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Ancient water distribution system found under UP tracks in California
(Source: Pasadena Star-News, January 23, 2015) PASADENA, Calif. — Archaeologists in San Gabriel have uncovered an important piece of Southern California’s history: the foundation to an ancient water distribution system that has laid buried a few feet beneath the...
BNSF announces expansion plans in Dickinson
(Source: Forum News Service, January 24, 2015) DICKINSON — Burlington Northern Santa Fe is planning on expanding its railway facilities in Dickinson, one of a number of major capital projects the company has set for this year. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
Amtrak studying service between Danville, Quad Cities
(Source: The News-Gazette, January 26, 2015) DANVILLE, Ill. — Amtrak is studying potential rail service between Danville and the Quad Cities, and the study's outcome could be known within a few months, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Full...
Vermonter takes turn through western Mass.
(Source: Rutland Herald, January 26, 2015) RUTLAND, Vt. — Amtrak’s Vermonter passenger train has switched to a new and improved route through Massachusetts, allowing it to trade off the former station stop in Amherst for new ones in the western Massachusetts towns of...
Potato growers based in Grand Forks sue BNSF
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, January 24, 2015) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A potato growing cooperative based in Grand Forks has sued BNSF Railway over two shipments of potatoes were damaged during trips from Grafton to Pennsylvania in early 2014. Full story: Grand Forks...
Union Pacific CEO: Low oil prices are a win for us either way
(Source; Benzinga, January 26, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corporation declared better-than-expected fourth-quarter results last Thursday. Jack Kowalski, Union Pacific president and CEO, was on CNBC to share his outlook for the U.S. economy and the impact of lower...
Editorial: Time running out on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief
(Source: Santa Fe New Mexican editorial, January 25, 2015) SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Susana Martinez simply must do more to help keep the Amtrak Southwest Chief traveling through Northern New Mexico. Full story: Santa Fe New Mexican
Union Pacific employees achieve best-ever annual safety performance
(Source: Union Pacific press release, January 23, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad's 2014 annual employee safety performance was the best in company history. Employees achieved a 0.98 reportable injury rate, surpassing the previous record established in...
Port labor dispute a big concern for UP, BNSF
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, January 26, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — With rail network congestion improving in some of the nation’s grain belt, Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway are facing another prospective headache: a shutdown of the port complex of Los Angeles and...
Norfolk Southern raises quarterly dividend
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 23, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 4 percent, or 2 cents per share, from...
