STATE RAILROAD CARS PLAGUED WITH DEFECTS.(News)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 13, 1998 ;     522 words ......s newest one-of-a-kind passenger railroad cars are riddled with sagging floor panels...allowing warranties for the $160 million cars to expire in late 1999, the Contra...said. Taxpayers own the custom-built cars, and could be liable for future repairs...

Brazil: Iochpe sells R$130mil in railroad cars.

South American Business Information;  September 14, 2004 ;     131 words ......Iochpe-Maxion - manufacturer of railroad cars and motor vehicles components - has...production of between 2,500 and 3,000 cars. This year, Iochpe might register the production of 4,000 cars - against a total capacity of 5,000...

4 DOZEN RAILROAD CARS ROLL OUT OF GARDNER YARD UNATTENDED

The Boston Globe;  January 30, 1988 ;     411 words ......yesterday that a string of four dozen railroad cars rolled through two towns before stopping...spokesman for the railroad, said the cars' top speed was under 5 m.p.h. and...before hitting a barrier of empty rail cars has turned up no evidence of sabotage...

Crews repairing 6 railroad cars, tracks after morning derailment

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  April 7, 2004 ;     310 words ......construction crew were working Tuesday to lift six railroad cars back on the tracks and to repair damage to the cars and tracks after an early morning derailment...in Bangor, said at noon Tuesday that the cars should be upright by Tuesday night, and traffic...

Jacksonville, Fla., developer to convert rail cars into hospitality...

Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL);  September 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ......ballgames and other events in old railroad cars refurbished with all the comforts...proposal to convert a couple dozen railroad cars into hospitality condominiums...Alltel Stadium, Evans said. The railroad cars, which will come in three sizes...

Defects found in 170 CSX rail cars.

Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL);  February 28, 2007 ;     532 words ......Administration found defects in about 170 CSX railroad cars at the company's Baldwin Yard in...inspection that began last week. The cars, many of which are used to carry...government with concerns about defective cars, said Federal Railroad Administration...

BUILDING FACTORY TO MAKE RAILROAD CARS IN ABU DHABI

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  March 8, 2006 ;     76 words ......build the Haflat factory for constructing railroad cars in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi al-Musanada...the new factory will be three hundred railroad cars. The Mercedes- Middle East Company will...the factory work and will market the railroad cars.

RAIL CARS CALLED SAFETY HAZARD THE CARS ARE IN ONE OF THE CITY'S POOREST...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  July 18, 2001 ;     527 words ......Wisconsin & Southern Railroad cars parked between Wingra Creek...Parks questions if the rail cars, especially the tankers...hazard. Gardner said the cars pose no environmental threat...suspects Gardner is leaving the cars there because he can. This...across the country are storing ...

Private railroad cars are a time warp

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the country on luxurious private railroad cars, dining on fine china and crystal...with journeys on some of the same cars. A relatively small number of train...and refurbished the private rail cars familiar in the first half of the...

MBTA VOTES TO SPEND $149M TO BUY COMMUTER RAIL CARS

The Boston Globe;  March 2, 1989 ;     346 words ......next four years for 126 additional railroad cars to serve suburban commuters. With 20,000 seats among them, the cars would nearly double the passenger...order will include 75 double-deck cars, each seating up to 185 persons...

WHAT INSPIRES 'TAGGERS' TO DECORATE RAILROAD CARS?

Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  July 12, 2007 ;     484 words ......artists whose canvas is the side of railroad cars, I'm waiting for the train at...life in broad daylight with no railroad detectives within 20 miles. How...job and spending less time under railroad cars so you can afford to go to art...

As good as new: After a coat of paint, cars get back on track.

Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT);  May 8, 2007 ;     530 words ......bit of elbow grease, Metro-North Railroad cars look like new again. In the railroad...black paint to transform aging rail cars into new-looking specimens. You guys...the New Haven Line's oldest rail cars as part of Connecticut's Critical...

10 coal cars derail/ No injuries in Palmer Lake accident

The Gazette;  December 3, 2000 ;     56 words ...Ten railroad cars carrying coal derailed Saturday morning...Sheriff's Office said. The Union Pacific railroad cars derailed about 9:30 a.m., spilling coal...hazardous materials spilled from the cars. The Sheriff's Office did not know the...

RAILROAD CARS MOVED OUT OF SOUTH MADISON FIRM WAS FACING $200 A DAY...

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  September 22, 2001 ;     372 words ......months of controversy, the sidetracked rail cars are heading out of south Madison, says...amp; Southern Railroad official. Some 60 cars were to be moved Friday from tracks in...said Friday. By late Friday afternoon, no cars were visible on tracks in the neighborhood...

IAI supplies its first railroad cars

Jerusalem Post;  June 5, 1996 ;     180 words ......supplying the first Israeli-made railroad cars, executives said yesterday. The...lent two of Ramta's refurbished railroad cars to the US train company Amtrak...demonstration models. Executives say the cars will remain in the US for 30 months...