Archive for November, 2005


Teamsters: Graniteville Report Highlights Vulnerability of Nation’s Railways

Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Norfolk Southern


WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Nov. 29 recommended that rail companies make important operational changes, including reducing speeds in populated areas, to avoid another catastrophic accident like the crash in Graniteville, […]


NTSB: NS Train Crew Failed to Reline Switch

Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Norfolk Southern


WASHINGTON — The crew of a Norfolk Southern train failed to return a main line switch to the normal position after the crew completed work at an industry track in Graniteville, S.C., the National Transportation Safety Board has found.
On Jan. 6, 2005, a northbound Norfolk Southern Railway freight train (No. 192) encountered an improperly lined […]


NCDA: Latest Construction Cost Estimates for Northstar in Line with Preliminary Budget

Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Commuter Rail


ANOKA, Minn. – After completing 60 percent of the design of the Northstar Commuter Rail required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA) has found that updated capital cost estimates […]


Settlement for South Dakota Core Line Announced

Posted Monday, November 28, 2005 in STB, Short Line/Regional


PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Mike Rounds and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) on Nov. 28 announced a settlement has been reached for the sale of the state-owned Core railroad line to BNSF.
“South Dakota producers and shippers will benefit by enhanced transportation […]


BNSF Railway and New Mexico DOT Reach Agreement on Future Commuter Rail Line Between Belen and Trinidad

Posted Monday, November 28, 2005 in BNSF


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – BNSF Railway Co. (BNSF) on Nov. 28 announced that an agreement has been reached with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to sell the nearly 300-mile BNSF main rail line between Belen, N.M. and Trinidad, Colo.
The […]


Success Story? Twenty-Five Years Ago, Railroads Changed Forever, but the Debate Continues Over Whether the Staggers Act is a Success

Posted Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in BNSF, CSX, Miscellaneous, Norfolk Southern, STB, Union Pacific


WASHINGTON — On Oct. 14, 1980, the fate of American railroads changed.
Congress passed the Staggers Act, legislation that deregulated the industry. But a quarter of a century later, the debate over the law rages on.
By 1980, between a fifth and a third of the railroad industry was bankrupt, the byproduct of government regulation. An investor […]


Federal Railroad Administration Urges Safer Shipments of Time-Sensitive Hazardous Materials by Rail

Posted Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in FRA


WASHINGTON — Railroads, manufacturers, refiners, and businesses that ship or receive hazardous materials by rail should immediately improve procedures for tracking the movement of time-sensitive shipments, according to a Safety Advisory distributed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 5.
“Anyone involved in shipping hazardous materials must take the necessary steps to ensure that time-sensitive […]

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