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U.S. rail right-of-way fights feed EJ&E protests
(Reuters circulated the following story by Nick Carey on May 21.) BARRINGTON, Ill. — Mike Maher and the other residents of this wooded, upscale Chicago suburb represent a challenge for U.S. railroads and regulators trying to meet the country's growing freight...
CP Rail/DM&E merger will increase coal and hazmat rail traffic in Rochester, coalition claims
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 21.) On behalf of the Rochester Coalition, the Mayo Clinic yesterday filed rebuttal papers with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) claiming the coalition has "new evidence" showing Rochester,...
CSX, hedge funds square off in U.S. court case
(Reuters circulated the following story by Martha Graybow on May 21.) NEW YORK — The chief executive of CSX Corp. said in court on Wednesday he felt targeted by activist investors seeking to get seats on the board of directors, but the rail company negotiated with...
Veteran recalls early railroad days
(The following story appeared on the Northern Sentinel website on May 21.) KITIMAT, B.C. — Railroads just aren’t built the way they used to be, and a young generation of men in the 1950s sure knew how to get it done. One of the early pioneers of Kitimat was Richard...
Pa. woman charged with throwing son, 4, on railroad tracks
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Berks County woman is charged with throwing her 4-year-old son onto railroad tracks and then jumping into the Schuylkill River. The crew of a Norfolk Southern freight train spotted the pair...
Oklahoma City Council supports extending Amtrak to Kansas
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20.) OKLAHOMA CITY — The City Council in Oklahoma City is now formally in support of a plan to extend Amtrak north from the city to Newton, Kan., just north of Wichita. Newton is connected to Chicago and Los...
1 dead as crane topples onto railroad in Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 21.) ADAIR, Iowa — A railroad in western Iowa has been shut down because of a construction crane that toppled onto the tracks and killed the crane operator. The crane was moving a beam in a construction zone on an...
Freight service back on track
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on May 21.) MECHANICVILLE, Pa. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. is buying a 50 percent stake in a historic rail line linking Mechanicville and Ayer, Mass., outside Boston, in a bid to boost...
Indiana lawmakers will battle CN’s plan for EJ&E
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Post-Tribune website on May 21.) GARY, Ind. — Indiana lawmakers have waded deeper into the debate surrounding Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railroad. Last week, CN requested that the Surface...
UP to make track improvements in SW Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma
(Union Pacific issued the following on May 20.) OMAHA, Neb. — Railroad to Invest Nearly $17 Million on Track Maintenance between Bloom, Kansas and Stratford, Texas Omaha, Neb., May 20, 2008 – In order to enhance our customer service and improve our presence in the...
