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BNSF derailment causes minor delays
(The following story by Laura McVicker appeared on The Columbian website on July 26.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — Several cars derailed Saturday morning at a Vancouver rail yard, causing minor delays for Amtrak and BNSF trains traveling through Clark County. The derailment...
FRA grant supports new technology to increase reliability of rail flaw detection
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a grant totaling $231,802 to the University of California at San Diego to refine hardware and software for new technology...
Trucks, trains now carrying more cargo
(The following story by Betty Beard appeared on The Arizona Republic website on July 27.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — The trucking and rail industries, whose freight volumes can function as a barometer of how well the economy is doing, are hauling more tonnage this year. But...
Editorial: Fixing MARC
(The following editorial appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on July 27.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland's rail commuters may appreciate a personal apology from the Maryland Transit Administration for delays and overcrowding on its MARC trains, but what they need is for...
Md., Va. commuter trains suffer delay-heavy June
(The following story by Taryn Luntz appeared on The Examiner website on July 28.) WASHINGTON — More than one out of every four MARC commuter trains ran behind schedule in June — a dismal rate that has prompted the head of the system to send a letter apologizing for...
Rail on a roll
(The following article appeared at FleetOwner.com on July 28.) Keeping an eye on the competition is always a smart thing to do in any business, and for truckers, that eye should be trained not just on fellow big rig operators but freight locomotives as well. It’s been...
Railroad shipping staying on track
(The following story by Jane Roberts appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on July 27.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a railroad town like Memphis, last week's string of mostly positive earnings reports has significant buoying power. In shipping lingo, Memphis is on...
BNSF expands Memphis freight center
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 27.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — BNSF Railway is spending more than $100 million to upgrade its freight center as the energy crisis spurs demand for rail service. BNSF will load and unload trains 7,500 feet long at the...
TCI, 3G comment on CSX refusal to seat all elected directors upon certification
(TCI and 3G issued the following on July 25.) NEW YORK — The Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP ("TCI") and 3G Capital Partners, Ltd. ("3G") today issued the following statement regarding the refusal by CSX Corp. to seat all elected directors upon...
CSX seats 2 dissidents to board
(The following story by Mark Basch appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on July 26.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. announced Friday that it will immediately seat two nominees of a dissident shareholder group to its board of directors. But two other candidates...
