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Rocky Mountaineer workers joint Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on January 11.) The 130 or so workers of the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours company decided to join the Teamsters Union following a vote to determine their union allegiance on January 6. Based in British...
Union Pacific reports record fourth quarter and full year 2010 results
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on January 20, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2010 fourth quarter net income of $775 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, compared to $549 million, or $1.08 per diluted share,...
Railroads set to announce fourth quarter, full year 2010 financial results later this month
CLEVELAND, January 10 — Four major U.S. railroads are set to announce their financial results to the public later this month. • Union Pacific will release fourth quarter 2010 earnings on January 20 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time. Those wishing to listen in should visit the...
Union Pacific announces results in steam locomotive route contest
The Little Rock Express edged the Tuscola Turn by 3,042 votes to win Union Pacific Railroad's Great Excursion Adventure - You Route the Steam Contest. Union Pacific will route one of its legendary steam locomotives from Kansas City, through St. Louis and on to Little...
Canadian Pacific issues service bulletin
(Ian MacKay, Canadian Pacific Railway Vice President, Customer Services & Intermodal Operations, issued the following service bulletin on January 18.) A Service Alert remains in effect from Calgary to Kamloops following the record snowfall, avalanches, snow control...
Chicago town puts CN noise reduction funds to work
The village of Frankfort near Chicago has made considerable headway in distributing $2.7 million from Canadian National Railway to reduce noise from CN freight trains, assistant village administrator Rob Piscia reported Monday night. Piscia said $2.28 million has been...
Mudslides block BNSF tracks south of Everett, Wash.
According to the Associated Press, two mudslides overnight have blocked the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad track in Washington state between Everett and Mukilteo. Full story is available on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website.
Amtrak’s Quiet Car service coming to Harrisburg
Amtrak Keystone Service, the line that connects Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, will add “Quiet Car” service starting Jan. 24, in an attempt to provide passengers with a more peaceful, quiet atmosphere to work or rest without distraction. Amtrak officials said...
CSX work crew complains of breathing problems
Hazmat crews near Annapolis, Md., were inspecting a CSX freight train stopped in Jessup this afternoon after railway work crews complained of feeling sick. Battalion Chief Michael Cox, Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman, said the CSX train was northbound...
NS trespasser ‘critical’ after apparent chemical burn, but probe reveals nothing
Authorities said Tuesday that no traces of chemicals - or any substance - were found on the clothes of a drifter who's blistering stomach triggered a hazardous materials scare Monday in Northumberland County. Yet, the man, identified by state police as Nicholas...
