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Water tests conducted near CSX derailment site

(The following story by Rebecca Neal appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 16.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Marion County Health Department workers are testing water in all of the wells identified near the Jan. 6 train derailment site. The Health Department...

Opinion: Rail yard fears hit close to home

(The following column by Mike Ellis appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 16.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As I write this, I can look out of my office window and see the CSX rail yards in Avon. The Star’s West Bureau office, where we write stories for...

CSX train rams bulldozer after apparent prank

(The following story by Elizabeth Donald appeared on the News-Democrat website on January 15.) COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — A possible prank led to a train crash early Saturday morning near Glidden Park. At some point late Friday or early Saturday, someone stole a bulldozer...

Railroads see ethanol growth in South in 2008

(Reuters circulated the following story by Julie Ingwersen on January 14.) CHICAGO — Rail carriers see the Southeast and Southwest as the next likely growth areas for the U.S. ethanol market in 2008, executives with two of the largest ethanol haulers said. CSX...

Editorial: Rail safety has to be a top priority

(The following editorial appeared on the Utica Observer-Dispatch website on January 13.) UTICA, N.Y. — Government regulation is usually something to be avoided. But in the wake of a report released last week on last year’s CSX train derailment near Oneida, pressure...

Indy residents air anger at town hall on CSX wreck

(The following story by Rebecca Neal appeared on The Indianapolis Star website on January 12.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — More than 70 angry Far-Westside residents packed the Wayne Township Fire Department headquarters Friday night, demanding answers about last weekend’s...

Indy groundwater being tested near CSX train derailment

(The following report appeared at WISHTV.com on January 10.) INDIANAPOLIS — Water testing is underway in the neighborhood surrounding the area where a CSX freight train derailed on Sunday. Crews from the Marion County Health Department are taking water samples from...

Cause of October CSX crash in Ohio still unknown

(The following story by John Arthur Hutchison appeared on the News-Herald website on January 10.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Three months later, CSX train incident in Painesville remains under investigation Three months later, the National Transportation Safety Board...

CSX to face public on Indy train derailment

(The following story by Rebecca Neal appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 9.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — CSX and government officials will address public concerts Friday stemming from the weekend Far-Westside train derailment. The town hall meeting will be...

Indy. officials have derailment plan in place

(The following story by Rebecca Neal appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 9.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Sunday’s train derailment on Indianapolis’ Far Westside emphasizes the possibility of accidents in or near the Avon Big Four Yard. Five of...