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Leaf-slimed rails slow down Metro-North trains
(The following appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on October 28.) STAMFORD, Conn. — The slimy remains of wet, slippery leaves on Metro-North railroad tracks slowed about 60 rush-hour trains on the New Haven Line on Monday morning, the railroad said. Each train...
NJ Transit seeks fiscally safer track
(The following story by Dunstan McNichol appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on October 29.) NEWARK, N.J. — Fallout from the global financial crisis continued to hit New Jersey in unexpected ways this week, as state and federal officials worked to head off a...
KCS bypass looks possible in Victoria, Texas
(The following story by David Tewes appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on October 28.) VICTORIA, Texas — Victoria and El Campo will have 400 fewer railcars passing through those cities daily because of a $20 million bypass Kansas City Southern plans to build....
No injuries or spills in Iowa train derailment
(The following appeared on the Des Moines Register website on October 29.) DES MOINES, Iowa — No injuries or hazardous material spills were reported in a train derailment in Carroll County. Union Pacific spokesman Gene Hinkle said 24 platform cars derailed about 7...
School bus briefly stranded on railroad tracks
(The following story by Dan Galindo appeared on the Journal Reporter website on October 28.) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — No one was injured in an incident in which a school bus was stranded briefly on railroad tracks this afternoon, a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools...
Son sues railroad over father’s lung disease death
(The following story by Kelly Holleran appeared on the St. Clair Record website on October 28.) ST. CLAIR, Ill. — A former Illinois Central Railroad Company employee's son has filed suit on behalf of his recently deceased father, claiming he died from a lung disease...
Evaluating McCain and Obama on travel issues
(The following story by Bill McGee appeared on the USA Today website on October 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The pollsters say there are still quite a few undecided voters out there, so if two wars and an economic crisis aren't enough to sway your opinion, maybe it's time...
Efficiency strategy boosts CP Rail stock
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Toronto Star website on October 29.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s efficiency drive is gathering momentum, providing an extra boost to its stock price yesterday. The new campaign titled Execution...
CP Rail profit falls as fuel costs drag
(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on October 28.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Fuel prices took a bite out of Canadian Pacific Railway's (CP.TO: Quote) profit in the third quarter, but the company said on Tuesday that efforts to pass those costs along to...
Kansas City Southern earnings up 17%
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on October 28.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings were up 17 percent on increased shipments of scrap metal and coal. The railroad company earned $48.9 million,...
