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BNSF sets PRB coal loading record in September; targets completion of major track work in October
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 7.) It didn't take BNSF Railway Co. long to set another monthly coal loading record in the Powder River Basin (PRB). In September, the Class I loaded an all-time-high 24.1 million tons of coal...
UP, CSX begin new fresh produce train service
(Union Pacific issued the following on October 6.) OMAHA, Neb. — California produce today is making a 3,300-mile journey in a train made up entirely of state-of-the-art refrigerated boxcars. Crossing Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation's rail networks, the...
Editorial: High-speed rail pays off
(The following editorial appeared on the Merced Sun Star website on October 8.) MERCED, Calif. — A new study clearly defines the benefits to the Valley of the proposed high-speed rail project -- and the tally is in the billions of dollars. The report, authored by...
CP Rail disputes union’s concerns over track safety
(The following story by Darcy Henton appeared on The Edmonton Journal website on October 7.) EDMONTON — Canadian Pacific Railway is brushing aside concerns about track safety problems they fear could lead to train derailments, injuries and deaths, union officials...
Union Pacific deal adds traffic to Port of Tacoma
(The following story by John Gillie appeared on the News Tribune website on October 8.) TACOMA, Wash. — A new $3 million deal between the Port of Tacoma and the Union Pacific Railroad will bring additional business to the port’s underused South Intermodal Rail Yard....
UP project expected to be economic boost
(The following story by Sonny Long appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on October 7.) WHARTON, Texas — A transfer station and industrial park being built by Kansas City Southern Railroad Co. and CenterPoint Properties about 10 miles north of Wharton, will mean...
DM&E Railroad announces management change; Schieffer out as President
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on October 7.) CALGARY — Richard Hamlin, Trustee for CP's acquisition of the DM&E, today advised CP of changes to DM&E's senior management team. Effective immediately, Kevin Schieffer, President and CEO, has left the...
Labor woos whites for Obama
(The following story by Brody Mullins and Kris Maher appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on October 7.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republicans have dominated presidential elections for a generation by targeting white working-class voters with a conservative message on...
President Bush expected to sign rail safety bill
(The following by Steve Hymon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 7.) LOS ANGELES — In the wake of the fatal Metrolink crash on Sept. 12, President Bush will sign into law a bill that requires that passenger trains and some freight trains be equipped...
NTSB acting chairman calls on rail industry to employ new technologies to improve safety
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on October 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has told the rail transportation industry to take advantage of newly emerging technologies that can...
