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BNSF applauds LA Harbor vote for new rail yard

(Source: BNSF Railway press release, March 7, 2013) LOS ANGELES — BNSF Railway today called the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners decision to recommend approval of the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) project a significant vote for both a...

Los Angeles harbor commissioners OK rail yard near port

(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Over the objections of environmentalists, community groups and neighboring Long Beach officials, Los Angeles harbor commissioners on Thursday approved a $500-million rail yard that could dramatically boost...

Canadian Pacific ahead of schedule on plan to cut jobs, CEO says

(Source: Bloomberg, March 6, 2013) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP), the least efficient North American large railroad, is ahead of its plan to eliminate more than one-fifth of its workforce, Chief Executive Officer Hunter Harrison said. The company...

NJ Transit equipment recovery work continues

(Source: Railway Age, March 7, 2013) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit Corp. has awarded Bombardier Transportation a $16 million contract for repair to its BiLevel fleet damaged by flooding during Hurricane Sandy last October. Full story: Railway Age

BNSF sees railroad transformation potential in switch to natural gas

(Source: Dallas Morning News, March 6, 2013) HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway is looking at a fuel switch to natural gas for its locomotive fleet that could be as transformative as the change from steam locomotives to diesel 60 years ago, said company chairman...

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