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Train spills 3,000 gallons of fuel near Pisgah National Forest
(The following story by Sabian Warren appeared on the Asheville Citizen-Times website on June 18, 2010.) OLD FORT, N. Carolina— A derailed train spilled 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel near Pisgah National Forest west of here on Thursday. Norfolk Southern officials said...
Train Cuts Car In Half; Driver Uninjured
(The following story appeared on the WNEM website on June 18, 2010.) LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. — The Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office said a 26-year-old man cheated almost certain death when his vehicle collided with an Amtrak train Friday morning. Deputies said James...
Superior sting cracks down on illegal railroad crossings
(The following story by John Lundy appeared on the Duluth News Tribune website on June 18, 2010.) DULUTH, Minn. — Jim Laidlaw doesn’t remember the number of car-train accidents he has been involved with as an engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad. But there are four...
Norf. could get Amtrak line to Richmond
(The following story appeared on the WAVTV website on June 18, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim said Thursday he is very encouraged by the state's action to revive rail passenger service in South Hampton Roads. Amtrak already operates passenger...
NJ Transit’s plan to hire consultants challenged
(The following story by Erin Duffy appeared on The Times website on June 18, 2010.) HAMILTON, New Jersey — Assembly members Wayne DeAngelo and Linda Greenstein are challenging NJ Transit's plans to spend up to $1.1 million in consulting fees. During its monthly...
Man Escapes Serious Injury After Being Hit By Locomotive In Tulsa
(The following story appeared on the News On 6 website on June 18, 2010.) TULSA, OK -- Authorities are still trying to figure out if a man riding a bicycle on the railroad tracks near 1st and Guthrie either jumped off the bicycle or was still on it when a southbound...
L.A.-San Francisco Bullet-Train Bidding May Begin Next Year
(The following story by Alan Ohnsman and Chris Cooper appeared on the Bloomberg Businessweek website on June 18, 2010.) California — California, the top recipient of funds from President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail program, expects to issue a tender for a...
Group starts push for new rail tunnel
Official says cargo route under Detroit River is expected in 5 years (The following story by Matt Helms appeared on the Bloomberg Businessweek website on June 18, 2010.) DETROIT, Mich. — A public-private partnership in Ontario said it has set in motion plans to build...
CSX train derails in Jackson Township on Wednesday; cleanup worker hurt today
(The following story appeared on the Chester Tribune website on June 18, 2010.) JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Indiana — A worker was “severely injured” late this morning when a crane at the site of Wednesday’s train derailment in Jackson Township apparently fell on him. As of...
Charlotte Amtrak station reopens after bomb scare
(The following story appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on June 17, 2010.) CHARLOTTE, N. Carolina — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say suspicious packages found on a freight train near uptown Charlotte were harmless. Police Chief Rodney Monroe said the bags...
AT&T near naming rights to SEPTA stop
(The following story by Athena D. Merritt appeared on the Philadelphia Business Journal website on June 18, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — SEPTA’s Pattison Avenue station in South Philadelphia could soon be renamed the AT&T station under a five-year, $5 million deal...
$100 million CSX deal
(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Telegram and Gazette website on June 18, 2010.) Worcester, Mass. — A worker was “severely injured” late this morning when a crane at the site of Wednesday’s train derailment in Jackson Township apparently fell on...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, June 11 — 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 issuing statements of service
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable...
WinterHaven Officials Discuss CSX, Advisory Group
(The following story by Merissa Green appeared on The Ledger website on June 17, 2010.) WINTER HAVEN, Florida — Collaboration was the catchphrase for Winter Haven commissioners and city staff Wednesday when they gathered in a quarterly workshop to discuss the creation...
Windsor Port Authority joins group seeking to build $400 million rail tunnel
(The following story by Bill Shea appeared on the Crain’s Detroit Business website on June 17, 2010.) DETROIT, Michigan — The Windsor Port Authority has been added to the consortium seeking to build a $400 million rail tunnel between Detroit and Windsor, making the...
Union Pacific train stalls on sagging Sumner County bridge
(The following story by Foss Farrar appeared on the Arkansas City Traveler website on June 16, 2010.) Arkansas — The Union Pacific has shut down trains on a line that traverses a bridge over the Chikaskia River, northeast of Caldwell, after a train with a car carrying...
State buys 38 miles of track for South Coast Rail
(The following story by Will Richmond appeared on The Herald News website on June 16, 2010.) FALL RIVER, Mass. — The effort to make the South Coast Rail a reality is taking another step forward with the state officially purchasing nearly 40 miles of rail lines from...
Quiet Zone a go for Sealy
(The following story by Ashley Tompkins appeared on the Sealy News website on June 17, 2010.) AUSTIN COUNTY, Texas — Sealy residents could hear a few less trains blow their horns while passing through town within a year as the city moves forward with plans to...
Four employees hurt when train hits truck
(The following story by Beth Smith appeared on The Gleaner website on June 16, 2010.) HENDERSON, Kentucky — Four CSX employees were injured Wednesday after a utility vehicle they were in was hit by a CSX train in Webster County. Mike Hill, a passenger in the utility...
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