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CP Rail still waiting on response from NS
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 24, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is still waiting for Norfolk Southern Corp. to respond to a $29-billion (U.S.) takeover offer made more than a week ago. Full story: Globe and Mail
American history preserved as photographer captured the railroad expansion in the 1860s
(Source: Imaging Resource, November 23, 2015) Born in 1829, Andrew J. Russell worked a variety of jobs throughout his life. He was first a portrait and landscape painter. In 1862, he helped to organize a militia for the Union Army. While serving for the Union, Russell...
Operation Lifesaver Board of Directors elects new officers for upcoming term
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, November 20, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Board of Directors has elected members and officers for the two-year term that begins January 1, 2016. William “Bill” Barringer, railroad consultant and...
Metro-North adds trains for Thanksgiving
(Source: Connecticut Post, November 22, 2015) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Metro-North Railroad will offer off peak fares through the upcoming four-day Thanksgiving holiday, and add trains to handle the expected crush of passengers. Full story: Connecticut Post
Pennsylvania lawmakers take no action on oil train safety
(Source: PublicSource.org, November 22, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Philadelphia Energy Solutions, a refinery, is the nation’s largest consumer of fracked oil from North Dakota’s Bakken Shale, which makes Pennsylvania a top destination for oil trains. Full story:...
California high-speed rail to hold open houses in Kings, Tulare counties
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 23, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — Residents in Kings and Tulare counties can learn more about high-speed rail construction plans through their areas this week and next at a series of open-house meetings by the California High-Speed Rail...
Genesee & Wyoming: The little railroad that could
(Source: Barron’s, November 14, 2015) NEW YORK — If giants module article chiclet Canadian Pacific Railway and module article chiclet Norfolk Southern Railway merge their tens of thousands of miles of North American track, one beneficiary could be a company that not...
Teamsters reconvene carhaul negotiations
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 20, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters National Automobile Transporters Negotiating Committee (TNATINC) met this week with the National Automobile Transporters Labor Division to begin...
Philadelphia area refiners cut crude by rail shipments in favor of imports
(Source: National Public Radio, November 20, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — The drop in global oil prices means the number of black crude-by-rail tank cars may become less prominent along the state’s rail lines. Philadelphia area refiners have begun to import more crude from...
Japanese company investing $40 million in Dallas-Houston bullet train
(Source: Dallas Morning News, November 23, 2015) DALLAS — As Vice President Joe Biden hinted last week, a Japanese investment firm plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in the planned high-speed train line between Dallas and Houston. Japan Overseas...
