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SEPTA, TWU to work past contract
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 12, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA's city bus, subway, and trolley operators won't strike when their contract expires Sunday morning, their union leaders said as talks continued...
Norfolk Southern gets Federal OK for joint railroads venture
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 12, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Federal rail regulators approved a deal that will give Norfolk Southern Railway Co. a 50 percent stake in a rail network between Albany, N.Y., and...
BNSF filling MOW jobs in Montana
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 11, 2009.) HELENA, Mont. — BNSF Railway is hiring 36 people to do maintenance work in various parts of Montana. Spokesman Gus Melonas says hiring is nearly complete as the railroad, a unit of Burlington Northern...
DM&E to replace rail this year near Rochester, Minn.
(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on March 11, 2009.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — They'll be working on the railroad here, just as soon as spring arrives. Replacement rail has been delivered to stretches along the Dakota, Minnesota &...
CN seeing benefits of EJ&E Railway acquisition
(The following story by Paul Merrion appeared on the Crain’s Chicago Business website on March 11, 2009.) CHICAGO — In just the past few weeks, Canadian National Railway Co. has cut costs by nearly 30% at Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. since its controversial...
Merchants fear CN train traffic could derail downtown Chicago
(The following story by Joseph Ruzich appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 12, 2009.) CHICAGO — Al's Tap & Liquor Store on historic Lincoln Highway in Lynwood has been around since 1927. Its secret is that it happens to be less than a half-mile from the...
NJ Transit cuts costs as ridership declines
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on March 11, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — Decreasing ridership is prompting belt-tightening by NJ Transit. The agency says it is eliminating a toll-free customer information telephone number and printing fewer paper timetables....
Union Pacific boss: No quick economic rebound
(The following story by David Hendricks appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on March 11, 2009.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Even as Union Pacific Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Young dedicated a new rail terminal in Bexar County that promises long-term...
UP’s first quarter volumes down 22% through March 7
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on March 11, 2009.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp.'s (UNP) first-quarter freight volumes have fallen about 22% through March 7, but a top executive of the railroad said the trend may have bottomed. "It...
BNSF CEO warns rail regulations may backfire
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on March 12, 2009.) NEW YORK — Ongoing efforts to bulk up regulation of the railroad industry - and stem some price increases - may well backfire by sapping incentives to improve and grow railways, the...
