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Sheriff: Train Derailment in Hager City Could Have Been Worse
(The following story appeared on the KSTP website on September 14, 2010.) Hager City, Wi. — Pierce County Sheriff Nancy Hove says the train derailment in Hager City, Wisconsin could have been worse. Initial reports indicated the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)...
Report: Amtrak improperly removed its watchdog
(The following story by Ed O'Keefe appeared on The Washington Post website on September 14, 2010.) Amtrak violated a federal law by failing to inform Congress of its plans to remove its watchdog, according to a new report by Congressional Republicans. Former Amtrak...
Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor: Good News for the U.S., West Virginia, and Rail Customers
(The following story appeared on the PR Newswire website on September 13, 2010.) Prichard, W.Va. — Guests at a ceremony here saw something they hadn’t seen before when Norfolk Southern Train 236 rolled through at 11 a.m. today. That’s because No. 236 was one of the...
Norfolk Southern balks at proposed high-speed rail route
(The following story by Bruce Mildwurf appeared on the WRAL website on September 14, 2010.) Raleigh, N.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has joined the chorus of opposition to a proposed route through Raleigh for a high-speed passenger rail system. The route through...
NJ Transit puts rail tunnel project on hold for month
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the APP website on September 14, 2010.) Newark, NJ — Two massive transportation projects in New York that are over budget and behind schedule have federal officials asking New Jersey to review financing of its second...
Judge Orders a $200 Million Deposit for Chatsworth Train Crash Compensation
Judge George Wu has yet to sign the the settlement deal. (The following story appeared on the KTLA website on September 14, 2010.) Los Angeles — Metrolink and Connex Railroad have been ordered to deposit $200 million into a victims' compensation account for the 2008...
GBI looking for information about Amtrak passenger
(The following story by Todd DeFeo appeared on the Atlanta Examiner website on September 13, 2010.) Atlanta — Authorities are looking for clues into the death of a Florida woman whose body was discovered along railroad tracks in southern Georgia after she was reported...
Facing Shortfall, LIRR Enacts Drastic Cuts
Up to 14,000 commuters expected to be affected (The following story by Tim Minton and Jonathan Eiseman appeared on the NBC New York website on September 14, 2010.) New York, NY — Somebody’s Monday commute is about to get a lot more complicated. The MTA, facing a $900...
Dell Services inks BNSF contract
(The following story appeared on the Dallas Business Journal website on September 13, 2010.) Dallas — Dell Services has inked a five-year deal to provide information technology support to Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the seventh-largest public...
Boy guilty of burning bridge
(The following story by Fiona Isaacson appeared on the Peterborough Examiner website on September 14, 2010.) Peterborough, Ontario — The boy's defence lawyer says he didn't intend to destroy the Edgewater Blvd. bridge but court heard that the teenager smiled and...
Amtrak tries anonymous reporting of near accidents
(The following story was posted by the Associated Press on September 13, 2010.) Amtrak will encourage employees to anonymously report near accidents as part of a federal pilot program meant to make the rails safer. Amtrak announced Monday that it will join a Federal...
Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 13 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Railroad asked to repair bridge in Martinsburg
(The following story by Matthew Umstead appeared on The Herald-Mail website on September 12, 2010.) Martinsburg, W.Va. — Citing a 1921 agreement, city leaders in Martinsburg have asked CSX Transportation to help make repairs to deteriorating walls and abutments around...
Probe continues into Fontana train crash that led to amputation of conductor’s arm
(The following story by Sam Quinones appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 10, 2010.) Los Angeles, Ca. — Investigators continued their probe Friday into what caused two trains to collide near Interstate 10 in Fontana, forcing doctors to amputate a...
Norfolk Southern opens new $191M route to Midwest
(The following story by Matt Leingang appeared on the Associated Press website on September 12, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Corp. on Thursday ran its first train loaded with double-stacked cargo containers through some of the most rugged parts of the...
Man injured after Amtrak train struck his truck
(The following story by the Star Exponent Staff appeared on the Star Exponent website on September 13, 2010.) Culpeper, Va. — A Mitchell’s man was injured Saturday night after an Amtrak train struck his truck. Jonathan Delane Weaver, 34, was driving across a private...
Commercial rail summit converges on Charleston
(The following story by Daniel Brock appeared on the Charleston Business Journal website on September 10, 2010.) Charleston, SC — State officials never intended for a summit on commercial rail to end the discussion on the increasingly contentious issue. But the...
Barbara Arteta-Amtrak investigation: Authorities look for fellow passengers
(The following story by Jeff Weiner appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on September 13, 2010.) Orlando, Flor. — Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Mike McDaniel said Saturday that investigators have begun looking for passengers who rode the Amtrak...
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