Railroad News Archive

13-Apr-2007

'Senate Approves Bill to Help Save the Railroad (KTRE-TV East Texas)
State Senate members unanimously approved a bill authorizing the Texas State railroad Authority - a partnership between Rusk and Palestine to keep the railroad up and running.

'Railroad bonds could bail out Agrium in Kenai (Anchorage Daily News)
The Legislature is weighing whether to aid the troubled Agrium fertilizer factory in Nikiski by authorizing the Alaska railroad to sell $2.6 billion in tax-free bonds for construction of a new coal gasification plant. The railroad wants to get involved so it can haul coal from Healy through the port of Anchorage to Nikiski, where it would be turned into gas for making fertilizer.

'City, railroad strike a deal on parkway rail crossings (The Daily Sentinel)
After wrestling for months with Union Pacific Railroad, the city of Grand Junction has obtained the permits it needs from the railroad giant to finish building four railroad crossings for the Riverside Parkway project.

'Railroad work begins on Wadsworth Boulevard (Rocky Mountain News)
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad today will be conducting work on the railroad tracks at Wadsworth Boulevard and Grandview Avenue starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m.

'Railroad safety request put on hold (News 10 Now Syracuse)
The Rome Common Council's request for the state to review city railroad crossings has been put on hold. Councilors were expected to approve a resolution to make a formal request Wednesday night.

'Sheriff, railroad officials meet (CentralOhio.com)
Trains must never block railroad crossings on five major west-end Ottawa County roads, the sheriff told Norfolk Southern officials Wednesday.

'Underground Railroad Bike Expedition Under Way (WPXI-TV Pittsburgh)
The Underground Railroad Expedition gets under way Saturday, April 14 in Mobile, Alabama. Norm Peterson, a nurse representing UPMC, will be participating in the ride that traces the traces the route of the Underground Railroad in the 2,100 miles between Mobile and Owen Sound, Canada.

'High-tech helicopter to fly over railroad lines (The Trenton Times)
A helicopter equipped with special global positioning system an tennas and 3-D photo and video equipment will soon fly over NJ Transit railroad lines in central and northern New Jersey.

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