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KCS treasurer exercises options
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 2.) NEW YORK — The senior vice president and treasurer of railroad operator Kansas City Southern exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a...
Amtrak plans multi-city celebration of ‘National Train Day’
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on May 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is hoping live entertainment, exhibits and a national TV personality will lure people who don't normally take the train into its stations — and then inspire them...
Barge finally freed from BNSF Railway Bridge
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 4.) BURLINGTON, Iowa — A barge that hit a railway bridge along the Mississippi River has finally been freed. The jumbo hopper barge became wedged against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Bridge that...
Railroad bridge over Mississippi still closed; Amtrak rerouted
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Michael J. Crumb on May 2.) DES MOINES, Iowa — A railroad bridge crossing the swollen Mississippi River at Burlington remained closed Friday, a day after it was struck by a grain-filled barge. The BNSF bridge is...
Central Florida commuter rail stopped dead in its tracks
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Fischer on May 2.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A deal to bring commuter rail to central Florida failed to win approval from the Legislature on Friday and isn't expected to move ahead any time soon with federal...
Booming elsewhere, high-speed rail sees delays in U.S.
(AFP circulated the following on May 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In November the Eurostar bullet-train blew the doors off commuter rail travel, sprinting the 213 miles (343 kilometers) from London to Paris in two hours 15 minutes -- and leaving tortoise-slow US trains in...
CP Rail seeks growth from Alberta oil sands
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Hugo Miller on May 2.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is counting on a new line that will link refineries near Alberta's oil-rich tar sands to its main southbound routes to boost annual shipments by as many as...
Rails rolling with the wind
(The following story by Steve Raabe appeared on The Denver Post website on May 3.) DENVER — Colorado's $3 billion railroad freight sector is rolling strong and destined to get stronger, with the wind at its back. The state's effort to build a new industry centered on...
BNSF honors BLET member for safety
(The following appeared on the Galesburg Register-Mail website on May 3. J.J. McGovern IV is a member of BLET Division 644 in Galesburg.) GALESBURG, Ill. — BNSF announced that it has named James “J.J.” McGovern, Galesburg locomotive engineer, one of its six Safety...
BLET member retires after 47 years of riding the rails
(The following story appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on May 5. Eugene Picchiotti is a member of BLET Division 96 in Chicago. For a more indepth video presentation of this article, visit the Daily Herald website.) CHICAGO — You may have seen him through...
