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Railroad Retirement Board customer service plan update
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board circulated the following on January 8, 2010.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the principles and objectives of customer-driven quality service agency-wide. The RRB’s plan lays out the...
NS Crescent Corridor endorsed by retail industry association
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 14, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Project has received the endorsement of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). As noted in a letter dated December 16, 2009,...
Environmentalists sue to halt BNSF intermodal hub in K.C.
(The following story by Cleon Rickel appeared on the Kansas City Tribune website on January 15, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal lawsuit filed against BNSF Railway and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hoping to force a more detailed study of the impact on the...
Analyst downgrades CN stock to ‘market perform’
(Reuters circulated the following on January 15, 2010.) TORONTO — Raymond James downgraded Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO) (CNI.N) to "market perform" from "outperform," citing its greater relative exposure to North America's consumer-led economy that is expected...
KCS to release fourth quarter earnings info on January 28
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on January 15, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, M. — Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) has announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year earnings for fiscal 2009 on Thursday, January 28 before the opening of the New York...
UP to announce fourth quarter earnings on January 21
(Union Pacific issued the following on January 14, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation’s (NYSE: UNP) Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via...
Advertising at O’Hare aims to lure travelers to Amtrak
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on January 15, 2010.) CHICAGO — Trying to appeal to airline customers fed up with flight delays, escalating checked-bag fees and cattle-car seating, Amtrak is tooting its own horn at O'Hare...
Short line railroads start 2010 slow
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 14, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Small railroads across North America started 2010 with traffic near the levels of mid-December but below the recent November peaks, according to...
Union Pacific sets intermodal shipment record in 2009
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 14, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Despite last year's tough economy, Union Pacific says it set company records with the number of intermodal shipments it handled in 2009. The Omaha-based railroad says it delivered 1.25...
Amtrak sets quarterly ridership record
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 14, 2010.) In the first quarter of fiscal-year 2010, Amtrak set a ridership record of 7.2 million passengers, up 1.4 percent from the previous record of 7.1 million passengers set in FY2008. The...
