IOWA FLOODED - NO TRAINS

Amtrak suspended train service in most of Iowa on 8 June due to flooding. The Missouri River in western Iowa rose as the Army Corps of Engineers opened flood gates to lower river levels and ease...

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PANTOGRAPH HOOKUP

On 8 June, the pantograph of a locomotive on an Amtrak train travelling between Lynchburg and Boston entangled in the catenary near Wilmington, Delaware. Passengers were transferred to other trains,...

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PANTOGRAPH HOOKUP

On 8 June, the pantograph of a locomotive on an Amtrak train travelling between Lynchburg and Boston entangled in the catenary near Wilmington, Delaware. Passengers were transferred to other trains,...

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ALL LIRR TICKET MACHINES MALFUNCTION

A system-wide malfunction of the Long Island Railroad's (LIRR) 350 ticket vending machines on 26 May forced morning rush-hour commuters into Manhattan to pay cash for tickets -- or be billed onboard...

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MANHATTAN TUNNEL BLUES

The Long Island Railroad (LIRR), the America's largest commuter rail system, runs 447 trains in and out of New York city's Penn Station on a typical weekday. All enter Manhattan through four tunnels...

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CROSSING VICTIM'S FAMILY SUES RAILWAY

Kathy Hadley, mother of an Eastern Kentucky University student killed on 10 August 2010 when her vehicle collided with a train has filed a civil action lawsuit against CSX Transportation and one of...

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RAIL EMPLOYEE LOSES THREE LIMBS

On 24 May, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) loco foreman Paul Young, 28, Young, married with two young children, was admitted to the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas,...

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AMTRAK DERAILMENT UNDER EAST RIVER

On Sunday 8 May, an Amtrak train derailed in the tunnel under the East River linking Manhattan to Queens. Heavy delays and cancellations were caused to Long Island Railroad (LIRR) commuter services...

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PASCO ACID SPILL

On 16 May, seven wagons derailed during shunting operations in a yard at Pasco, Washington state. A valve on a tankcar was damaged, causing the vehicle to leak more than 4,000 litres of hydrochloric...

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SIEMENS SUES OVER DAMAGED WINDMILL BLADES

Siemens Energy has filed a lawsuit against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), seeking compensation for a cargo of windmill blades damaged in transit. In August 2010, Siemens manufactured...

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