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University of Illinois at Chicago to Study Train Derailments with FRA Grant

July 25, 2006 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a $502,462 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to create new three-dimensional software to model and simulate the forces involved in train derailments. The grant will expand on work conducted for the Systematic Analysis of Multibody Systems/Rail project, underway since 1999.

‘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.

UP Opens $181 Million Chicago Region Intermodal Facility

August 28, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific on Aug. 27 officially opened a new $181 million intermodal facility here, which officials say will attract companies to the area.

CN Re-aligns U.S. Divisions

December 23, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN today announced a re-alignment of its organizational structure in the United States to reflect more closely the geographical and operational balance of the company resulting from the acquisition of the Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. in 2001.

Funding For Grade Crossing Hazard Elimination Programs

December 11, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Allan Rutter today announced the award of approximately $5.4 million in grants to 10 states to enhance the safety of public and private highway-grade crossings along federally-designated high-speed rail corridors.