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Bill would use fuel tax for quiet rail crossings
(The following story by Janell Cole appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on January 28, 2009. Mike Muscha is Chairman of the BLET’s North Dakota State Legislative Board.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Even the locomotive engineers think today’s train horns are too loud. BNSF...
Amtrak ridership falls below expectations in 1Q
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 28, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says it carried fewer passengers than expected in recent months as struggling businesses cut back on travel and more Americans returned to the roads as fuel prices declined....
NS CEO: Inventory replenishment to help volume
(Down Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on January 28, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) Chief Executive Wick Moorman said Wednesday the steep slide in railroad freight volumes eventually will bottom, if only because...
KCS switches from three operating divisions to two
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 28.) The Kansas City Southern Railway Co.’s (KCSR) operating divisions recently were reorganized from three to two divisions, according to an item posted on the “KCS News” Web site. The new...
CP Rail offering shows pension deficit soared
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 29, 2009.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s pension shortfall has nearly quadrupled to $1.6-billion over the past year, but the freight carrier's plan to raise up to...
Norfolk Southern to furlough100 more employees
(The following story by Kathy Adams appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on January 29, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will lay off 100 additional train and engine service employees over the next month, bringing the number of job cuts at the railroad...
Norfolk Southern increases dividend
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 27, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 6 percent, or 2 cents per...
FRA says CSX still needs to improve its reporting of injuries
(The following story by Mark Basch appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on January 28, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After investigating charges that CSX Corp. discourages workers from reporting injuries, the acting administration of the Federal Railroad...
UP worker dies in Council Bluffs train accident
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 28, 2009.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Council Bluffs police say a Union Pacific railroad worker has died after being hit by a train. Police Sgt. Dave Dawson says Craig Lang, 41, of Neola was or had been working on...
Union membership rises for second straight year
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sam Hananel on January 28, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid widening unemployment, home foreclosures and credit woes, union membership jumped to 12.4 percent of the work force last year. The Bureau of Labor...
