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BNSF derailment cleaned up in eastern N.D.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 15, 2009.) CASSELTON, N.D. — A spokesman for BNSF Railway says traffic is back to normal after crews worked through the night to clean up the site of a 19-car derailment in eastern North Dakota. BNSF...
Norfolk Southern’s sustainability report highlights carbon footprint, improved fuel economy
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 15, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has issued its second annual sustainability report, including the company’s first-ever calculation of its carbon footprint and highlighting...
CSX rolls out Bessemer railroad hub without hubbub seen in McCalla
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on September 16, 2009.) BIMINGHAM, Ala. — CSX Transportation Inc. began operating a railroad hub in Bessemer this week without any of the hullabaloo that a planned Norfolk Southern hub...
BNSF kicks tires on fuel optimization system
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 15, 2009.) BNSF Railway Co. is taking another step down the better-fuel-management path. The Class I is testing a computerized onboard fuel optimization system designed to help locomotive...
Joliet center part of Illinois’ statewide rail push
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on September 17, 2009.) JOLIET, Ill. — Springfield’s concerns with high-speed rail service and increased freight train traffic are part of a much larger rail-improvement push in Illinois...
Big coal carriers navigate a risky climate track
(The following story by Joel Kirkland appeared on the New York Times website on September 16, 2009.) NEW YORK — Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad this summer started to walk away from its rail expansion project in the Powder River Basin, the largest source of coal...
Railroads companies shares mixed at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 16, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern fell $.37 or .4 percent, to $84.11. CSX fell $.99 or 2.1 percent, to $45.81. Canadian...
Passenger rail service brought $7B in investments, jobs, developer says
(The following story by James Cummings appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on September 15, 2009.) DAYTON, Ohio — A land developer from Maine visited Dayton on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to tell local business and government leaders that Maine’s investment in passenger...
Amtrak: Ohio train would draw 478,000 riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on September 16, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amtrak said that a plan to restore passenger train service among Ohio's major cities would draw about 478,000 riders each year on a route that has key...
CSX Intermodal builds in Ohio Valley
(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Distribution centers and manufacturing plants in the Ohio Valley will soon have two new intermodal options for moving their cargo to and...
