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Kansas City Southern reports higher 1Q 2015 profit
(Source: Reuters, April 21, 2015) CHICAGO — Regional U.S. railroad Kansas City Southern on Tuesday reported higher quarterly income of $101.2 million, or 91 cents per share, up nearly 8 percent from $94 million, or 85 cents per share, a year earlier. Full story:...
Early American railroads shape modern language
(Voice of America, April 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Each week, we tell about American expressions and where they come from. Today we talk about railroads. Railroads were important to the development of the United States. The first U.S. railroads were built in eastern...
Enderlin settles dispute with CP Rail with help from Senator Hoeven
(Source: Inforum, April 19, 2015) ENDERLIN, N.D. — The David vs. Goliath battle that pitted a big railroad company against a small town of about 900 people in northern Ransom County appears to be over. Sen. John Hoeven said in a news release that Canadian Pacific...
Deal could make Philadelphia a fertilizer shipping hub
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, April 19, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — In what could signal an energy corridor south of the Walt Whitman Bridge, a Houston energy-transportation company has signed a long-term lease with the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to ship dry bulk...
STB releases draft environmental study on proposed Tongue River Railroad
(Source: Associated Press, April 19, 2015) LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Federal regulators have released a draft study of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Tongue River Railroad and found it could have minor to highly adverse impacts on transportation,...
Economics of coal ugly alongside natural gas
(Source: Bloomberg, April 18, 2015) NEW YORK — Coal is getting pummeled by natural gas as power generators find that they make more money using the cleaner-burning fuel. Ninety percent of U.S. coal was uneconomical as a power-plant fuel after natural gas dropped to...
Police disarm homemade bomb at BNSF rail yard in Superior, Wisc.
(Source: Northland News Center, April 19, 2015) SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Superior authorities disarmed a bomb that was found in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard on Sunday. Full story and video: Northland News Center
Increase in oil trains heightens awareness of safety record
(Source: The Columbian, April 19, 2015) COLUMBIA, Wash. — Rail accidents happen in Clark County, and they happen regularly. Most go unnoticed by the public. There were 33 reported incidents in the county from 2005 through 2014, according to records kept by the Federal...
DOT agencies take coordinated actions to increase the safe transportation of energy products by rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, April 17, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced with its agencies, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
DOT issues safety regulations for trains carrying oil, including speed limit for urban areas
(Source: New York Times, April 17, 2015) NEW YORK — Responding to public pressure to act more quickly after a series of fiery train derailments involving oil shipments, the Transportation Department on Friday issued a series of emergency orders, including a...
