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Final OK for $107 million rail-line deal
(The following story by Keith Ervin appeared on the Seattle Times website on May 12.) SEATTLE — Port of Seattle and King County executives signed a final deal this morning that will put a 42-mile Eastside rail corridor into public ownership. The deal paves the way for...
Editorial: Rail Improvements — The long haul
(The following editorial appeared on The Capital-Journal website on May 12.) TOPEKA, Kan. — The sight of a Union Pacific Railroad "tie gang" crew working between Topeka and Kansas City, Mo., is an encouraging one, on more than one front. Among the crew's duties is...
RailAmerica will ditch Oregon short line
(The following appeared on the Mail Tribune website on May 13.) MEDFORD, Ore. — RailAmerica said in a response posted on the Surface Transportation Board Web site on Monday, that it will seek to abandon its Coos Bay Line between Coquille and Eugene. The Florida-based...
Between train whistles, business unusual for CSX
(UPI circulated the following on May 12.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two large CSX shareholder groups trying to unseat current board members will be conducting their business at a New Orleans rail yard, the company said. Railroad transportation giant CSX announced that its...
Editorial: Bring end to railroad antitrust exemption
(The following editorial appeared on the Sheboygan Press website on May 11.) SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. — Recent action by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is a step forward for dozens of Wisconsin businesses now getting poor service from railroads while paying outrageous...
‘It is time to end … delays’ on DM&E
(The following story by Peter Harriman appeared on the Argus Leader website on May 10.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota farm, business and industry leaders chastised the Mayo Clinic and Rochester Coalition on Friday for their alleged role in colluding with Wyoming...
CN: Blame the government, not us
(The following story by Cindy Wojdyla Cain appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on May 13.) TINLEY PARK, Ill. — Canadian National Railway is getting a bum rap over its plan to acquire the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, CN spokesmen said Monday. Opponents...
Feds urge caution with 15-passenger vans
(The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following on May 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found June through August to be the deadliest time of year for 15-passenger van...
Traffic World: Challenges beset CSX
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Traffic World website on May 12.) A tenacious group of dissident CSX investors launched a new assault, CSX's home state of Florida said no to a commuter line deal over railroad liability risks, and two CSX trains...
AAR spent $2.2 million lobbying in 1Q
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads spent nearly $2.2 million to lobby on legislation dealing with competition within the industry, security matters and other issues in the first quarter...
