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Train trip emphasizes safety on the railroad
(The following story by William Kibler appeared on the Altoona Mirror website on June 3, 2009.) ALTOONA, Pa. — At the beginning of Wednesday's railroad trip to Lewistown, a Norfolk Southern Railway official warned riders about little things: Hold on when walking down...
Editorial: Proceed with caution on proposed Amtrak southern route
(The following editorial appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on June 3, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — With fuel prices rising again and $8 billion in the federal stimulus package to develop high-speed rail systems in several transportation corridors across the...
Illinois OKs 2 measures targeting CN
(The following appeared on the Aurora Beacon News website on June 3, 2009.) CHICAGO — Opponents of Canadian National Railway Company's purchase of a suburban rail line are applauding two new resolutions passed in Springfield recently. Senate Resolution 273, sponsored...
Future of CN rail lines in Mississippi in question
(The following story by Robert Lee Long appeared on the Desoto Times-Tribune website on June 3, 2009.) HERNANDO, Miss. — The impending transfer of the Canadian National Railroad to two smaller companies continues to be of concern to local officials worried about the...
Amtrak to run daily service from Va. to D.C.
(The following story by Kytja Weir appeared on the Washington Examiner website on June 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak said Wednesday it plans to start new daily commuter train service later this year from Richmond and Lynchburg to Washington. » Richmond to D.C. —...
UP: PRB, Colorado/Utah coal train loadings lag in May
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 3, 2009.) In May, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 887 trains in the Powder River Basin (PRB) compared with 1,049 trains in May 2008. The Class I covered 99.8 percent of National Coal Transportation...
Hub group shift targets UP-NS networks
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intermodal shipper Hub Group will start shifting 8,400 domestic containers next week away from BNSF Railway and into the hands of rival Union Pacific...
Opinion: Bubbling over with optimism
(The following column by Edward Lotterman appeared on the Pioneer Press website on June 3, 2009.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Financial bubbles make smart people pour money down ratholes. That is an underappreciated aspect of bubbles like the one from which we currently are...
Longview gets $200 million grain terminal
(The following story by Bill DiBenedetto appeared on the Seattle Business Examiner website on June 3, 2009.) SEATTLE — Construction of a long-planned grain terminal at the nearby Port of Longview is scheduled to begin this month under a newly formed joint venture...
BN closing crew sleeping rooms in Montana, removing asbestos tiles
(The following story by Larry Tanglen appeared on the Laurel Outlook website on June 3, 2009.) LAUREL, Mont. — The four Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) buildings on the 300 block of East Main Street containing sleeping rooms for employees are scheduled for...
