Box cars are an aging technology that is still relied upon by many shippers. Steve Raetz, from the Transportfolio blog, described in depth the situation in his recent post. Here’s a portion of the article: The story of the disappearing boxcars seems to be one that is best understood through the data and in the […]
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Less than a week after federal regulators announced strict new rules for the tank car trains that hauled more than 490,000 loads of oil last year. A train derailed and burst into flames Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a North Dakota town. “The town of Heimdal is being evacuated,” said Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of
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SWANTON, Md. (AP) — CSX Corp. says it’s investigating the cause of train derailment near the western Maryland community of Swanton. Spokesman Rob Doolittle says 11 of the 88 cars on a train traveling from Cumberland to Russell, Kentucky, derailed at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. He says no injuries or spills of hazardous materials were
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