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Schumer calls for federal probe of NY derailments

(The following story by Rob Juteau appeared on the Evening Times website on March 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After Monday’s freight train derailment in the city of Oneida that sent fireballs into the sky and forced the shutdown of schools, roads and communities for miles...

Tempers flare at CSX reimbursement site

(The following story by Leah McDonald appeared on the Oneida Daily Dispatch website on March 18.) ONEIDA, N.Y. — Police were called to the CSX outreach center at the Red Cross offices on Washington Avenue Friday morning to help with disgruntled residents seeking...

CSX derailment cleanup nears end in Oneida

(The following story by Leeanne Root appeared on the Oneida Daily Dispatch website on March 18.) ONEIDA, N.Y. — The cleanup and removal of derailed CSX train cars is nearing completion and officials say the track should be back in use soon. “The track sections...

Railroad accidents declining across nation

(The following article by Tory N. Parrish was posted on the Observer-Dispatch website on March 13.) ONEIDA, N.Y. — Railroad accidents nationally decreased between 2005 and 2006, but the severity of recent incidents in New York State — some of which...

Hazardous cargo often travels through Tier

(Gannett News Service circulated the following article on March 13.) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Thousands of gallons of explosive liquids and tank cars full of toxic gases roll past homes, schools and businesses in the Southern Tier nearly every day, though people...

8 cars on CSX freight train derail

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 4.) BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Eight cars of a CSX freight train derailed in Beaver County on Saturday night, but none of the cars were carrying hazardous material and no injuries were reported, company...