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BNSF grant gives boost to high school trade academy students
(The following story by Eunice Lee appeared on the Desert Dispatch website on December 9.) BARSTOW, Calif. — Sixty students in Barstow High School’s trade academy program will benefit from a $50,000 grant that will be awarded to their program this Friday. The grant...
Vermont will continue to subsidize Amtrak service
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on December 9.) Vermont's rail program manager said Tuesday his state plans to continue subsidizing Amtrak service. Robert Ide said that while the subsidies had been among the cuts...
BNSF trains running again near N.D. derailment site
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 10.) PAGE, N.D. — Trains are running again at the site where more than 30 freight cars derailed over the weekend in eastern North Dakota, but BNSF says cleanup of the debris could take about a month. “The...
Rail report angers those who cite safety impact
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Gary Post-Tribune website on December 10.) GARY, Ind. — The rumbles of disappointment with the government's environmental study of the proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. keep growing. In a...
CP Rail defends safety policy, cites North American track record
(The following story by Aaron Orlando appeared on the Revelstoke Times Review website on December 9.) REVELSTOKE, B.C. — CP Rail is defending their safety record following a story in the Nov. 26 issue of the Times Review in which President of the Teamsters Canada Rail...
All aboard: Military families enjoy festive train ride
(The following story by Richard Ecke appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on December 10.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The Polar Express can take a break. Military children and their families rode the Holiday Express train out of Great Falls on Tuesday to celebrate...
What should New Lenox do about EJ&E plan?
(The following story by Kim Smith appeared on the Herald News website on December 10.) NEW LENOX, Ill. — What track the village should take when it comes to Canadian National's acquisition of the EJ&E Railway will be the topic of a special town meeting on Saturday....
Lawmakers question federal report on CN rail bypass plan
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 10.) CHICAGO — An analysis of the Canadian National Railway's plan to use a suburban rail line as a freight bypass around Chicago does not sufficiently address economic and...
Fitch says recession challenges freight shippers
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 9.) NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that 2009 will be more difficult than this year for freight shippers, as the recession drags down the financial performance of trucking and railroad companies. The...
Sector snap: Rails and trucks
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 9.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroads and trucking companies drove higher Monday as investors appeared optimistic that President-elect Barack Obama's massive infrastructure spending plan will help improve the...
