times website on August 12.) WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — A light-rail train on New Jersey’s Hudson-Bergen line derailed after colliding with a New Jersey Transit bus last night in...
August 14, 2006 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following article by Jennifer S. Lee and Sarah Garland was posted on the New York Times website on August 12.) WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — A light-rail train on New Jersey’s Hudson-Bergen line derailed after colliding with a New Jersey Transit bus last night in...
August 14, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following article by Caren M. Penland was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on August 11.) DALLAS — Four Union Pacific locomotives traveling near downtown Dallas derailed early Friday on a curved section of track, officials said. The lead...
August 14, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following article by Caren M. Penland was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on August 11.) DALLAS — Four Union Pacific locomotives traveling near downtown Dallas derailed early Friday on a curved section of track, officials said. The lead...
August 10, 2006 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 10.) LUVERNE, N.D. — Strong winds knocked cars from an eastbound BNSF freight train off the track northwest of here in east-central North Dakota, Griggs County authorities said. Sheriff Paul...
August 10, 2006 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 10.) LUVERNE, N.D. — Strong winds knocked cars from an eastbound BNSF freight train off the track northwest of here in east-central North Dakota, Griggs County authorities said. Sheriff Paul...
August 8, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 8. Cole Davis is the BLET’s General Chairman for the Norfolk Southern Northern Lines.) NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk Southern train carrying sodium hydroxide was traveling more than four times the speed...
August 8, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 8. Cole Davis is the BLET’s General Chairman for the Norfolk Southern Northern Lines.) NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk Southern train carrying sodium hydroxide was traveling more than four times the speed...
August 7, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following article by David L. Teibel was posted on the Tucson Citizen website on August 5.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Eight railroad cars derailed just outside Marana on Friday night, hitting three vehicles but injuring no one, authorities said. Authorities were...
