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Opinion: Nothing like it in the world
(The following column by David Little appeared on the Chico Enterprise Record website on March 30.) CHICO, Calif. — I love riding on trains. I'm one of the few people up in these parts who thinks spending billions to develop a high-speed line between the Bay Area and...
Opinion: Leisurely ride on the rails good for soul
(The following column by Ed Kemmick appeared on the Billings Gazette website on March 31.) BILLINGS, Mont. — Here's a sure sign that riding a passenger train is a civilized, pleasurable experience: On a recent trip to Minnesota and back aboard Amtrak, I didn't see a...
Riding rails was romance for hobo king
(The following story by Mary Bergin appeared on The Capital Times webiste on March 31.) MADISON, Wisc. — When having a date with a hobo, maybe you wouldn't expect to nibble on pitted dates and sip freshly brewed jasmine tea. His treat, at his house. And the dwelling...
NS boosts spending budget by $64 million
(Reuters circulated the following on March 28.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp boost its 2008 capital expenditures budget by $64 million to speed up the purchase of new coal cars and take advantage of a tax deduction, the company said in a regulatory filing on...
Coal group spent $3 million lobbying
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coal industry-backed group spent $3 million lobbying the federal government last year as it fought off efforts to encourage the use of renewable energy and argued that climate change...
UP derailment causes Minn. sulfuric acid leak
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 31.) NORTHFIELD, Minn. — A derailment of 26 cars on a Union Pacific freight train near Northfield has caused a leak of sulfuric acid, authorities said. The derailment occurred near a residential area at about 2...
KCS projects transload program growth in the U.S., Mexico
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 31.) Kansas City Southern's TransLoad Center (TLC) program continues to grow. Last year, U.S. TLC business at the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) increased 10 percent and Mexican TLC...
Lawsuit ought to give railroads pause
(The following story by Todd Sullivan appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on March 31.) Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has filed a price-fixing lawsuit against the 5 major railroads. This could snowball.... The lawsuit filed last Tuesday in Federal court in Minneapolis names...
Idle rail cars reflect slowing economy
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Susan Gallagher on March 30.) CRAIG, Mont. — BNSF Railway Co., the nation's top hauler of container rail freight, is parking miles of rail cars in Montana and elsewhere because there isn't enough freight to keep...
NTSB won’t probe Boston train crash
(The following story by Noah Bierman appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 31. George Newman is Chairman of the BLET’s Massachusetts State Legislative Board.) BOSTON — Just about everyone involved with last week's commuter train crash in Canton that injured...
