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Baltimore, CSX finalize agreement on bridges
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on November 16, 2009.) BALTIMORE — The Dixon administration is expected to bring two contracts before the Board of Estimates Wednesday cementing its 2-year-old accord with CSX under which...
Burlington, Iowa, nears quiet zone plan
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on November 16, 2009.) GALESBURG, Ill. — Burlington, Iowa, officials say they hope to have a plan in place near Christmas to silence the noise from passing trains. Many Galesburg residents...
Chicago Transit Authority blesses 2010 budget, puts off fare hike
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 16, 2009.) On Nov. 12, the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) board approved a $1.27 billion 2010 budget that includes job cuts and service reductions, but no fare increases. The budget is about...
Buffett sells non-BNSF rail holdings
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on November 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investor Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway firm has moved quickly to shed its holdings in railroads other than BNSF Railway, which it...
Feds ride rails to stop bombers in their tracks
(The following story by Murray Weiss appeared on the New York Post website on November 16, 2009.) NEW YORK — Federal officers equipped with nuclear- and biological-weapons detectors have begun to ride the nation's rail system, including Amtrak, to prevent terrorists...
All aboard! Northstar glides into the sunrise
(The following story by Steve Berg appeared at MinnPost.com on November 16, 2009.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Drafting on the Hiawatha light rail line's success, Northstar commuter trains began shuttling passengers today from the far northwest reaches of the metro area to...
Montana sues BNSF for failing to make grain payments
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 17, 2009.) HELENA, Mont. — Attorneys for Montana have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway Co. for failing to live up to a 1984 agreement that the state says requires the company to pay some grain shipping...
Northstar commuter rail line begins daily service
(The following story by Steve Share appeared on the Workday Minnesota website on November 16, 2009.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Transportation in the Twin Cities region entered a new era Monday, as the Northstar Commuter Rail Line began daily service. Northstar — operated...
Philadelphia-area CSX work to add jobs
(The following story by St. John Barned-Smith appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on November 17, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A series of railroad-track improvements will create more than a thousand jobs in the Philadelphia region, Gov. Rendell, Mayor...
61 NS employees called back to Sheffield yard in Ala.
(The following story by Russ Corey appeared on The Times Daily website on November 17, 2009.) MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — An increase in rail traffic moving through the state has prompted Norfolk Southern Railway to call 61 Sheffield yard employees back to work. "In...
