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Historic locomotive to make whistle stop in Green River
(The following appeared on the Green River Star website on September 8, 2010.) GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — Union Pacific Railroad’s historic steam locomotive No. 844 will travel more than 2,300 miles from its base in Cheyenne on a 15-day, three-state tour to the Pacific...
Wheels are turning for North Platte Rail Fest
(The following story by Diane Wetzel appeared on The North Platte Telegraph website on September 9, 2010.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Dave Harrold can be forgiven if he is a little bit compulsive about checking the Weather Channel these days. Harrold and other members of...
KCSM opens transload facility in Mexico
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 8, 2010.) On Aug. 31, Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) and chemical supplier Nitroamonia de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Orica Ltd.) marked the opening of a jointly developed...
Fans of MLB’s Padres warned about railroad safety
(The following story by Debbi Baker appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on September 8, 2010.) SAN DIEGO — As the Padres game gets underway Wednesday evening, police will be conducting an education blitz to warn the public about the dangers of illegally...
Study favors downtown Des Moines train depot
(The following story by William Petroski appeared on the Des Moines Register website on September 8, 2010.) DES MOINES, Iowa — The historic Rock Island Lines' depot in downtown Des Moines should be restored as the city's train station — if Chicago-to-Des Moines...
Mechanical failure suspected in fire that damaged CSX locomotive in Va.
(The following story by Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2010.) GOOCHLAND, Va. — Fire officials believe mechanical failure sparked a fire on a CSX locomotive in Goochland County. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the fire caused an...
Port of Albany forges railway alliance
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on September 9, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Longshore workers are taking on new tasks at the Port of Albany in an innovative arrangement with Norfolk Southern Railway. Since midsummer, they've...
FreightCar buying DTE Rail Service assets
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railcar manufacturer FreightCar America signed a definitive agreement to buy the business assets of DTE Rail Services, a railcar repair and...
Norfolk Southern, CSX say volumes rise, demand holds
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Craig Trudell on September 8, 2010.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. said shipping volumes have risen more than 10 percent in the current quarter as demand remains strong in most markets. Volume...
Ohio’s Rickenbacker terminal part of NS’s improved rail route to the East Coast
(The following story by Marla Matzer Rose appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on September 9, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trains are nothing new in central Ohio, but they are poised to play a economy. Beginning today, Norfolk Southern will use the revamped Heartland...
