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BNSF adds third rail line through Cajon Pass
(BNSF Railway issued the following on November 6.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has completed construction of a third main rail line through Cajon Pass in Southern California that will increase capacity on BNSF's Chicago to Los Angeles Transcontinental (Transcon)...
STB seeks public comment on study of freight competition in U.S. rail industry
(The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued the following on November 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it is seeking public comment, by December 21, 2008, on A Study of Competition in the U.S. Freight Railroad Industry and...
CP salutes fallen soldiers
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on November 7.) CALGARY, — Canadian Pacific will honor employees who served Canada and the United States in war. Network-wide, all trains will safely halt at 11AM local time, observe two minutes of respect in silence...
Editorial: A green light for trains in California
(The following editorial appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on November 7,.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A southbound economy isn't the best backdrop when asking voters to spend billions on blueprints for new train service. There are other hurdles: doubts...
BNSF reaches rail rate compromise with Montana producers
(The following story by Shannon Ruckman appeared on The Prairie Star website on November 5.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Years of working with the local railroad company on resolving production issues and high freight rates have finally yielded some results as Montana...
CN awaits word from STB regarding EJ&E purchase
(The following story by Tom Peters appeared on The Chronicle Herald website on November 7.) HALIFAX, N.S. — As CN waits for the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to approve its proposal to acquire a small rail line around Chicago, the deadline for the purchase from...
Editorial: Amtrak deserves support
(The following editorial appeared on the Buffalo News website on November 7.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Official Washington has never been willing to give Amtrak, the American passenger rail service, the same official respect that its European and Japanese cousins always get....
Lack of training, overloads cited in fatal B.C. derailment
(The following story by Scott Simpson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on November 7.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Overloaded freight cars, inadequate brakes and lack of training contributed to the death of one rail worker and serious injuries to three others in a 2006...
Union Pacific glitch in Omaha causes commuter headaches in Chicago
(The following story by Maggie O'Brien appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 7.) OMAHA, Neb. — A malfunction in the Union Pacific Railroad's computer-aided dispatch system delayed trains in seven states — including Nebraska — for about an hour...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic down in October
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on November 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down during October in comparison with the same month last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. U.S....
