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BNSF reports higher 3Q 2015 profit even as revenue declines
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 9, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — Declining shipments of oil and frac sand due to the falloff in drilling associated with lower oil prices contributed to lower revenue at BNSF Railway in the third quarter, but improved service...
CP Rail-NS merger would run through STB, which has scorned big deals
(Source: Bloomberg, November 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s quest for a record merger depends on a blessing from the same U.S. agency that thwarted the last effort to build a transcontinental railroad. Full story: Bloomberg
CP Rail takeover of NS would fulfill Harrison strategy
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 9, 2015) TORONTO — A takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp. by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. would give Hunter Harrison his dream: a railway that reaches three coasts. The chief executive officer of Calgary-based CP could be a step closer...
Canadian Pacific said to weigh deal for Norfolk Southern
(Source: New York Times, November 9, 2015) NEW YORK — If at first Canadian Pacific could not succeed in buying a fellow railroad operator, it looks prepared to try again with another target. Canadian Pacific has held preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern, one...
Amtrak adding trains, capacity for holiday season
(Source: Travel Pulse, November 7, 2015) NEW YORK — As people all over the United States prepare to travel for the holiday season, Amtrak is also getting ready by adding extra trains and additional capacity on several routes in the Northeast, the Midwest and on the...
Spikes in soot found in air at Chicago’s Union Station
(Source: Associated Press, November 6, 2015) CHICAGO — A federal report says air quality testing found soot concentrations were higher on the platforms at Chicago's Union Station than on the streets outside the commuter station. Full story: State Journal-Register
One dead as Amtrak train carrying LSU fans hits dump truck in Alabama
(Source: WAFB, November 6, 2015) BESSEMER, Ala. — An Amtrak train filled with dozens of LSU football fans collided with a dump truck near Birmingham, Alabama Friday afternoon, killing the driver of the truck. The fans left Louisiana Friday morning to attend Saturday’s...
Rural Colorado, Kansas and N.M. have saved Amtrak’s Southwest Chief
(Source: Denver Post, November 8, 2015) ABOARD THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF — Along a blustery section of rural Kansas farmland some 60 miles east of Colorado, a small army of railroad workers last week laid Pueblo steel as part of a project to keep a pillar of the Southwest's...
Hoffa: Safety can’t be compromised as part of transportation funding bill
(Source: Huffington Post column by James P. Hoffa, Teamsters General President, November 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is on the cusp of doing something it hasn't done in more than a decade -- approving a long-term highway bill. A bipartisan collection of...
Politicians hammering out framework for new Hudson rail tunnel
(Source: Politico New York, November 6, 2015) NEW YORK — NEW YORK — In August, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the region to create a separate "development corporation" to build a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey commuters to their jobs in midtown Manhattan....
