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UP railroad museum takes visitors back in time
(The following story by Joe Duggan appeared on the Lincoln Journal Star website on August 25, 2010.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Rock, sway, clack puts him to sleep like it's a railroader's lullaby. Later on, the young man watches trees zip past as the conductor keeps time...
Smithsonian awards Frisco Museum rare Santa Fe train
(The following story by Jessica Rush appeared on the Frisco Enterprise website on August 25, 2010.) PLANO, Texas — In the next couple months, a rare diesel locomotive from the Smithsonian Institute will become a permanent piece in the Museum of the American Railroad...
Copper thieves get prison for stealing railroad line wire in Nevada
(The following appeared on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on August 25, 2010.) RENO, Nevada — Two copper thieves will spend time in prison for stealing 750 pounds of copper wire meant for Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak railroad tracks near Wendover. The U.S....
CSX brings confusing news to Ogdensburg
(The following story by Brian Amaral appeared on the Watertown Daily Times website on August 26, 2010.) OGDENSBURG, N.Y. — Confusion reigned at the Port of Ogdensburg Wednesday when a CSX official told a group of industry executives and officials that his company was...
Illinois school district sues Union Pacific over mine subsidence
(The following story by Debra Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on August 26, 2010.) GILLESPIE, Ill. — The Gillespie School District is suing the Union Pacific Railroad for damages stemming from 2009 mine subsidence that left Benld Elementary...
Mo. Department of Natural Resources recognizes Kansas City Southern
(The following appeared on the Rolla Daily News website on August 25, 2010.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ director Mark N. Templeton along with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency today recognized the Mid-America Regional...
CP to streamline regions from 11 to six
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 25, 2010.) Canadian Pacific plans to reorganize operations by October’s end to boost efficiency and improve customer service. The Class I will restructure 11 operations and engineering regions to...
Second Amtrak Cascades train surpasses ridership expectations
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 25, 2010.) After a year in operation, the second Amtrak Cascades train from Washington state to Vancouver, B.C., has exceeded ridership expectations and recorded its best month in July at about...
Six states submit TIGER II grant application for Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on August 25, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Earlier this week lead state Pennsylvania, joined by Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and North Carolina, applied for federal money under the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program...
Containers begin to flow into North Dakota intermodal facility
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 25, 2010.) On Monday, federal, state and local officials — including Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) — held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the North Dakota Port Services intermodal facility in Minot,...
