Railroad News Archive

'Fines from railroad police teach University of Nevada, Reno students about the dangers of trespassing (Albuquerque Tribune)
Gabe Kennedy had never heard of the railroad police when a special agent for Union Pacific wrote him a $190 ticket for trespassing on a bridge university students routinely use as a shortcut to campus.

'Victims Furious Over Delays In Railroad Safety Upgrades (Queens Chronicle)
Three years after a track-crossing accident left her traumatized and debilitated, a Bayside nun wants to know why railroad industry bigwigs aren?t doing more to bolster safety along their Queens rail routes.

'N.C. Railroad To Study Commuter Rush-Hour Rail Service (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
The North Carolina Railroad said it will study the costs to build track for commuter rush-hour rail service on its existing line from Goldsboro to Greensboro.

'Railroad crossing crashes nearly double last yearā?™s pace (The Globe Gazette)
The Iowa Department of Transportation?s (Iowa DOT) Office of Rail Transportation reports there have been 40 crashes of highway vehicles and trains at Iowa?s public highway/railroad crossings during the first six months of 2007.

'Railroad Street drainage issue goes unresolved (Newspapers of Fayette County)
For months, the Elgin City Council has struggled with making a decision about the drainage problem affecting property on or near Railroad and Switch streets.

'N.C. Railroad to Study Commuter Rush Hour Rail Service (WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh)
The North Carolina Railroad says it will study the costs to build track for commuter rush hour rail service on its existing line from Goldsboro to Greensboro.

'Second Street Cemetery added to underground railroad registry (Star-Gazette)
The Second Street Cemetery in Elmira, one of the city's oldest, has been added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom registry by the National Park Service.

'Railroad to study costs for commuter service (Greensboro News & Record)
The North Carolina Railroad said today it will study the costs to build track for commuter rush hour rail service on its existing line from Goldsboro to Greensboro. (Credit: "From Staff Reports")

'North Carolina Railroad to Study Costs to Add Tracks Between Goldsboro and Greensboro for Commuter Service (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The North Carolina Railroad announced today a study to determine the costs to build track for commuter rush hour rail service on its existing line from Goldsboro to Greensboro. HNTB, a national engineering firm experienced in both freight and commuter rail, was awarded the study contract.

'Operation Lifesaver wants to put the breaks on railroad accidents (Le Mars Daily Sentinel)
Approximately every two hours, somewhere in the United States, a person or a vehicle will be hit by a train. That's why Operation Lifesaver, Inc., a national non-profit rail safety organizer wants to keep motorists safe around railroad tracks.