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Maasvlakte Zuid railway yard construction begins to boost Rotterdam port freight

Swietelsky Rail Benelux has commenced the initial phase of the project, which includes building the first set of six sidings.

More trucks, ships, cars ahead: Philadelphia port buys rail yard for $90 million

PhilaPort, the state agency that owns Philadelphia’s seaport facilities, says it has agreed to buy a more than 150-acre train ...
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Explosion at Nebraska rail yard prompts evacuations due to heavy toxic smoke

OMAHA, Neb. (NTV) — An emergency evacuation has been issued in Nebraska due to an explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest rail yard. The toxic smoke generated when one of the ...
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Massive Mystery Explosion at Key Rail Yard Forces 4-Mile-Wide Evacuation Due to Deadly Chemicals – No Clues Yet

A massive explosion at a vast freight yard in North Platte, Nebraska, forced evacuations Thursday. The fire broke out in an intermodal container parked at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, railroad ...
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Report: Explosion at UP’s Bailey Yard in Nebraska (Updated Sept. 20)

The Sept. 14 explosion from inside an intermodal container loaded on a railcar at Union Pacific’s (UP) Bailey Yard was contained within hours, allowing yard operations to resume. An investigation is ...
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Explosion Forces Evacuations at World’s Largest Rail Yard in Nebraska

The incident took place at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte Ryan Herzog/The Telegraph via AP Evacuations were ordered in western Nebraska after an explosion inside a shipping container on a ...