'Railroad crossing at 13th Street to close Monday (Mid-Iowa News) The Union Pacific will begin improvements to the 13th Street railroad crossing on Monday, Sept. 8, which will require the crossing to be closed for nearly one week. No vehicles, bicyclists or pedestrians will be allowed to cross the tracks while repairs are being made.
'Railroad ramps up Hanna Drive costs (The Pekin Daily Times) Times staff writer PEKIN - Delays in the Hanna Drive extension project caused by the Canadian National Railroad's uncooperative stance against a new railroad crossing will cost the city an extra $1 million.
'Apparent pipe bombs found on railroad tracks (The Gainesville Sun) The Alachua County Sheriff's Office bomb squad is dealing what appears to be two pipe bombs found on a railroad track. According to Sheriff's Office spokesman Art Forgey, a surveying company had a crew working in the area of 78th Avenue and U.S. 41, about five miles north of Newberry.