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NS mechanical employees set safety record
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 4, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Employees in Norfolk Southern’s mechanical department turned in a history-making safety performance in 2008. The employees completed the year with a reportable injury ratio of 0.53, the lowest...
Long line of train cars finds home in Union, Mo.
(The following story by Stephen Deere and Tim O'Neil appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on March 5, 2009.) UNION, Mo. — As far down the railroad line as Robert Persefield can see, empty coal hoppers are parked on the track. Some have been there for...
2-mile line of unused boxcars divides New Castle
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 4, 2009.) NEW CASTLE, Ind. — A wall of unused railroad cars nearly 2 miles long divides this eastern Indiana city, and the head of the company responsible for the cars doesn't foresee them moving until the...
With less freight to haul, railroads have to put unused boxcars somewhere
(The following story by Rebecca Boyle appeared on the Fort Collins Now website on March 5, 2009.) FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Ferroequinologists may have noticed an increase in empty rail cars parked throughout the Front Range lately. (They’re train enthusiasts, for those...
Union Pacific official says new train braking system may not meet federal deadline
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 5, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Union Pacific Railroad official told federal authorities today that it was unlikely that the railroad would be able to meet a federal deadline to...
CN reaches mitigation agreement for EJ&E acquisition with West Chicago
(CN issued the following on March 4, 2009.) CHICAGO — CN announced today an agreement with the City of West Chicago, Ill., addressing the municipality’s concerns with CN’s acquisition of the principal lines of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E). CN...
CN settles with Illinois city over EJ&E track dispute
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 4, 2009.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway Co. said Wednesday it settled with the city of West Chicago, Ill., over concerns about the company's acquisition of track from another railroad. Canadian National...
Railroads face more heat on rates and pricing
(The following story by Dave Hannon appeared at Purchasing.com on March 4, 2009.) There are two new pieces of legislation in the works that could increase the regulation of railroads’ rates and pricing practices. And while shippers and rail freight buyers may find...
Signal-calling rules could create safety problems
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metrolink regulations for calling out the color of all track-side warning signals over the radio have the potential to create safety problems by...
Federal board criticizes train safety gaps
(The following story by Ben Goad and Dug Begley appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on March 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It should not have taken September's deadly Metrolink crash in Chatsworth to spur an array of rail safety measures now being developed by...
