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Train service resumes at BNSF derailment site
(The following story by Christine S. Moyer appeared on the Fox Valley Villages Sun website on December 20.) AURORA, Ill. — Trains are running again on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks on Aurora's near West Side. Crews worked through the night Thursday and into...
CN orders 40 new high-horsepower EMD locomotives, secures option for 50 more units
(Issued the following on December 19.) MONTREAL — CN announced today it has ordered 40 additional high-horsepower locomotives from Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) and secured an option for 50 more of the EMD locomotives. CN will acquire 40 EMD SD70M-2 locomotives in...
Amtrak trains now unstuck and ready to go
(The following story by Rick Bella appeared on The Oregonian website on December 20.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Amtrak's Coast Starlight trains are ready to roll, after being stuck in Portland because of weather-related problems. Cliff Cole, Amtrak spokesman, said the...
Progress Rail lays off 71 employees
(The following story by Kenneth Hard appeared on The Daily Independent website on December 20.) RACELAND, Ky. — Already reeling from the effects of the meltdown of the nation's economy, northeastern Kentucky received another piece of bleak financial news on Thursday....
Despite low gas prices, SEPTA ridership up
(The following story by George Mattar appeared on the Bucks County Courier Times website on December 22.) PHILADELPHIA — Last summer, gas was teetering at the $4-plus-per-gallon mark. After all the talk in years past of people trading in their gas guzzling SUVs, it...
High ridership on Amtrak a problem for Raleigh
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 21.) RALEIGH, N.C. — Amtrak is enjoying success in North Carolina, but it's causing problems for one of its busiest - and smallest - stations in the Southeast. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that last...
Widespread winter blast strands holiday travelers
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Gene Johnson on December 21.) SEATTLE — A blast of winter in the nation's northern tier stranded travelers far and wide Sunday just a few days before Christmas, with dozens of flights delayed or canceled and bus...
Kansas City Southern changes mean well-paying jobs for KC
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on December 19.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern plans to move some operations from Shreveport, La., to its corporate headquarters, adding about 130 well-paying jobs to the local...
KCS to move jobs from Shreveport to Missouri
(The following story by John Andrew Prime appeared on the Shreveport Times website on December 21.) SHREVEPORT, La. — Trimming an association with Shreveport that dates to just after World War II, Kansas City Southern Railroad says it soon will move its Customer...
DOT, KCS sign agreement to relieve freight congestion at Laredo border
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An alternate route for freight rail traffic to and from the United States and Mexico to improve cross-border goods movement is one step closer to reality thanks to an...
