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UP to increase train speed on Wisconsin line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 2, 2009.) Later this month, Union Pacific Railroad plans to boost train speed on a 26-mile portion of a line between Eau Claire and Fairchild, Wis. Beginning on Dec. 11, the Class I will...
BNSF mediates Montana grain shipping rate dispute
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 2, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Montana farm groups say they have succeeded in getting BNSF railway to lower a proposed grain shipping rate increase that takes effect next year. Grain growers in central Montana...
MARC locomotive update: Looking better
(The following column by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on December 3, 2009.) BALTIMORE — The MARC system stands or falls on the strength of its locomotives, and a few months ago it was virtually falling apart on the Penn Line because so many of...
US wheat exports unaffected by Canada rail strike
(Reuters circulated the following on December 2, 2009.) CHICAGO — U.S. wheat traders shrugged off news of a railroad strike in Canada, a major wheat producer and exporter, as any supply disruption was expected to be short lived and unlikely to shift demand to the...
CSX hub in Birmingham helps keep Mercedes running
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on December 2, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — CSX's new $6 million hub in Bessemer already is strengthening the link between Mercedes-Benz's operations in Vance and Germany. Now, officials...
DOT stimulus spending tops $6 billion
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 2, 2009.) The Department of Transportation’s infrastructure project spending under the stimulus law reached $6.3 billion through Nov. 20, up from $5.9 billion a week earlier....
Value of freight transported among NAFTA nations slips in September, USDOT says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 2, 2009.) The value of freight moved by rail, truck and pipeline between the United States and Canada and Mexico in September totaled $57.3 billion, down 20.2 percent compared with September...
‘Hangover’ dogs recovery, CN’s Mongeau says
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on December 3, 2009.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co., which is striving to bounce back from a five-day strike, faces a lengthy recovery period before freight shipments stage a sustained...
Will labor pains derail Florida’s SunRail deal?
(The following story by Keith Laing appeared on The Herald Tribune website on December 2, 2009.) SARASOTA, Fla. — House leaders on Wednesday appeared unwilling to address concerns about passenger rail legislation raised by a major union, even as they acknowledged that...
Fla. Legislature’s high-speed rail session starts today
(The following story by Jim Ash appeared on The News-Press website on December 3, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When lawmakers convene a special session on rail issues today, it will be a sign of how much, and how quickly, perspectives can change in Florida politics....
