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Union Pacific layoffs include San Antonio
(The following story by Adolfo Pesquera appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on January 9.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Stung by the economic slowdown, particularly in auto-related shipments, Union Pacific Railroad quietly has been furloughing workers throughout...
Lawsuit alleging racism and harassment resolved
(The following story by Pamela Manson appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on January 9.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A former Union Pacific Railroad employee has resolved his lawsuit that alleged the company ignored a pervasive climate of racism and harassment,...
Hedge funds agree to pay $11 million to CSX
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Traffic World website on January 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad operator CSX moved closer to collecting $11 million from two hedge funds that successfully fought to get four directors on the CSX board last year....
AAR: 2008 U.S. rail freight traffic fourth-highest in history, but down sharply in December and the fourth quarter
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on January 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2008, U.S. freight railroads originated 16,572,709 carloads (down 380,885 carloads, or 2.2 percent), while intermodal originations were 11,517,240 trailers and containers...
3 gang members get prison for attack on Amtrak engineer
(The following story by Hudson Sangree appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on January 10.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three young men convicted of attacking an Amtrak engineer in West Sacramento and of being members of the Broderick Boys street gang were sentenced Friday...
Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen News for January available online
CLEVELAND — The January 2009 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News is now available on the BLET website. Past issues of the official BLET monthly publication dating to 1997 are also on the BLET website. The current issue is available here as a PDF:...
Canadian patriotic protest simmers at CN facility
(The following story by Patrick White appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 9.) WINNIPEG — Situated in an industrial area 20 minutes east of downtown Winnipeg and populated by burly men in steel-toes and hard hats, Canadian National Railway's Transcona...
Opinion: Is CSX falling out of the lap of luxury?
(The following column by Chris Jones appeared on the Motley Fool website on January 8.) A piece of American history rests in the hands of CSX (NYSE: CSX) shareholders, but that arrangement could soon change. The Greenbrier, the company's luxury resort in southeastern...
Report: Texas worst in rail dangers
(The following appeared on the News-Journal website on January 9.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Texas rail lines have produced deadly crossings, and East Texas is on a similar track, according to a report released Thursday. The Texas Rail Relocation and Improvement group, a...
Opponents of EJ&E sale consider options Friday
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the St. Charles Sun website on January 9.) CHICAGO — On Christmas Eve, the federal Surface Transportation Board approved the $300 million sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad to Canadian National Railway...
