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Indiana company denies governor’s claim it is adding jobs because of new right-to-work law
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2012) INDIANAPOLIS — The lone company being held out as an example of how Indiana's right-to-work law is bringing more business to the state says the new labor law had nothing to do with its decision to expand its Indiana...
Hoffa pledges continued support of effort to turn green jobs into good jobs
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 15, 2012) LOS ANGELES — On March 15, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa reinforced the union’s support of building a sustainable, green supply chain that also provides jobs with good wages and...
Railroad stocks up at close of March 15 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 20102) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were up at the close of trading, including CSX, which rose 8.5 percent, and Union Pacific, which rose 5.0 percent. Full story: CBS News
Canadian National sees solid first quarter
(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2012) OTTAWA — First-quarter financial results at Canadian National Railway will be better than those of the year-before quarter, when operations were hit by severe winter conditions, the chief financial officer of the Canada's biggest...
CSX sees record earnings despite coal slump
(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2012) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. projected record first-quarter earnings thanks to strong intermodal and merchandise business that will more than offset slumping coal consumption caused by warm winter weather and low natural gas prices, the...
AAR: Railroads report intermodal traffic up 4.2 percent over 2011
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 15, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending March 10, 2012, with U.S. railroads originating 278,728 carloads, down...
Short line operator Genesee & Wyoming reports decrease in February 2012 traffic
(Source: Genessee & Wyoming press release, March 13, 2012) GREENWICH, Conn. — On March 13, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported traffic volumes for February 2012. GWI’s traffic in February 2012 was 72,245 carloads, a decrease of 442 carloads, or 0.6 percent, compared with...
RailAmerica reports 9.9 percent gain in total freight carloads during February 2012
(Source: RailAmerica press release, March 7, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. reported that its total freight carloads in February 2012 were 69,590, up 9.9% from 63,347 in February 2011. The Company increased shipments in February 2012 in ten out of twelve...
Amtrak future explored in Pueblo, Colo.
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, March 15, 2012) PUEBLO, Colo. — Since 1821, a route across Kansas, Colorado’s Eastern Plains and over Raton Pass into northern New Mexico has carried countless travelers to the American Southwest, from ox carts to stagecoaches to the...
Railroad stocks down at close of March 14 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 14, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were down at the close of trading on March 14, including CSX, which fell 2.9 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 3.1 percent. Full story: CBS News
