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Railroad, bridge repairs in Iowa could take a year
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 24.) DES MOINES, Iowa — State officials say it could take up to year to repair and rebuild hundreds of miles of railroad tracks and 17 bridges damaged or destroyed by last month's flooding in Iowa. The Iowa...
Trapped in rail car, 3 illegal immigrants call 911
(The following story by Dane Schiller appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on July 24.) HOUSTON — It is not often that undocumented immigrants sneak into the United States and then alert authorities to their whereabouts, but three men trapped in a sweltering rail...
Wall Street revises CP Rail earnings estimates
(The following appeared on the National Post website on July 23.) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s worse-than-expected second quarter results this week led to a series of earnings estimate revisions Wednesday. Walter Spracklin, RBC Capital Markets analyst,...
NS could be on track to carry new Volkswagens
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on July 24.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp.'s trains may soon be hauling Volkswagens, as one of the Norfolk-based railroad's main lines runs past the Chattanooga, Tenn., site where...
NS sees continued demand for US coal
(Reuters circulated the following on July 23.) CHICAGO — Global demand for U.S. coal should remain strong "through 2010 and beyond," the top executive of U.S. railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. said on Wednesday. "We have seen no indication that this (strong demand) is...
Service resumes on N.J. Transit rail lines
(The following story by Tom Feeney appeared on The Star-Ledger website on July 23.) NEWARK — NJ Transit and Amtrak trains are running again, though officials warn that service is likely to be delayed through the evening. The trains stopped running at about 4:40 p.m....
Northeast rail service resumes after power problem
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Chris Newmarker on July 23.) TRENTON, N.J. — Thousands of evening commuters and rail travelers in the Northeast were delayed Wednesday after a power outage snarled train service in the region. Amtrak and NJ...
Union Pacific profit rises, beats Wall St. view
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 24.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific says its second-quarter earnings rose 19 percent as continued productivity improvements offset the effects of rising fuel costs and Midwest floods. The company earned $531 million, or...
UP reports 24 percent earnings growth
(Union Pacific issued the following on July 24.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported record 2008 second quarter net income of $531 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, compared to $446 million, or $.82 per diluted share in the second...
Retaliation at the rails
(The following investigative report by George Knapp appeared on the Las Vegas Now website on July 23. A video of this report is available on the Las Vegas Now website. Previous reporting in this series is available here (Part 1) and here (Part 2). LAS VEGAS — Former...
