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Union Pacific reports best-ever quarterly and full year results in 2013
(Source: Union Pacific press release, January 23, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation today reported net income of $1.2 billion, or $2.55 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2013 compared to $1 billion, or $2.19 per diluted share, in the fourth...
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania gets $20,000 to improve public search system
(Source: Lancaster Online, January 21, 2014) LANCASTER, Pa. -- Preserving rail cars and locomotives made of wood, iron and steel is part of what the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is all about. But so is saving 150 years of photographs and written history. Full...
Union Pacific reports $64,000 in thefts from Northlake rail yard
(Source: Franklin Park Herald-Journal, January 21, 2014) FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. -- The items, which were stolen from 10 pick-up trucks, include tire impact guns, hydraulic jacks, cutting torches, three 20-ton air hydraulic jack and fire extinguishers. One truck was...
Norfolk Southern raises quarterly dividend
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 21, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 4 percent, or 2 cents per share, from...
Va. port sets record container, rail volumes in 2013
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, January 22, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. -- The port of Hampton Roads had its best year on record in 2013 for container volume and rail cargo, the Virginia Port Authority announced Tuesday. Full story: Virginian-Pilot
Beach residents air issues with new oil transload facility
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, January 21, 2014) BEACH, N.D. -- Beach residents were up bright and early Tuesday to hear a development company’s plans for an oil loading railport just west of town. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
Opinion: All aboard Amtrak’s Eastern Flyer
(Source: Norman Transcript, January 22, 2014) NORMAN, Okla. -- The Amtrak Heartland Flyer’s daily run from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth has developed a decent number of riders, but it will never be much more than a tourist train unless travelers can connect to other...
Group touts high-speed rail line through Valparaiso
(Source: Munster Times, January 19, 2014) VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Members of the Fort Wayne-based Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association pitched the proposal for making Valparaiso a stop along the 300-mile higher-speed train route from Chicago's Union Station to...
Colorado Rep. Garcia introduces Amtrak bill
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, January 22, 2014) PUEBLO, Colo. -- Rep. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, has introduced a bill into the session this year that could help to solve the funding and ridership issues on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief and add a new stop on the route in Pueblo....
Birmingham’s $30 million intermodal station set to start construction
(Source: Birmingham News, January 21, 2014) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Construction on Birmingham's new $30 million, three-block intermodal station should start within the next couple of months. The plan will bring together Amtrak, Greyhound, the Birmingham-Jefferson Country...
