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BNSF CEO Rose addresses passenger rail issues in Washington
(The following story by Maria Recio appeared on the Forth Worth Star-Telegram website on April 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway’s Matt Rose testified Wednesday before Congress, but not about freight rail issues. The chairman of the Fort Worth-based rail...
Edmond, Okla., a candidate for Amtrak stop
(The following story by James Coburn appeared on The Edmond Sun website on April 1, 2009.) EDMOND, Okla — Edmond remains a viable possibility for a passenger rail stop, said Gary Ridley, director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, this week. Leaders of...
Microsoft’s telephony software gains railroad ties
(The following story by Ina Fried appeared on the CNET News website on April 1, 2009.) Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is hoping that Microsoft's telephony software can help it replace its aging phone system. But it also hopes the software might help it replace...
CN assigns four execs to high-ranking VP positions
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 1, 2009.) CN recently appointed Gordon Trafton senior vice president of strategic acquisitions and integration. Most recently SVP-Southern Region, Trafton first will be assigned to oversee the...
BYU engineering students design to save millions for Union Pacific
(The following story by Natalie Crofts appeared on the BYU Newsnet website on March 31, 2009.) PROVO, Utah — A senior capstone project that makes Union Pacific trains almost one percent more efficient could save $4.6 million a year. Union Pacific, the largest railroad...
CSX wants to change asbestos procedure
(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the West Virginia Record website on April 1, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CSX Transportation wants a state judge to impose a 30-day deadline for a Pittsburgh law firm to separate baseless claims of asbestos exposure from...
Is it end of line for Florida’s SunRail?
(The following story by Jim Saunders appeared on the News-Journal website on April 1, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Volusia County leaders have made a top priority of creating a Central Florida commuter-rail system. But as busloads of residents traveled Wednesday to...
High speed rail: myth vs. fact
(The following story by Will Oremus appeared on the San Jones Mercury News website on April 2, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — As the realization has sunk in that a statewide high-speed rail line will soon reshape the Caltrain corridor, Peninsula residents have clamored for...
Amtrak to resume service to Grand Forks
(The following story by Ryan Johnson appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on April 1, 2009.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Amtrak will resume service in Grand Forks this evening, and the route to Fargo also will reopen. Amtrak service to and from Grand Forks, Devils Lake...
Operation Lifesaver train whistles through Kansas with safety message
(The following story by Melissa Treolo appeared on The Chieftan website on April 2, 2009. Jim Massey is a member of BLET Division 81 in Kansas City, Kan.) BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — A Union Pacific train chugging along the track isn’t that rare of a sight in Bonner...
