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23 Union Pacific Railroad cars derail in eastern Iowa
2015-05-23 21:42:31| Railroads - Topix.net
Officials say no one was injured when 23 cars of a Union Pacific train traveling through the eastern Iowa town of Belle Plaine derailed. The YGS Group provides digital and printed reprint services for Daily Herald.
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Railroad safety fact check: Fires and spills are up despite industry claims
2015-05-22 12:26:03| Railroads - Topix.net
NEW YORK - Despite the terrible derailment of an Amtrak train last week and a spate of other fiery accidents involving trains carrying flammable crude oil - five so far this year - railroad industry and government officials have taken pains to reassure the public of rail transportation safety. 2014 was 'the safest year on record for the railroad industry,' the Association of American Railroads has boasted in web 'advertorials' and statements to news organizations.
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Railroad seeks $5 million from tug owners for bridge damage
2015-05-22 08:10:10| Railroads - Topix.net
Nearly a month after a barge on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River struck and damaged a key rail bridge in Chesapeake owned by Norfolk Southern Corp., the railroad has filed a lawsuit against two tugboats and their owners. The suit, filed this week in Norfolk federal court against St. Augustine, Fla.-based Tradewinds Towing LLC and Chesapeake-based Intracoastal Marine Inc., respective owners of the tugs Simone and Maverick, seeks up to $5 million in damages.
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Former salesman working on the railroad, from top executive to chief conductor: Reinvention
2015-05-18 14:46:22| Trucking - Topix.net
"Follow your wonder as to what you would like to do, not what you feel you have to do," Craig Tallman, railroad CEO Four years ago Craig Tallman took early retirement from the trucking industry. After 34 years at a Fortune 500 company where he had risen to division manager of sales, his group closed with the latest change.
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Multipath railroad crossing to be altered
2015-05-14 14:17:50| Railroads - Topix.net
In April, the Highlands County Commission voted to construction agreement revision between CSX Transportation and the Highlands County that would add two pedestrian safety gates where the College Drive/Memorial Drive Multi-Use Path sidewalk crosses the railroad tracks. Since then, CSX has and the county have been working to find a way to alleviate the dangerous section, said Julian Deleon, Avon Park city manager.
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