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Railroad holds Amtrak route hostage again
(Source: Battle Creek Enquirer, April 4, 2012) WYOCENA, Wis. — It’s spring and that means Norfolk Southern Railroad is holding Amtrak’s Wolverine Route hostage to speed — rail speed, that is. You see, like one of Pavlov’s dogs, they have learned they can get what they...
No north Y: New Albany intersection closure needed for railroad repairs
(Source: News and Tribune, April 4, 2012) NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The intersection known as the North Y at Eighth Street and Grant Line Road in New Albany will be closed for at least two days next week so that CSX Railroad Corp. can replace its tracks in the area. “I’ve...
Green investment pays off for Rockford company
(Source: News Sentinel, April 4, 2012) ROCKFORD, Tenn. — A multimillion investment could be paying off big for a Rockford company that took a chance to keep a popular and environmentally friendly wood preservative on the market. Nisus Corp. said it has received a...
EPA’s New Regulations Hit King Coal & Railroad Companies
(Source: Forbes, April 4, 2012) WASHINGTON D.C. — Last Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its first carbon pollution standard for new power plants. The EPA move will discourage new coal fired power plants from being built, which will...
Canadian National & CSX Link Up
(Source: Zacks Investment Research, April 4, 2012) QUEBEC, Canada — One of the largest Canadian railroads, Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) has announced a service interchange agreement with CSX Transportation, subsidiary of the largest Eastern U.S. railroad,...
Amtrak riders fear end of service northern NM
(Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, April 4, 2012) SANTA FE (AP) – Twice a day, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief pulls into the sleepy railroad depot in Lamy, N.M. The rest of the day, the station, part of the transportation network that links Northern New Mexico to the rest of the...
UP’s coal train loadings lagged in March
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 3, 2012) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 842 coal trains in the Southern Power River Basin (SPRB) compared with 1,044 trains in March 2011. In the Colorado/Utah region, the Class I loaded 195 coal trains versus 230 in...
Report: Trio busted for dismantling train tracks for scrap metal
(Source: Sun Sentinel, April 3, 2012) DELAND, Fla. — This trio was a train wreck about to happen. When Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of light beams near CSX railroad tracks in DeLand in the wee hours of Saturday morning, they rolled up upon a...
Train hits, kills pedestrian, slows traffic on Metra Union Pacific West
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 3, 2012) CHICAGO — A Metra Union Pacific West Line train struck and killed someone in Glen Ellyn this afternoon, disrupting both inbound and outbound service on a line that serves the west suburbs, authorities said. Full story: Chicago...
Sheriff: Remains from train crash appear to be those of William Blount students
(Source: News Sentinel, April 3, 2012) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two teens who attend William Blount High School appear to have been the victims of a weekend train collision, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Office. The victims were tentatively identified as Jessie...
