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Forestry preserve officials ‘misinterpreted’ by STB report
(The following story by David Gialanella appeared on The Courier News website on September 17.) CHICAGOA — The battle over the Canadian National Railway's possible acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway rages on with the DuPage County Forest Preserve...
Officials: No fair EJ&E trade-off
(The following story by Bob Okon appeared on the Herald News website on September 17.) CHICAGO — What Will County sees as railroad misery would be a relief in Cook County. That's not really what was said by John Morton, environmental team leader for regulators...
CN Rail CEO cashes in options
(The following appeared on the Natinal Post website on September 16.) OTTAWA — Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. director Brian Acton bought 26,300 company common shares at $1.21 each on Sept 9, 2008, bringing these holdings to 79,550 shares. Canadian National Railway Co....
Rail operator KCS says Gulf operations disrupted
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 16.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rail operator Kansas City Southern said its service in the Texas Gulf region is still being hurt by the flooding caused by Hurricane Ike. The company said on Tuesday that it...
NS, BLET reach new agreement
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 16.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have reached a new agreement that will continue to link engineer compensation to company...
Metrolink engineer led solitary life marred by tragedy
(The following story by David Kelly and Sam Quinones appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 17.) Those who knew Robert M. Sanchez say he was a relentlessly upbeat man with a passion for trains and Italian greyhounds. At the same time, the Metrolink...
Metrolink crash sparks look at GPS to prevent accidents
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on September 17.) NEW YORK — In the wake of Friday's train collision near Los Angeles that claimed 25 lives, a term familiar to those in the railroad industry for two decades is suddenly...
NTSB: Engineer didn’t hit brakes before crash
(The following story by Randal C. Archibold appeared on the New York Times website on September 16.) LOS ANGELES — The engineer of a commuter train that slammed into a freight train on Friday here, killing 25 people, never applied the brakes even after he bypassed a...
NTSB tests visibility at site of LA train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Daisy Nguyen on September 16.) LOS ANGELES — Investigators on Tuesday were conducting a test to determine when the engineers of two trains were able to see each other in the moments before a head-on crash that...
Metrolink balked at safety upgrade’s cost
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez and Dan Weikel appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 17.) LOS ANGELES — The head of Metrolink warned Congress a year ago that proposals to require updated safety devices on trains would involve "substantial...
