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North Dakota officials want answers after latest Casselton derailment
(Source: Star Tribune, November 14, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — North Dakota officials were calling for answers Friday on how another train derailed near the town of Casselton, just down the track from the scene of a fiery wreck involving a crude oil train less than a...
Casselton residents endure another train derailment near town: BNSF blames broken rail this time
(Source: Jamestown Sun, November 15, 2014) CASSELTON, N.D. — The earlier incident happened last December when a derailed train hauling soybeans was struck by an oil train. The resulting fireball reminded many of the exploding oil train in Quebec that killed nearly 50...
Casselton residents endure another train derailment near town: BNSF blames broken rail this time
(Source: Jamestown Sun, November 15, 2014) CASSELTON, N.D. — The earlier incident happened last December when a derailed train hauling soybeans was struck by an oil train. The resulting fireball reminded many of the exploding oil train in Quebec that killed nearly 50...
Amtrak worries about ‘Achilles’ Heel’ of the Northeast Corridor
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — A regular cause of delays on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, the 104-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in northern New Jersey is viewed as the...
Amtrak worries about ‘Achilles’ Heel’ of the Northeast Corridor
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — A regular cause of delays on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, the 104-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in northern New Jersey is viewed as the...
Rail carriers keep emergency response plans secret from residents
(Source: Toronto Star, November 11, 2014) TORONTO — Railroads cut through almost every community in Canada, but the companies that operate them are keeping secret from the public their emergency response plans. Full story and video: Toronto Star
Rail carriers keep emergency response plans secret from residents
(Source: Toronto Star, November 11, 2014) TORONTO — Railroads cut through almost every community in Canada, but the companies that operate them are keeping secret from the public their emergency response plans. Full story and video: Toronto Star
Quebec mayors appeal to CN stockholder Bill Gates to paint bridge
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, November 13, 2014) NEW YORK — Bill Gates, the biggest investor in Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR), received an appeal from two Quebec mayors to prod the carrier into repainting a signature bridge in the provincial capital. Full...
Quebec mayors appeal to CN stockholder Bill Gates to paint bridge
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, November 13, 2014) NEW YORK — Bill Gates, the biggest investor in Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR), received an appeal from two Quebec mayors to prod the carrier into repainting a signature bridge in the provincial capital. Full...
KCS declares dividend on 4% non-cumulative preferred stock and common stock
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 13, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) Board of Directors on November 12, 2014 declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The...
