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Texas’ rural roots and urban future are on a high-speed collision course
(Source: Dallas Morning News, February 23, 2017) GRIMES COUNTY — John Stoneham’s knees don’t work like they used to, and it’s gotten tougher to count the cows roaming his 1,000 acres of land in southeast Texas. Sometimes newborn calves disappear into the tall brush...
Illinois Supreme Court: Worker can’t collect from railroad for injuries if third party completely at fault
(Source: Cook County Record, February 22, 2017) CHICAGO — The Illinois Supreme Court has derailed a Downstate appellate ruling, saying a railroad employee, who sued his employer under a federal liability law for injuries suffered in an accident, cannot collect damages...
CSX extends deadline for board nominations, again
(Source: Associated Press, February 22, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX Corp. has extended its deadline for board nominations a second time as the railroad faces pressure from a hedge fund that wants to install a new CEO. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said...
BNSF announces 2016 economic development results
(Source: BNSF press release, February 21, 2017) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced customers served by the freight rail provider invested nearly $3.5 billion in 2016. This figure reflects several large investments by customers including...
CN line through New Brunswick in danger if business doesn’t pick up
(Source: CBC News, February 22, 2017) MONCTON — Canadian National can drop freight service between Campbellton and Moncton if traffic doesn't pick up in the next few years, according to an agreement the company signed with the former Alward government. Full story:...
Construction of Hudson Tunnel to last seven years in Manhattan
(Source: Reuters, February 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Construction activities in New York City will last for seven years as Amtrak builds its multibillion-dollar train tunnel underneath the Hudson River, an official said late on Tuesday, disclosing how long disruptions will...
Texas lawmakers move to stymie high-speed rail project
(Source: Houston Chronicle, February 21, 2017) HOUSTON — Nearly a dozen Republican state lawmakers, mostly from rural and suburban districts, filed a flurry of bills Tuesday aiming to “derail” plans for a privately-funded high-speed rail line in Texas. Full story:...
New Union Pacific-West track aims to reduce Chicago bottlenecks, idling locomotives
(Source: Pioneer Press, February 22, 2017) CHICAGO — River Forest officials are hoping the addition of a new train track throughout the western suburbs will reduce the number of idling train engines in their town. Union Pacific officials announced they will break...
BNSF playing catch-up after PNW disruptions
(Source: World-Grain.com, February 22, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A number of challenges for railroads remain in the West, but the major Northern Corridor from the Upper Midwest is open and grain again is moving to Pacific Northwest export facilities, although there...
CP Rail brings back beaver in updated corporate logo
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 21, 2017) CALGARY — The beaver is back at Canadian Pacific. The Calgary-based railway’s latest logo incarnation, unveiled Tuesday, restores the symbol of Canadian sovereignty to its corporate shield for the first time in a decade....
