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Big Boy locomotive arrives in Cheyenne for rebuild
(Source: Wyoming Tribune Eagle, May 9, 2014) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Hundreds of people crowded along the railroad tracks Thursday afternoon to watch as one of the largest steam engines ever built rolled into town. Union Pacific steam engine No. 4014, also known as a "Big...
Chinese railroad workers from 1800s to be inducted into Labor Hall of Fame
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 8, 2014) On May 9, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez will formally induct into the Labor Hall of Honor about 12,000 Chinese immigrant laborers who worked on the Central Pacific Railroad between 1865 and 1869. The workers are the...
Norfolk Southern CEO gives stockholders a confident outlook for 2014
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, May 8, 2014) NOROLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman, addressing the company’s annual meeting today in Williamsburg, Va., gave stockholders plenty of reasons for continued optimism following a year of record-breaking...
CSX CFO says railroad poised for double-digit earnings growth ahead
(Source: CSX press release, May 8, 2014) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite the difficult winter conditions of the first quarter, CSX is positioned to capitalize on underlying economic strength and market opportunities in the balance of 2014 to grow earnings, Fredrik...
China plans to build high-speed rail networks to U.S.
(Source: Economic Times, May 9,2 014) BEIJING, China — China plans to build an ambitious 13,000 km rail line to operate bullet trains to America through Russia passing through a tunnel underneath the Pacific Ocean to reach the continental US via Alaska and Canada....
Former DM&E railroad to move headquarters to Rapid City, S.D.
(Source: Rapid City Journal, May 9, 2014) RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City will be headquarters of the former DM&E Railroad operations as soon as June 1, according to the general manager for the new Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad. Full story: Rapid City...
Winter track damage slows Downeaster service
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service between Boston and Maine has been delayed or canceled this week so damaged tracks can be repaired. Full story: www.seacoastonline.com
Sale of MMA Railway’s assets in U.S. to close May 15
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 9, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — After some initial delays, a partial sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway is scheduled to close next week, according to company officials. Full story: Portland Press Herald
Officials say train in Indianapolis crash was hauling nuclear waste
(Source: RTV Channel 6 (Indianapolis), May 8, 2014) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The head of the National Transportation Board said this week that the nation's railroads pose a catastrophic threat to the U.S. population. It was a point underscored in Indianapolis on Tuesday,...
Combustible crude increasingly rumbles through Wisconsin
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 7, 2014) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Emergency management officials in Wisconsin are growing wary of an increasing number of crude oil tankers traveling on the state's railroads — trains that federal regulators have deemed unsafe and...
