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No leak into river following derailment, CP says
(The following story by David Hogben appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on July 3.) LYTTON, B.C. — Divers found no sign of leaks Wednesday at the site of a freight train derailment that threw four chemical-carrying cars off the tracks north of Lytton, said Canadian...
One car removed from Canadian Pacific derailment, two others still in B.C. river
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on July 3.) VANCOUVER — Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) removed one of four rail cars loaded with chemicals from a four-car derailment Wednesday, though two others remained partially submerged in the Thompson River. The...
Judge jails railroad man for contempt
(The following story by Van Smith appeared on the Baltimore City Paper website on July 2.) BALTIMORE — "They locked me up," James Riffin declares, when reached by phone on June 26. "Got out last night." Riffin spent nearly two weeks in the Baltimore County Detention...
UP makes track improvements on Council Bluffs/ Omaha main line
(Union Pacific issued the following on July 1.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is investing $3.8 million this year on track improvements between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Fremont, Neb. When the project is complete, crews will have removed and installed 14,000...
Sidings expected to help train service, MoDOT says
(The following story appeared on the Springfield News-Leader website on July 2.) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Passenger train service between Kansas City and St. Louis will improve with the installation of sidings near Jefferson City, according to the Missouri Department of...
Opinion: Making Canada’s trains run on time
(The following column by Justin Bur appeared on the Toronto Star website on July 2. Mr. Bur is vice-president of Transport 2000 Canada.) TORONTO — Going by the way we run our trains, you'd think Canadians didn't have watches or clocks. It's a stunning decline for the...
Rail-rescue bid wants $3M from province
(The following story by Mary Agnes Welch appeared on the Winnipeg Free Press website on July 2.) WINNIPEG — Farmers, reeves and mayors are hoping the Doer government will chip in nearly $3 million to help save a short stretch of rail line in southern Manitoba slated...
UP petitions FRA for waiver of compliance
(The following appeared at Trading Markets.com on July 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance...
Fears for disclosure rules after CSX finding
(The following story by Deborah Brewster appeared on the Financial Times website on July 2.) LONDON — Lawyers yesterday warned that a court ruling involving CSX, the US railroad operator at war with two hedge funds, would have significant implications for US...
NS to announce second-quarter earnings
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 1.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2008 earnings at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 23, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. Norfolk Southern expects to issue its...
