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Florida AFL-CIO cries foul on SunRail after weeks of fruitless talks
(The following story by Aaron Deslatte and Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on November 30, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Since Florida Senate leaders kick-started talks about pushing through SunRail legislation, the Florida AFL-CIO has been talking...
No quick political fix on cards for CN Rail strike
(Reuters circulated the following on November 30, 2009.) OTTAWA/VANCOUVER — Canada's efforts to speed through legislation to halt a strike by Canadian National Railway's (CNR.TO) locomotive engineers hit a political roadblock on Monday, preventing an immediate end to...
CN continues to stall settlement with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on December 1, 2009.) MONTREAL — Late Sunday afternoon, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) offered yet another possible solution to Canadian National Railway (CN) to resolve the present impasse between...
Report: $5 billion needed for Minnesota freight rail upgrades
(The following story by Mark Fischenich appeared on the Mankato Free Press website on November 29, 2009.) Free Press Staff Writer MANKATO, Minn. — Whether or not Minnesota ever adds another passenger train service, the state is facing a steep price in coming years for...
Watco launches Idaho railroad, Adrian & Blissfield plans HQ relocation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 25, 2009.) On Monday, the Watco Cos. Inc. launched its newest short line, the Boise Valley Railroad (BVRR). The railroad operates a 25-mile “Boise Cut-Off” line from Nampa to Boise, Idaho, and...
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board to investigate CN derailment in southern B.C.
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on November 26, 2009.) BOSTON BAR, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board has ordered a full investigation of a CN Rail derailment in southern B.C. last week that saw two men trapped in a locomotive while thousands of...
Amtrak partially derails after hitting boulder in Montana
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 27, 2009.) KALISPELL, Mont. — Amtrak officials say a passenger train partially derailed after striking a boulder that had rolled onto the tracks about five miles west of Essex. Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero...
Whitefish River cleanup behind schedule, unearths no surprises
(The following story by Michael Jamison appeared on the Missoulian website on November 27, 2009. WHITEFISH, Mont. — Excavators have unearthed "no big surprises" in their environmental cleanup of the Whitefish River, but the work is lagging several weeks behind...
CSX, Mass. rail pact submitted for federal review
(The following appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on November 25, 2009.) BOSTON — The state announced today that a comprehensive multiyear rail transportation agreement with CSX Transportation has been submitted for federal review with the Surface...
Work on BNSF railroad bridge at Burlington gets under way
(The following story by Christinia Crippes appeared on The Hawk Eye website on November 28, 2009.) BURLINGTON, Iowa — Cranes incorporated into the scenic view of the historic Burlington railroad bridge let area residents know construction is officially under way....
