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Opinion: Rail plan, investment would help W.Va.
(The following column by Bonni McKeown appeared on the Charleston Gazette website on February 26, 2010. McKeown, of Charleston, is a legislative coordinator with the volunteer citizens rail advocacy group Friends of the Cardinal.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. John Unger's...
Amtrak cancels more NY State trains on Friday
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on February 25, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak said this afternoon that it will again cancel eight of its trains between Rensselaer and New York City as CSX Transportation continues repairs...
Passengers escape serious injury in Via Rail derailment
(The following story by Ann Carroll appeared on The Montreal Gazette website on February 26, 2010.) MONTREAL — Weary passengers alighted a coach and trooped into Central Station in Montreal Thursday morning, six hours after their VIA Rail train derailed in St. Charles...
Va. pitches $75 million plan for train to Richmond
(The following story by Bill Sizemore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on February 26, 2010.) RICHMOND, Va. — With the prospect of high-speed rail at least six years off, state officials want to spend $75 million on an intermediate step that they say could...
U.S. Class I workforce smaller in January, STB says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 25, 2010.) U.S. Class Is’ workforce-reducing ways of 2009 have carried over into 2010. As of mid-January, their workforce stood at 145,609, down 0.8 percent from December’s level and 8.7...
Norfolk Southern to build corridor hubs
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 25, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway hopes to begin construction by July on new intermodal terminals in Memphis, Tenn., and Birmingham, Ala., now that it has...
Switchman’s heart attack leads to diagnosis of sleep apnea
(The following story by Elizabeth Barrett appeared on the Gothenburg Times website on February 25, 2010.) GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Stu Simmons isn’t necessarily a night owl. But his job as a switchman for Union Pacific Railroad keeps him up most nights past midnight. The...
Railroad shares mixed at close of February 25 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 25, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.25 or .5 percent, to $47.53. Canadian National rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $52.53. Canadian Pacific...
AAR: Rail freight volume off in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on February 25, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down slightly last week in comparison with last year, primarily because of a sharp drop in coal loadings, the Association of...
Retiring engineer Sue Doak won’t miss long hours
(The following story by Connie Jo Discoe appeared on the McCook Daily Gazette website on February 25, 2010. Sister McCook is a member of BLET Division 623 in McCook, Neb. She joined the Brotherhood of January 25, 1996.) McCOOK, Neb. — Sue Doak of McCook has plans for...
