News Archive (March 5 through March 11)

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• Intercity Amtrak bill gains momentum (Gannett News Service)
• Train carrying propane derails and explodes in central New York town (AP)
• Train Fatalities Rose Last Year, but Number of Accidents Declined 12% (AP)
• Union Pacific and Dow Chemical Announce Goals to Improve Rail Safety, Security (UNP)
• Amtrak Provides Study to Restore Rail Service to Rockford and Northwestern Illinois
• Interest rising in restoration of Twin Cities to Duluth train (AP)
• Is Amtrak service in Watertown's future? (Watertown Daily Times)
• Northwest Arkansas Light Rail Study Wins National Award (University of Arkansas)
• Mining moves over for reconstructed Virginia & Truckee Railway (Nevada Appeal)
• Northstar, railway and state sign pact for Minneapolis commuter rail (St. Cloud Times)
• With Taxpayer Help, BNSF Buying Cleaner Locomotives (AP)
• Rail Traffic Mixed in February; Intermodal Freight Up, Carload Down (AAR)
• Canadian National Faces Complaint From Grain Shippers (Bloomberg)
• Greenbrier, TrentonWorks Union Resume Talks; Workers Remain on the Job (AP)
• $38 Million LA Basin Track Projects Completed Ahead of Schedule (UNP)
• Rock slide cleared, Capitol Corridor trains running normally (Inside Bay Area)
• Mudslides, derailment hamper Canadian National rail traffic (Reuters)
• Government officials hope to acquire Prince WV train depot from CSX (Fayette Tribune)
• Rail work contributes to wildfires in Southwest Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• Faster Amtrak trains to Chicago proposed for local travelers (WSBT)
• Amtrak expansion could include new Surrey station (Surrey Leader)
• Metra, Freight Train Collision Injures 6 (CBS2 Chicago)
• Track Glitch Delays Thousands As Tri-Rail Idled (CBS4)
• 28 Union Pacific Cars Derail in Texas; Residents Allowed to Return Home (AP)
• Union Pacific, BNSF receive bulk of Texas environmental grants (AP)
• Sacramento Expresses Desire for Streetcars (News10)
• Norfolk light rail plans continue rolling forward (Virginian-Pilot)
• Advocacy group warns of privatizing the Texas State Railroad (Daily Sentinel)
• Amtrak Launches Online Sales System, Amtrak RailAgent, to International Market
• Metro-North riders face $1 surcharge (Connecticut Post)
• Light Rail Makes Stop in Santa Monica (Lookout)
• Metra to add service for reverse-commuters, CTA riders (Chicago Tribune)
• Metro-North to study derailment issue near Grand Central Terminal (The Advocate)
• 8 cars on CSX freight train derail in Beaver County, PA (AP)
• Homes Evacuated after Kansas City Southern Derailment in Mississippi (AP)