Birmingham Steel Corporation Issues Statement on Illinois Train Accident.BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1999--Birmingham Steel Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BIR BIR British Institute of Radiology BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Bureau of International Recycling BIR Baculovirus IAP Repeat BIR Biomedical Imaging Resource BIR Bureau of Intelligence and Research (US State Department) ), today stated that the Company learned last night of the accident near its Kankakee mini-mill involving an Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run train and an independent common carrier reported to be transporting steel products. The truck involved in the accident was not owned or operated by Birmingham Steel Corporation. A number of Birmingham Steel employees are assisting in rescue efforts at the accident site. Birmingham Steel operates in the mini-mill sector of the steel industry and conducts operations at facilities located across the United States. The Company produces steel reinforcing bar, merchant products and SBQ (special bar quality) bar, rod and wire. The common stock of Birmingham Steel Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "BIR." |
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