September 2004 – Railfanning.org

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CSXT, Union Pacific Combine for Free Emergency Fuel Delivery Diesel, Gasoline Included in Special Fuel Trains for Florida

September 15, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Two special relief trains operated by CSX Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad were moving toward Florida today to provide fuel for emergency operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Frances, which struck the state on Labor Day weekend.

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City of New Orleans train to evacuate hundreds affected by Hurricane Ivan

September 15, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has temporarily suspended service to and from New Orleans, due to Hurricane Ivan. New Orleans is served by the City of New Orleans daily to and from Chicago, the Crescent daily to and from New York City and the three-days-weekly Sunset Limited to and from Los Angeles and Orlando.

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Defused: Officials: Two Men Planned Subway Attack

September 15, 2004 The Cross-Tie

Two men — a U.S. citizen and a Pakistani — were arrested in late August, authorities charging them with plotting to detonate a bomb in the New York subway.

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‘Quiet Zone’ Operations Begin on Four-Mile Stretch of CSXT Lines in Chicago

September 15, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Transportation (CSXT), the rail unit of CSX Corporation, has begun horn-free operations in a “quiet zone” on a four-mile stretch of its tracks extending through Blue Island, Evergreen Park and Chicago.

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Again? Railroads Alter Plans as Frances Approaches

September 3, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Just weeks after Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley disrupted rail service in the southeast, another storm is doing it all over again.

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NTSB: Rail Fatalities Down

September 3, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Rail fatalities decreased in 2003, newly released information released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows (NTSB).

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NTSB: Operator Failure and Safety Oversight to Blame for Collision

September 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo

Operator failure and “inadequate operational safety oversight” by the Chicago Transit Authority are to blame for a Feb. 2, 2004, collision of two CTA trains, the National Transportation Safety Board determined.

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Railroads Alter Florida Service Because of Storms

September 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo

As Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley moved towards Florida, railroads began altering their services to avoid the storm.

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Where the Tracks No Longer Run

September 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo

Less than 100 years ago, a narrow-gauge short line railroad once served the Dunwoody community, connecting it to a major thoroughfare between Charlotte and Atlanta.

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Officials: Two Men Planned Subway Attack

September 1, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Two men — a U.S. citizen and a Pakistani — were arrested in late August, authorities charging them with plotting to detonate a bomb in the New York subway.

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