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BNSF intermodal facility expansion wins national award
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 6.) BNSF Railway Co.’s Alliance Intermodal Facility expansion project recently received the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) 2007 Excellence in Construction Award in the “heavy...
Mother injured while rescuing child from train tracks
(The following appeared at www.nbc5.com May 6.) CHICAGO — Police said a woman who was running after her child who had wandered too close to railroad tracks was in critical condition Tuesday morning after she was hit by a freight train. The incident occurred about...
N.D. grain dealers testify on railroad service
(The following appeared on the Dakota Farmer website on May 6.) "Railroads must be obligated to serve. They should not be able to pick and choose for only their own bottom line interests. They owe their customers and the public more than that." That was part of the...
111 UP crossings to be upgraded from K.C. to Topeka
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 7.) OMAHA, Neb. — Talk about workin' on the railroad. A railroad gang is bringing the words of that old American folk song to life in a nearly $8 million track improvement project in northeast Kansas. Union Pacific...
Operation Lifesaver kicks off National Transportation Week
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following on May 6.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Operation Lifesaver (OL), North America's rail safety education program, will kick off National Transportation Week (May 11-18) with activities in several states, including celebrating National...
LIRR achieves best on-time performance in 30 years
(The following story by Zachary R. Dowdy appeared on the Newsday website on May 7.) NEW YORK — Morning LIRR customers got to their destinations on time more often last month than in any other month for the past 30 years, railroad officials said yesterday, crediting...
CP Rail to test low-emission locomotives
(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the National Post website on May 7.) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will test two low-emission locomotives in southern Ontario over the next two years after receiving up to $500,000 in federal funds...
UP says Oregon rail repairs done, service back
(Union Pacific issued the following on May 6.) ROSEVILLE, Calif. — After 105 days and 19 million cubic feet of mud, Union Pacific has completed the herculean task of restoring all rail service through the Cascade Mountains in Oregon. The mudslide occurred on Jan. 19,...
Hedge fund TCI asks CSX holders to back its nominees
(Reuters circulated the following story by Scott Malone on May 6.) BOSTON — Activist investor group The Children's Investment Fund sent a letter to shareholders of U.S. railroad CSX Corp (CSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday urging them to support a minority...
Nevada Railroad Museum gets a head of steam
(The following story by Andrew Pridgen appeared on the Nevada Appeal website on May 5.) CARSON CITY, Nevada — Maddox Berry sized up the giant red wheel on the legendary Engine No. 22 inside the Nevada Railroad Museum Sunday morning. "It's big, real big - and goes...
