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Saginaw Railway Museum to keep access to main line
(The following story by Lindsay Knake appeared on The Saginaw News website on July 20, 2010.) SAGINAW, Mich. — The Saginaw Railway Museum is no longer in danger of being landlocked. CSX Transportation came to an agreement with Saginaw Bay Southern Railway to leave in...
Raising an iron giant
(The following story by David Hanners appeared on the Pioneer Press website on July 21, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Milwaukee Road No. 261 has steamed more than a million miles since it rolled out of a factory in eastern New York state 66 years ago, but on Tuesday, it...
Va. woman sues CSX for husband’s lung cancer, death
(The following story by Kyla Asbury appeared on the West Virginia Record website on July 20, 2010.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Virginia woman is suing CSX Transportation after her late husband developed lung cancer. Eugene Floyd was employed by CSX Transportation from 1967...
Moline to buy property for Amtrak terminal
(The following story by Thomas Geyer appeared on The Quad-City Times website on July 20, 2010.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Moline is one step closer to being a hub in the return of passenger rail service to the Quad-Cities. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council...
Iowa Northern, EPA to exhibit environmentally friendly railroad slug
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 20, 2010.) Tomorrow, the Iowa Northern Railway Co. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to demonstrate a newly converted railroad slug in Waterloo, Iowa. A slug is a locomotive...
All aboard: Ohio Central Railroad hiring
(The following story by Kathie Dickerson appeared on the Zanesville Times Recorder website on July 20, 2010.) COSHOCTON, Ohio — Rail traffic is up from 2009, and as a result, Ohio Central Railroad is looking to hire an undisclosed number of employees. Positions that...
Quarterly earnings preview: Union Pacific
(The following appeared at Zacks.com on July 19, 2010.) NEW YORK — An improving U.S. economy, significant surge in automotive shipments, and a sharp rebound in many of the company’s end markets are expected to fuel future growth of Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP -...
Railroad shares up at the close of July 20 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 20, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.82 or 1.6 percent, to $50.61. Canadian National rose $.97 or 1.6 percent, to $60.16. Canadian Pacific rose...
NS intermodal yard upgrade gets under way in Toledo
(Norfolk Southern and the Ohio Rail Development Commission issued the following on July 21, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Toledo’s role as a freight distribution point for the Midwest soon will be strengthened. An almost $12.3-million dollar project to expand capacity and...
Norfolk Southern almost ready to break ground in Memphis
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on July 21, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern Corp. is about to clear the final hurdle needed to begin work on its Rossville intermodal terminal, where cargo containers will be transferred...
