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NTSB blames NS for fiery 2006 crash in Pa.
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 14.) NORFOLK Va. — Federal investigators on Tuesday pinned the blame for the 2006 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Corp. ethanol train in New Brighton, Pa., on an "inadequate" rail...
Mundelein village in CN crosshairs
(The following story by Ed Collins appeared on the News-Sun website on May 14.) MUNDELEIN, Ill. — Christopher Ganschow believes the village needs a lobbyist and he just might be the man for the job. Ganschow envisions his first assignment would be to find funding to...
CN files report with STB regarding EJ&E sale
(The following appeared on the Naperville Sun website on May 14.) CHICAGOA — Officials with Canadian National Railway filed a 54-page request Tuesday with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board seeking a timeline, including a Dec. 1 deadline for a final decision on its...
CN wants decision Dec. 1 on EJ&E sale
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 14.) CHICAGO — Facing a year-end deadline, Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday asked federal regulators to decide by Dec. 1 whether the company will be allowed to purchase the...
Officers’ memorial to add rail detective killed in 1916
(The following story by Laren Weber appeared on the Toledo Blade website on May 12.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Standing along a stretch of railroad tracks in South Toledo, Jason Langlois tried to envision the area nearly a century ago when railroad Detective Frank Smith was shot...
How one death, sick passengers led to fears of pandemic
(The following story by Karen Howlett and Kate Hammer appeared on the Globe and Mail website on May 10.) FOLEYET, Ont. — The Canadian was rolling through Northern Ontario early Friday morning when a passenger began to have trouble breathing. A crew member gave her...
CN offers new intermodal service between Eastern Québec, Ontario and Western Canada
(CN issued the following on May 12.) MONTRÉAL — CN announced today a new intermodal service between the Eastern Québec region, Toronto and Western Canada. The new service will appeal to forest products producers and manufacturers seeking cost-effective transportation...
Genesee & Wyoming traffic rises 2 percent in April
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 13.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Tuesday traffic rose 2 percent in April, mostly due to higher coal volume in Illinois. Genesee & Wyoming total traffic rose to...
UP threatens access to bridge, canyons
(The following story by LeRoy Standish appeared on The Daily Sentinel website on May 12.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Union Pacific Railroad is huffing and puffing and threatening to block access to a road allowing the public to reach the Dominguez canyons area via...
BNSF buys 198 acres at Dallas logistics hub
(The following story by Sheryl Jean and Brendan M. Case appeared on the Dallas Morning News website on May 13.) FORT WORTH, Texas — A unit of Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. has purchased 198 acres at the Dallas Logistics Hub in a move that could...
