August 1, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Dave DeWitte appeared on The Gazette website on August 1.) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Seven Iowa railroads that sustained damage from June flooding have been awarded no-interest state loans averaging $571,000. More than 400 miles of rail were damaged...
July 31, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John Weiss appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on July 30.) BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — The derailment of an Iowa, Chicago & Eastern railroad train near the small town of Reno early Tuesday is the railroad’s third along the Mississippi...
July 31, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Paul Walsh appeared on the Star Tribune website on July 30.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A well-traveled highway in southeastern Minnesota will remain closed for many more hours today as cleanup continues after a train derailment on a wooden bridge,...
July 29, 2008 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Chet Brokaw on July 29.) PIERRE, S.D. — A South Dakota official says a date will likely be set soon for a hearing on proposed land condemnation in a plan to expand the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. The...
July 16, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Stacey Becker appeared on the Telegraph Herald website on July 16.) GUTTENBERG, Iowa — The environmental impact of the four derailed locomotives in the backwaters of the Mississippi River remains a mystery. It’s a mystery that the Iowa...
July 15, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Cosby Woodruff appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on July 15.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Genesee & Wyoming, a holding company that operates the Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, said its June traffic increased by 1.3 percent compared to...
July 14, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Jim Offner appeared on the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Courier website on July 12.) WATERLOO, Iowa — Railroads could get a break on loans to repair flood-damaged bridges in Iowa if a bill proposed by two Iowa congressmen gains congressional...
July 14, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 14.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Operators of short line railroads are hopeful that a proposed low-interest loan program introduced by two Iowa congressmen will receive approval. Legislation introduced by Reps. Bruce...
July 10, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Tom Alex appeared on the Des Moines Register website on July 9.) GUTTENBURG, Iowa — A freight train derailment early Wednesday that threw several grain cars into the Mississippi River in southern Clayton County was caused by a garage-sized...
July 10, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(Reuters circulated the following on July 9.) CHICAGO — Four engines pulling a freight train tumbled into the Mississippi River in northeastern Iowa on Wednesday after hitting a landslide that may have been caused by heavy rains, officials said. Two workers on the...
