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BNSF CEO says ‘we’ll still be hiring’ locally in Galesburg
(Source: Register-Mail, January 8, 2013) GALESBURG, Ill. — BNSF Railway President and CEO Matt Rose told those in attendance at a business luncheon Tuesday in Galesburg that the railroad, the city’s largest employer, will continue to hire this year. BNSF has about...
RRB Labor Member appoints Nancy V. Russell as Legal Counsel
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, January 8, 2013) CHICAGO — Nancy V. Russell has been named Counsel to the Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), Walter A. Barrows. The appointment is effective upon the January 2013 retirement...
Canadian Pacific to announce 4Q 2012 results on January 29
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, January 7, 2013) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific will release its fourth-quarter financial and operating results at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Mountain time) on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. CP will discuss its...
Canadian National to announce 4Q 2012 results on January 22
(Source: Canadian National press release, January 7, 2013) MONTREAL — CN will issue its fourth-quarter and year-end 2012 financial and operating results on Jan. 22, 2013, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's...
Norfolk Southern to announce 4Q 2012 results on January 22
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 7, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2012 earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
CSX says customer site investments on its network totaled $3.2 billion in 2012
(Source: CSX press release, January 7, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX worked with its customers in 2012 to locate 105 new or expanded facilities on its eastern rail network or on connecting short lines. These projects represent an investment by those customers of more...
Operation Lifesaver starts new chapter with Joyce Rose at the helm
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 7, 2013) As the new president and chief executive officer of Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI), Joyce Rose is taking over at an important juncture in the organization’s history — and in her career. Full story: Progressive...
Big rig carrying antique Rolls Royce gets stuck on tracks, hit by KCS train in Texas
(Source: Houston Chronicle, January 7, 2013) SUGAR LAND, Texas — A freight train slammed into a big rig that was stuck on railroad tracks in Sugar Land late Monday morning. The truck had a cargo of two cars, one of them an antique Rolls Royce limousine. Full story:...
Oklahoma transportation panel to mull railroad plan
(Source: Associated Press, January 7, 2013) OKLAHOMA CITY — An eight-year plan to improve Oklahoma's state-owned railroad infrastructure is among the items that will be considered by the Department of Transportation during its regular meeting. Full story: Tulsa...
Amtrak adds two late night Acela trains between NYC and DC
(Source: Washington Examiner, January 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak will be adding more options for riders to get between Washington and New York City later this month. The railroad plans to offer late service starting on Jan. 28 on two new Acela trains between...
