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BNSF to deliver ethanol to new Texas terminal
(The following by Anna Austin appeared at EthanolProducer.com on October 16.) Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. recently announced that it will begin delivering train units to a new ethanol storage terminal owned by Musket Corp., a privately owned petroleum and...
Opinion: First stop on the Railroad Earnings Express
(The following column by Christopher Barker appeared on the Motley Fool website on October 16.) The engine of global growth may suddenly feel like the big engine that won't, but one American rail company remains right on track. Eastern U.S. rail carrier CSX (NYSE:...
The train is coming, and with it, more ads
(The following story by Stephanie Clifford appeared on the New York Times website on October 16.) NEW YORK — The New York City transit system is adding a new site for advertisements: the interior of subway tunnels. Starting next spring with the 42nd Street-Times...
2010 Winter Games spirit rolls into Montreal October 18 with CP Spirit Train, wrapping up 10-stop Canadian tour
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on October 16.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — As the inaugural tour of the CP Spirit Train pulls into Montreal on October 18, the final stop on its cross-Canada tour, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and...
Amtrak ridership up in N.D.
(The following story by Susanne Nadeau appeared on the Grand Forks Herald? website on October 16.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — More and more North Dakotans are taking the train, according to Amtrak’s yearly report on ridership. In North Dakota, more than 131,000 rode Amtrak’s...
Kansas City Southern replaces CFO Ottensmeyer
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 16.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Freight railroad operator Kansas City Southern said Thursday it has named Michael W. Upchurch as executive vice president and chief financial officer, replacing current CFO Patrick J....
Kansas City Southern declares preferred stock dividend
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on October 16.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Executive Committee of Kansas City Southern's (KCS) Board of Directors yesterday declared a cash dividend of $12.8125 per share on the outstanding 5.125% Cumulative Convertible Perpetual...
Spain makes train bomb-related terror arrests
(The following appeared at CNN.com on October 16.) MADRID, Spain — Spanish police arrested 12 people Thursday on suspicion of Islamic terrorist activities, authorities said. Eight of them, all Moroccans, were arrested early Thursday. They are suspected of providing...
NTSB praises Rail Safety Act signed by President
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on October 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today praised Congress and the President for passage of the Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008...
AAR: Rail freight volume off slightly
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on October 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off slightly during the week ended October 11 in comparison with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
