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BNSF makes 68 intermodal service enhancements in 2009
(BNSF Railway issued the following on August 20, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Since the beginning of 2009, BNSF Railway Company has created 23 new intermodal services and established improved performance transit times on 45 different lanes. These enhancements were...
VIA Rail’s language saga continues
(Sun Media circulated the following story by Althia Raj on August 20, 2009.) OTTAWA — The commissioner of official languages launched two investigations Thursday into allegations Via Rail did not offer emergency instructions in French to 334 passengers who had to be...
BNSF fuel spill contained in Seattle rail derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 20, 2009.) SEATTLE — An accident in a rail shipping yard in south Seattle spilled 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says an engine was moving cars in a switching...
CREATE partners alter program to suit CN’s EJ&E acquisition
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 20, 2009.) The Association of American Railroads, Federal Highway Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation and Chicago Department of Transportation recently agreed to modify the...
Blaze in BNSF railway car proves tricky
(The following story by John Branton appeared on The Columbian website on August 20, 2009.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — What do you do with 80,000 pounds of burning cardboard and waste paper inside a closed, hot and smoky BNSF Railway car? A lot, as it turned out Wednesday...
Member Christopher A. Hart designated NTSB Vice Chairman
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 20, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's Vice Chairman. Hart was sworn in as a Member of...
Amtrak starts direct service to B.C.
(The following story by Libby Tucker appeared on The Columbian website on August 20, 2009.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — Amtrak is now offering its first direct, round-trip train service between Portland and Vancouver, B.C., in preparation for the 2010 winter Olympics. The new...
Norfolk Southern to have open house for Pa. intermodal facility
(The following story appeared on the Public Opinion Online website on August 21, 2009.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Norfolk Southern plans to host a public information session next week regarding their proposed intermodal facility in Antrim Township. The public is welcome to...
County officials say NS confidentiality deal normal, but Knoxville says ‘not here’
(The following story by Ed Marcum appeared on the Knoxville News-Sentinel website on August 21, 2009.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jefferson County officials who signed a confidentiality agreement with railroad company Norfolk Southern over a proposed freight facility in New...
Ala. county school board OKs study of railroad hub effects on McCalla school
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on August 20, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Jefferson County Board of Education wants an independent study of how a proposed Norfolk Southern railroad hub next to McAdory Elementary...
