GLACIER PARK: 19 OFF

On 9 March, 19 out of 115 wagons in a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight bound for Pasco, Washington State, derailed near Essex, about 72km 45 east of Whitefish, close to Montana's Glacier Park. The...

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QUEENSLAND FLOOD REPAIRS

Toowoomba's flood-damaged rail network is well on the way to reopen later this month, almost three months ahead of the expected completion date. Queensland Rail CEO Paul Scurrah says it has been an...

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CANADIAN NATIONAL FINED 75,000 DOLLARS

The Canadian National Railway (CN)has been fined $75,000 in the British Columbia provincial court for violating the Fisheries Act after a diesel spill into waters frequented by fish. Environment...

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DOWNED WIRE HALTS AMTRAK

On 11 March, a damaged catenary wire near the Portal Bridge in Secaucus, over the Hackensack River between Newark and New York, stopped trains in both directions on the busy northeast corridor linking...

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JAPANESE QUAKE & TSUNAMI (2)

General status quo report, 14 March: JR East responded to the Japanese government's request to cut power consumption by reducing train frequency on the Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen, limiting train...

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JAPANESE QUAKE & TSUNAMI (1)

Official report by East Japan Railway Company on 14 March: 'On Friday 11 March 2011, Japan suffered an extremely severe earthquake, stronger than any other quake in Japan for as long as records...

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DERAILMENT: 32 WAGONS

On 21 February, 32 out of 108 wagons in a grain train hauled by three locomotives derailed east of Williston, Montana. Nobody was hurt but traffic was disrupted. Amtrak passengers were carried 640km...

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TRUCK RAMS RAILROAD TRESTLE

On 3 March, a semi-articulated truck crashed into a railroad trestle bridge in Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana. Reportedly the roof of the trailer was 'peeled back' due to insufficient clearance....

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TWO ARRESTED: THEFT OF RAILWAY COPPER WIRE

Two Broome County men are under arrest for stealing copper wire from the Norfolk Southern Railroad in the town of Union in New York state. Broome County Sheriff's detectives say John A Chordas Junior,...

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ARM TRAPPED IN TRAIN DOOR

The Chicago metropolitan transit authority Metra and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway are investigating an incident where a woman's arm was trapped by the doors of a suburban train at a...

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