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Parks Canada, CP Rail work on ideas to cut grizzly bear deaths
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by John Cotter on December 26, 2009.) EDMONTON — Wildlife and railway experts will be thinking outside the boxcar this winter to come up with ways to reduce the number of grizzly bears that are killed by trains that...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of Dec. 24 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 24, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.10 or .1 percent, to $98.40. CSX rose $.45 or .9 percent, to $50.40. Canadian...
Opinion: Florida’s SunRail comes at high cost
(The following column by Paula Dockery appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on December 28, 2009. Ms. Dockery is a state senator from Lakeland and a Republican candidate for governor of Florida.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Congratulations, Central Florida, on SunRail. Your...
Opinion: BNSF’s tepid outlook is a warning
(The following column by Andrew Bary appeared at Barrons.com on December 26, 2009.) NEW YORK — A pessimistic business forecast by the management of Burlington Northern Santa Fe as the railroad considered Berkshire Hathaway's merger proposal in late October may mean...
Tough times test the bonds between a town and its railroad
(The following story by Kirk Johnson appeared on the New York Times website on December 27, 2009.) DENTON, Mont. — The billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett, in buying control of the nation’s second-biggest railroad last month, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, said...
BNSF wants monopoly suit heard in federal court
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matthew Brown on December 24, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway and state officials are engaged in a legal skirmish over whether a shipping monopoly lawsuit should be heard in federal or state court — a...
Union Pacific alters tunnels so double-stack trains can reach Reno
(The following story by Susan Voyles appeared on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on December 27, 2009.) RENO, Nevada — Union Pacific Railroad has raised the roof on 15 of its tunnels over Donner Pass in the Sierra, allowing double-stacked trains to cross the pass and...
Buffett: It’s simple, railroads are not pet rocks
(Reuters circulated the following story by James B. Kelleher on December 24, 2009.) CHICAGO — When Warren Buffett said last month that his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BNI.N) for $26 billion, he characterized the deal as "an...
AAR: Rail freight traffic up slightly in current week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on December 23, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Total freight volume on U.S. railroads edged ahead of 2008 levels for the week ended December 19, the Association of American Railroads reported today. However,...
BLET National Division office to close for Christmas
CLEVELAND, December 23 — In observance of the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day holidays, the BLET National Division office will be closed on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, December 28.
