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UP again surpasses records for moving loaded coal trains out of Wyoming
(Union Pacific issued the following on January 7.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific today announced it has once again surpassed several all-time records for delivering coal out of Wyoming's Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB). During 2008, Union Pacific set an all-time...
Machines make short work of railroad ties
(The following story by John Lowman appeared on The Facts website on January 8.) ANGLETON, Texas — John Henry’s legendary contest with a railroad tie-driving steam drill became part of old West folklore and bluegrass music, but Henry wouldn’t stand a chance working by...
Opinion: STAR line may be extinguished by purchase of EJ&E Railway
(The following column by Bill Mego appeared on the Naperville Sun website on January 8.) CHICAGO — Would you say that, because a community is used to flooding, no more flood controls are needed? Well, that's the kind of logic the Surface Transportation Board used when...
Boise will lease track to Union Pacific for $1 million
(The following appeared on the Idaho Statesman website on January 8.) BOISE, Idaho — Boise will receive $1 million over the next two years from a lease agreement with Union Pacific Railroad allowing the company to use 14 miles of city-owned track. Boise owns 18.2...
Port ID card deadline leads to long waits
(The following story by Kathy Adams appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on January 8.) NORFOLK, Va. — Leo Carman didn't want to spend his day off Wednesday waiting in a government office, but he didn't have a choice. Starting Tuesday, he'll be one of about 14,000...
Clean-up at wastewater plant completed after BNSF spill
(The following story by Abby Sewell appeared on the Desert Dispatch website on January 7.) BARSTOW, Calif. — Water sample test results show that the Barstow wastewater treatment plant is functioning normally after an oil sludge spill on BNSF property overflowed into...
Bombardier’s rail unit may expand in U.S. on stimulus
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Hugo Miller on January 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bombardier Inc., Amtrak’s largest supplier, may build more trains in the U.S. as President-elect Barack Obama’s administration prepares a $775 billion stimulus package and...
Canada proposes high-speed rail for Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by David Akin on January 7k.) OTTAWA — The MP who leads the non-partisan "rail caucus" in the House of Commons is pushing a new high-speed rail plan — a super-fast tri-city train link between Toronto, Ottawa and...
Ridership up on Amtrak Crescent
(The following story by Ken Stanford appeared at AccessNorthGa.com on January 7.) GAINESVILLE, Ga. — More than 100,000 people passed through the Atlanta Amtrak station last year, the first time that's happened in recent memory. The total was 101,084 - a three percent...
Green River rails on UP; City officials tell railroad giant to clean up its mess
(The following story by Jeff Gearino appeared on the Casper Star-Tribune website on January 7.) GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — Call it a good-neighbor ambush. Ostensibly, the Green River City Council workshop Tuesday night was about a relatively routine proposal from Union...
