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Truck drivers files class action against CSX
(The following story by Kelly Holleran appeared on the West Virginia Record website on October 8, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A group of Williams Transport drivers have filed a putative class action suit against the company and against CSX Transportation, alleging they...
UP’s monthly coal train loadings lag again in PRB, Colorado/Utah
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 7, 2009.) In September, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 949 coal trains in the southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 1,106 trains in September 2008. Loadings were slowed for about one...
New York man seeks adjustment to Pan Am rail yard plans
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on October 9, 2009.) STILLWATER, N.Y. — Richard Chapman is clear on one thing: He doesn't oppose the $40 million intermodal railyard to be built across the road from his home. What he's...
Lack of defibrillators on Metra trains questioned
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared at ChicagoBreakingNews.com on October 8, 2009.) CHICAGO — The death of a 63-year-old Barrington Hills man from cardiac arrest this morning on a Metra train has raised concerns over the availability of defibrillators in...
Judge issues tentative ruling in favor of California high-speed rail authority
(The following story by Jessica Bernstein-Wax appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 9, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — A judge Thursday issued a tentative ruling in favor of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, saying the agency doesn't have to...
Runaway BNSF rail car races through Arvada, Colo.
(The following story by Howard Pankratz appeared on The Denver Post website on October 8,2 009.) ARVADA, Colo. — A runaway Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail car tore along 5 miles of track in Arvada this morning at an estimated speed of 40 miles per hour, an Arvada...
S&P upgrades Kansas City Southern outlook
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas City Southern had predicted for months that finances for the rail company would improve after it wrapped up a costly track project near...
Railroads companies shares up at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 8, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $1.75 or 2.2 percent, to $81.36. CSX rose $1.33 or 3.1 percent, to $44.13. Canadian National...
Approval rate of LIRR disability claims remains high
(The following story by Michael M. Grynbaum appeared on the New York Times website on October 9, 2009.) NEW YORK — A federal retirement agency approved nearly 100 percent of disability claims filed by workers for the Long Island Rail Road even after enacting changes...
AAR: Rail traffic continues to reflect down economy
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on October 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported that for the week ended Oct. 3, 2009, rail traffic continues to reflect the down economy – originating 277,734...
