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Canadian farmers want review of grain transportation costs
(The following story by Margaret Cappa appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 1, 2010.) TORONTO — Prairie farmers are hoping Ottawa takes an interest this year in rebalancing the relationship between train and grain. The pinch farmers feel stems from the...
South Side train service: Commuters want equal access to Metra’s Electric stops and the South Shore Line
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on January 4, 2010.) CHICAGO — South Side commuters know from experience that they can board Metra's Electric District trains but not those of the South Shore Line, even though both lines...
Chicago program opens new rail link
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 4, 2010.) NEW YORK — Chicago’s multi-layered plan to revamp rail connections in the city and region just checked its $13.1 million McCook Connection off its list, improving...
Amtrak reviews air scare intelligence, urges vigilance
(Reuters circulated the following story by John Cawley on January 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. passenger rail operator Amtrak is reviewing intelligence related to the December 25 bombing attempt aboard a U.S.-bound jetliner and will increase security as...
BNSF mailing urges shareholders to vote for Berkshire deal
(The following story by Alex Crippen appeared at CNBC.com on January 4, 2010.) NEW YORK — A colorful 8-page brochure is being mailed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe to its shareholders, urging them to vote for the freight railroad's proposed acquisition by Warren...
PATH service restored in New Jersey
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 5, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — PATH service has been restored from Newark's Penn Station to Journal Square in Jersey City with 10 minute delays. The Port Authority says a problem with an Amtrak dock bridge caused the...
Metro-North sets record for on-time performance
(The following appeared on the Poughkeepsie Journal website on January 4, 2010.) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — In 2009, Metro-North Railroad had a record-breaking 97.8 percent on-time performance record for the year. That performance was one of several successes, according to...
Railroad shares up at the close of January 4 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 4, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.18 or .2 percent, to $98.80. CSX rose $.37 or .8 percent, to $48.86. Canadian National...
LA., Long Beach ports fight to stay dominant
(The following story by Ronald D. White appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 4, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Southern California's twin ports make up the nation's biggest cargo container hub -- and they're launching an ambitious campaign to stay that way as...
Coal hauls plunge at big railroads
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buffeted by a major winter storm that socked much of the Appalachian coal mining region in the week of Christmas, major U.S. railroads loaded fewer...
