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Railways gouging farmers for grain transport, groups charge
(The following story by Joe Friesen appeared on the Globe and Mail website on March 26.) WINNIPEG — Canadian farm groups say a new report shows the rail industry is earning excessive profits on the backs of farmers. A study commissioned by the Canadian Wheat Board...
At a glance: Rails and shippers
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 25.) NEW YORK — Shares of major railroads started the day higher, but some then lost ground along with some shipping companies and the broader market, as consumer confidence figures came in at a five-year low and...
County Board opposes EJ&E purchase
(The following story by Stewart Warren appeared on the Southtown Star website on March 26.) CHICAGO — The Will County Board is against the Canadian National Railway's purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. And it wants everyone to know it. CN wants to buy...
Town authorizes EJ&E impact study
(The following story by Patrick Ferrell appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on March 26.) NEW LENOX, Ill. — The village board on Monday authorized yet another study aimed at fighting Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern...
Railroad looks at public-private partnership for billion dollar improvement
(The following story appeared on the Chattanooga Times/Free Press website on March 25.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A $2 billion project aimed at taking freight off tractor-trailers and putting it on rail could mean faster, longer trains barreling through North Georgia and...
Five charged in CSX train vandalism
(The following story by Victoria E. Freile appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on March 26.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monroe County sheriff's deputies don't know what motivated a group of teens to apparently place a 3-foot-wide boulder on railroad tracks near...
Trustees project serious financial challenges for Social Security and Medicare
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Martin Crutsinger on March 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges" with the threat to...
Answers sought in Boston-area MBTA crash
(The following story by Robert Sears appeared on The Brockton Enterprise website on March 26.) CANTON, Mass. — Investigators worked through the night to determine how a parked freight car could roll more than 2 miles and slam into a commuter train, injuring 150...
Quick-thinking locomotive engineer saves lives in Boston-area crash
(The following story by O’Ryan Johnson appeared on the Boston Herald website on March 26.) BOSTON — A quick-thinking MBTA commuter rail engineer slammed on the brakes seconds before a runaway freight car - rolling uncontrolled from a siding onto the main track -...
150 injured in Boston-area train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 25.) CANTON, Mass. — A train car loaded with lumber hit a stationary commuter train during the Tuesday afternoon rush hour, injuring dozens of people, authorities said. About 50 people reported mostly minor...
