June 28, 2006 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Debra Lemoine was posted on the Advocate website on June 28.) ARCOLA, La. — Amtrak passenger cars lurched off the tracks momentarily before righting themselves after hitting an apparent defect in the rail line Monday afternoon, jostling...
June 22, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Burlington Free Press posted the following article on its website on June 21.) PUTNEY, Vermont — Eleven train cars containing coal and carbon dioxide derailed Wednesday. No one was hurt and no hazardous materials were released, Public Safety Commissioner...
June 22, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Burlington Free Press posted the following article on its website on June 21.) PUTNEY, Vermont — Eleven train cars containing coal and carbon dioxide derailed Wednesday. No one was hurt and no hazardous materials were released, Public Safety Commissioner...
June 21, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(The following article by Susan Field was posted on the Morning Sun website on June 20.) MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — A physicist with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday there is no danger to the public following a train derailment in Clare...
June 21, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(The following article by Susan Field was posted on the Morning Sun website on June 20.) MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — A physicist with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday there is no danger to the public following a train derailment in Clare...
June 21, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Duncan Mansfield on June 21.) SWEETWATER, Tenn. — Investigators searched for the cause of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment Tuesday that forced residents from their rural Tennessee homes as...
June 21, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Duncan Mansfield on June 21.) SWEETWATER, Tenn. — Investigators searched for the cause of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment Tuesday that forced residents from their rural Tennessee homes as...
June 19, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Billings Gazette posted the following article on its website on June 19.) MISSOULA, Mont. — Five cars of a BNSF Railway train operated by Montana Rail Link derailed here early Sunday, spilling 10,000 gallons of ethanol alcohol and causing several homes to...
June 19, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Billings Gazette posted the following article on its website on June 19.) MISSOULA, Mont. — Five cars of a BNSF Railway train operated by Montana Rail Link derailed here early Sunday, spilling 10,000 gallons of ethanol alcohol and causing several homes to...
June 16, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(The following article by Charles McCarthy was posted on the Fresno Bee website on June 16. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) FRESNO, Calif. — Railroad signals and switching equipment were operating properly before two BNSF...
