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Norfolk Southern reports 3Q-2013 earnings
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 23, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern reported third-quarter net income of $482 million, 20 percent higher than $402 million for the same period of 2012. Diluted earnings per share were $1.53, up 23 percent compared...
California high-speed rail researchers dig for history in Fresno’s Chinatown
(Source: Fresno Bee, October 21, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — Archaeologists tore up the parking lot of an adult bookstore in downtown Fresno on Monday as they began investigating the city's historic Chinatown district. Full story: Fresno Bee
KCS production gangs complete maintenance work injury free
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, October 21, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From June to September, Kansas City Southern's U.S. production gangs installed more than 150,000 crossties, 2,450 switch ties and renewed 94 road crossings between Spiro, Okla., and De Queen,...
National Mediation Board proffers arbitration to all TCU crafts on Long Island Rail Road
(Source: Transportation Communications Union/IAM website, October 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On October 18, the National Mediation Board issued proffers of arbitration to all crafts represented by TCU on the Long Island Railroad, as well as to every other union on...
Passenger rail line still a possibility for Iowa
(Source: Quad-City Times, October 21, 2013) DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's governor hasn’t ruled out a new Amtrak line from the Quad-Cities to Iowa City, saying he will wait for a results from a report by the Iowa Department of Transportation about the proposed line. Full...
Coal trains shake, rattle and roll
(Source: Marysville Globe, October 21, 2013) MARYSVILLE, Wash. — It’s the slide season again. Locomotive engineers creeping past Everett cast anxious eyes at banks looming above, and with good reason; Burlington Northern-Santa Fe (BNSF) has a history of landslides...
KCS, Port of Brownsville strengthen business ties
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, October 19, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On October 9 and 10, an important delegation of business leaders from the Port of Brownsville, Texas visited KCS in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. The port and KCS de Mexico visited many...
Teamsters Rail Conference optimistic for deal with CN this week
(Source: Reuters, October 21, 2013) TORONTO — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union is optimistic that talks with Canadian National Railway Co, Canada's largest rail operator, will produce a deal this week, a spokesman told Reuters. Full story: Reuters
In Montana, coal remains kind but more oil moving to market by rail
(Source: Montana Energy Review, October 20, 2013) BILLINGS, Mont. — When you tally the millions of tons of Montana products that travel by train, coal unquestionably remains king. But few outside the energy industry realize that about half of the oil produced in the...
MBCR makes its case for renewed contract
(Source: Boston Globe, October 22, 2013) BOSTON — Massachusetts’ commuter rail system, once plagued by delays and widespread consumer dissatisfaction, has succeeded in improving its service, but is wrestling with another persistent problem: a decline in ridership....
