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6 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass

A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Missouri, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Chaffee, MO

9 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

7 hurt when trains collide in Mo., buckling road

Emergency personnel respond to the scene where of a train derailment near Rockview, Mo.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe

13 hrs ago | WAFF-TV Huntsville

7 injured after train collision, overpass collapse in Scott County

Officials say around 2:30 a.m. there was a train crash near County Road 210 and Highway M in the Rockview community.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Scott County, MO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Benton, MO

15 hrs ago | WTLV

Freight trains collide, trigger overpass collapse in Mo.

Union Pacific Railroad signage is displayed on a passing freight car in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Oct.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad, Chaffee, MO

15 hrs ago | KAKE

Cargo Trains Collide, Derail In SE Missouri

Scott County Sheriff's Office Dispatcher Clay Slipis said the collision happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Chaffee when a Union Pacific train hit a Burlington Northern train.

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Related Topix: Scott County, MO, Chaffee, MO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe

17 hrs ago | Daily Political

Norfolk Southern Given "Buy" Rating at TheStreet

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by equities researchers at TheStreet in a report issued on Friday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Norfolk Southern

21 hrs ago | SFGate

Sheriff IDs man killed by train in western Iowa

Harrison County Sheriff Patrick Sears says Friday that 59-year-old Alan C. Nelson of Lawrence, Kan., died Monday after being struck by a Union Pacific train just east of the Missouri River.

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Related Topix: Lawrence, KS, Transportation, Union Pacific, Union Pacific Railroad, Suicide

Yesterday | CBC News

Railway conduit planned to ship oilsands bitumen

It has been more than 125 years since the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven into the ground, instantly making trains the driving force behind the country's economy.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Canadian Pacific Railway

Fri May 24, 2013

Hotel Online

Nebraska's DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha Downtown Hotel and Executive...

The DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha Downtown Hotel and Executive Meeting Center has completed a 20-million dollar renovation which is being widely applauded by guests and meeting planners.

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Related Topix: Dining, Transportation, Union Pacific, Union Pacific Railroad, Life, Food

Bike Portland

Mayor Hales in Union Pacific/Cement Road access talks: "Going very well"

There's a renewed effort afoot that could result in something most observers thought would never happen: legal public access to the "Cement Road" that runs through Union Pacific's Albina Yards along the Willamette River between Swan Island and the Fremont Bridge.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad

KAUZ

CSX Urges Caution Near Tracks During Memorial Day Weekend

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Related Topix: CSX

Seeking Alpha

Wabtec Or Stericycle - Stocks You Don't Need To Look At Every Day

It's tough to find stocks to buy in a bullish market, because very few are cheap.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Stericycle, Environmental, Waste Management, Transportation, Automakers, Wabtec Corporate

WNYC-AM New York

Christie Deflects on Climate Change, Scientists Weigh-In

You might have heard Governor Chris Christie this week take issue with a question we posed about preparing for climate change.

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, Transportation, New Jersey Transit, Weather, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave, Rutgers University, Global Warming

Thu May 23, 2013

Business Journal

CSX, Maryland move forward on Baltimore intermodal site

Plans for Baltimore's intermodal facility took another step forward Thursday as the state's transportation agency approved entering into a lease with CSX Transportation Inc.

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Related Topix: CSX, Morrell Park (Baltimore, MD), Baltimore, MD, Transportation, CSX Transportation

Insider Monkey

Do Hedge Funds and Insiders Love Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)?

In today's marketplace, there are dozens of gauges market participants can use to monitor Mr.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Union Pacific

The Now Newspaper

On eve of open house, Fraser Docks makes case for coal

The president of Fraser Surrey Docks held a press conference Wednesday - on the eve of tonight's open house meeting - in a pre-emptive effort to allay concerns about a huge coal transfer operation it wants to set up near the Surrey/North Delta border.

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Related Topix: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Train Disaster

Detroit Free Press

Moroun family says it can't stop giant pet coke pile: Stephen Henderson

Matthew Moroun is the son of Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun. / 2011 photo by WILLIAM ARCHIE/Detroit Free Press Earlier this week, I noted the convergence of several unfavorable interests around the pile of petroleum coke that's piling up beside the Detroit River.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Norfolk Southern

Hays Daily News

22-year-old Hays man killed in train accident

At 12:07 a.m. Thursday, the Hays Police Department received a report from Union Pacific Railroad that a pedestrian had been struck by a train near the Oak Street crossing in Hays.

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Related Topix: Hays, KS, Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad, Ellis County, KS

Business Journal

Metro Council urges K&I opening to walkers, bikes

Supporters of Louisville's recreational loop see the K&I Railroad bridge as an important but thus far missing link.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Norfolk Southern, New Albany, IN

Patch.com

Shermer Road Won't Reopen Till 2014

Shermer Road beneath the collapsed Union Pacific bridge "is planned to be fully repaired no later than September 30, 2014" according to a Village of Glenview release.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad, Glenview, IL

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