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Same train, same day — two deaths, different cities
(Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel, March 20, 2012) FOR LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It's every train engineer's nightmare: A figure lurches onto the track in front of a charging, 200-ton locomotive. The outcome is usually fatal, and while the number of pedestrians killed by...
Ga. museum marks 150 years since Civil War’s ‘Great Locomotive Chase’
(Source: Marietta Daily Journal, March 19, 2012) KENNESAW, Ga. — After 150 years, the epic story of the Great Locomotive Chase continues to fascinate. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the event, also known as Andrews Raid, when Union raiders during the Civil...
UP steam locomotive to haul Civil War buffs
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive No. 844 will cross Nebraska later this month pulling several hundred Civil War buffs. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
Short-line tax credit extension not part of Senate’s transportation bill, ASLRRA says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2012) A one-year extension of the Section 45G short-line tax credit was not incorporated into Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S. 1813), the two-year, $109 billion surface transportation bill the Senate...
CSX to announce first quarter 2012 results on April 17
(Source: CSX press release, March 19, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release first-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, after the market close. The company will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 am Eastern Time on...
CP Rail to present operational progress and roadmap to further operating ratio improvement
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 19, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited will make a public presentation to investors and analysts detailing its progress against key operational metrics and outlining its plan for continuing...
Railroad stocks mixed at close of March 19 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on March 19, including CSX, which fell 0.8 percent, and CN, which rose 0.7 percent. Full story: CBS News
LaHood, NJ Senators push House to consider Senate transportation bill as-is
(Source: Huffington Post, March 19, 2012) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Federal and state leaders pleaded Monday with House Speaker John Boehner to take up the Senate's transportation bill, which passed last week, but faces an uncertain future in the House. Boehner has yet to...
High-speed rail opponents collecting signatures to block funding
(Source: KABC-TV Los Angeles, March 19, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Critics of California's high-speed rail proposal are trying to get an initiative on the November ballot, but Democrats call it a political ploy. A Republican state senator is collecting signatures,...
North American Rail Shippers to meet May 23-25 in Chicago
(Source: North American Rail Shippers press release, March 19, 2012) CHICAGO — Railroad, shipping and regulatory leaders will top the 2012 North American Rail Shippers annual meeting at the Chicago InterContinental Hotel, May 23-25. Association of American Railroads...
