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The day after CN Rail's cleanup of its eighth derailment in two months, new figures from the Transportation Safety Board show accident rates have been climbing for all Canadian railways, especially Canadian National. "We have seen a spike in CN numbers," said board spokesman John Cottreau.

The way has been paved for the building of an intermodal shipping terminal just west of Moosehead Breweries in Saint John, New Brunswick.

An Amtrak train derailed in eastern Missouri, near Blackwell, after apparently striking boulders on the tracks from a rockslide, officials said. Eleven people suffered minor injuries. It was not immediately clear how many people were on the train. Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer said it was carrying 130 passengers and crew members, but an Amtrak spokeswoman later said there were 103 people onboard.

Railroad and Haz-Mat crews spent Wednesday night cleaning up after a train derailment in Elkhart, Indiana.

A rock, dirt and brush slide onto Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks near Mukilteo on Saturday may have been caused by someone dumping water from a pool onto the hillside, said Gus Melonas, a spokesman for the Burlington Northern.

Amtrak on Tuesday announced that ticket prices nationwide would increase an average of $3 to $4 starting next Tuesday.

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the release of more than $13 million in Capital budget grants for 12 rail freight projects that will create jobs, stimulate the economy and reduce traffic congestion in Pennsylvania. The rail freight projects are administered by the state Department of Transportation.

Back in 1997 and 1998, Metro-North Railroad spent millions to install 206,000 concrete railroad ties to replace old wooden ones.

Canadian Pacific Railway and provincial environmental officials are cleaning up after a derailment Sunday in southeastern British Columbia spilled an unidentified amount of potash at the Moyie River.

Metra on Monday said it has decided to launch an investigation to determine if a train engineer will be disciplined for his role in a fatal train derailment in Chicago earlier this month.

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway has named Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary Richard J. Rushmore to succeed Frederick M. Jones as vice president Marketing, effective September 2, 2005.

Amtrak on Monday resumed full service of its high-speed Acela Express trains along the Northeast corridor, doubling to eight the number of roundtrips between Washington and Boston via New York.

Livingston County, Illinois, Sheriff's Police investigated a freight train derailment in the Ancona area at 8:40 p.m. Sunday.

Union Pacific Corporation announced that Hurricane Rita resulted in no catastrophic damage to the Railroad's track structure, bridges or yards.

Discussions over Union Pacific possibly selling its Montana rail line, which ends at Silver Bow, have grabbed the attention of local and state officials.

As president of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad board, Charlie Amos appreciates the work others have done to assure the success of the railroad's future.

BNSF Railway will reduce freight rates for wheat shipped from 52-car elevators, a move applauded by grain groups throughout the Midwest.

Two CSX Transportation freight trains collided head-on in the predawn hours yesterday in rural Southampton County in an impact that hurled locomotives and cars off the tracks, injured six railroad employees, ignited a fire and closed a highway.

A transportation expert says regional rail projects such as the Corridor One line proposed from Lancaster to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, are succeeding coast to coast.

New York Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds called for an investigation into Thursday morning's rail accident, when a railroad car carrying an empty container that transports spent nuclear fuel derailed in Buffalo. Reynolds called on the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration and CSX Railroad to launch a formal investigation.

Union Pacific Railroad employees living in areas where Hurricane Rita is predicted to make landfall are encouraged to follow all emergency instructions in their area.

Moving railcars to higher ground and stockpiling supplies for repairs, Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway Co. were preparing this week for another major hurricane capable of disrupting service and damaging tracks and equipment.

Some Amtrak routes should be offered to the private sector to help salvage the debt-ridden national passenger rail system, Amtrak's chairman said on Wednesday. "We will consider every conceivable solution to make it work. We're committed to hold the system together at acceptable cost," David Laney told a hearing of the House of Representatives railroads subcommittee.

Five months after suspending all Acela train service, Amtrak says the high-speed trains will return to full service on Monday. Amtrak halted Acela service in April after cracks were found in brakes. Amtrak has been making repairs and has gradually added Acela service between Washington, D.C., New York and Baltimore as repairs were made.

Floodgates at New Orleans are being closed as a precautionary measure with the advance of Hurricane Rita.

Nova Scotia's Provincial Government will soon announce steps to secure the rail service to the island for the foreseeable future, according a newspaper report.

Norfolk Southern Corporation is developing an Optimized Train Control (OTC) system to further improve safety and efficiency on the railroad.

Two CSX Transportation 'Vulcan Rock Runner' trains collided head-on early Thursday in Newsoms, Virginia, injuring several people and leaving some of the wrecked rail cars burning, state police said.

With Hurricane Rita bearing down on Texas' Gulf Coast with a Category 5 head of steam, Kansas City Southern said it had embargoed rail shipments bound for four stations in Texas.

A rail car carrying an empty container used to transport spent nuclear fuel tipped over early Thursday when it was struck by another rail car.