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Amtrak resumes Chicago-West rail service after severe winter weather
(UPI circulated the following on January 10, 2010.) CHICAGO — Full service on two rail routes between Chicago and the West Coast is resuming after being disrupted by severe winter weather, Amtrak announced Sunday. The eastbound California Zephyr from Emeryville,...
Amtrak trains disrupted by Nebraska snow drifts
(The following appeared on the Journal Star website on January 8, 2010.) LINCOLN, Neb. — Amtrak train traffic between Chicago and Denver through Nebraska continues to be disrupted by drifting snow, especially between Hastings and Holdrege. "There are heavy drifts as...
Bitter cold halts Amtrak service in St. Paul
(The following story by Sarah Lemagie appeared on the Star Tribune website on January 10, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — More than 130 train travelers were delayed in St. Paul on Friday after severe winter weather led Amtrak to suspend service on two of its four western...
U.S. carloads worst since 1989
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2009 plunge in bulk U.S. railcar shipments, which count hauls of commodities and equipment carried in large freight cars, took cargo volume to...
Sector snap: Railroad stocks rise
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 8, 2010.) DALLAS — Freight railroad stocks mostly rose Friday after a trade group report suggested more consumer goods are being switched to rail for part of their trip from factory to store. The Association of...
Railroad shares up at the close of Jan. 8 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 8, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.15 or .2 percent, to $98.95. CSX rose $2.42 or 4.8 percent, to $52.38. Canadian National...
Graniteville retains hope years after fatal chlorine spill
(The following story by Sammy Fretwell appeared on The Sun News website on January 9, 2010.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — The whistling wind and the rumbling of an occasional train are about all you can hear in Graniteville these days. Five years after a horrifying rail crash...
Unions rally to oppose a proposed tax on health insurance
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on January 9, 2010.) NEW YORK — When millions of blue-collar workers were leaning toward John McCain during the 2008 campaign, labor unions moved many of them into Barack Obama’s column...
Railroad Retirement Board’s customer service plan
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on January 7, 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...
Study finds strong economic incentives for new Amtrak route through Kansas
(The following story by Brent D. Wistrom appeared on The Wichita Eagle website on January 7, 2010.) WICHITA, Kan. — The proposed Amtrak Northern Flyer train line that would run through Wichita could generate $3.20 in regional economic impact for every $1 invested,...
