Cause of anhydrous leak still uncertain
A Tanker Containing Anhydrous Leak. It might be several days before a cause is known in Saturday's tanker car leak, said an Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad official. A 28,000-gallon tanker containing anhydrous ammonia leaked part of its contents as it moved south between Red Wing and Lake City early Saturday. After responders … [Read more...]
Safety Changes For Rail Company
Rail Company Agreed To Make Changes To Its Safety Measures. The largest freight railroad in the Northeast has agreed to make changes to its safety measures at hundreds of street crossings in New York state. Under a $1.5 million agreement announced this morning by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, CSX will change the way it … [Read more...]
Caltrain Admits It Knew About Fatal Crossing
Caltrain Could Have Fixed The Fatal Crossing Problem. Caltrain officials knew about poor conditions at the San Mateo railroad crossing where 16-year-old Michael Bulnes Jr. was killed in October 2000 far enough in advance that they could have fixed the problem, attorneys said in court. Bulnes' father, also named Michael Bulnes, is … [Read more...]
Few States Aiming for Safer Rail Crossing
CSX Freight Train Blasted Toward A Rail Crossing. The 33-car CSX freight train blasted its whistle as it thundered toward a railroad crossing in Conasauga, Tenn. "Hey! Hey!" the engineer shouted when he saw a school bus rumble toward the tracks, then slammed on the emergency brakes. It was too late. The 2,465-ton train … [Read more...]
