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Durbin says CN’s EJ&E effort falls short
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on March 11.) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says Canadian National Railway has "fallen short" in its commitment to keeping Amtrak service running in Illinois after the Canadian...
EJ&E sale opposition grows
(The following story appeared on the Gary Post-Tribune website on March 12.) PORTAGE, Ind. — A Griffith town council member is trying to hook up cities and towns in Indiana and Illinois that oppose the proposed Canadian National Railway purchase of the EJ&E Railroad....
Ohio has big dreams for NS’s Rickenbacker intermodal hub
(The following story by Waylon Strickland appeared on the Circleville Herald website on March 12.) CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Pickaway County and central Ohio are expected to become key players in the global logistics market with the opening of Norfolk Southern's...
Opinion: Mayo Clinic shifts strategy on DM&E plans
(The following column by Jon M. Hunter appeared on the Madison Daily Leader website on March 10.) MADISON, S.D. — The Mayo Clinic, long an opponent to the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's plans to upgrade lines through Rochester, is now shifting its attention to...
Maintenance of Way approves Amtrak contract
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on March 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 1,600 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) overwhelmingly have approved a new contract with Amtrak after eight years of...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Kentucky
CLEVELAND, March 11 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Kentucky after severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding caused major damage on February 5-6, 2008. Kentucky residents in...
From ice blocks to satellite technology, perishable foods transportation has come a long way
(Union Pacific issued the following on March 7.) OMAHA, Neb. —New refrigerated boxcars are built with energy efficient cooling systems, GPS tracking, fresh air exchange and the ability to monitor the systems, sometimes from thousands of miles away on a computer....
Opinion: Railroad investments bode well for the economy
(The following column by David Silver appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on March 11.) NEW YORK — Shhh! If you listen carefully, you can hear it coming, that whistle in the distance. Everyone knows that annoying feeling you get when, as you are driving down the road, you...
Train horns blare again on EJ&E
(The following story by Mick Zawislak appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on March 11.) CHICAGO — Train horns are sounding again on the EJ&E Railway, at least for awhile. Equipment work has engineers blowing horns at most rail crossings from North Chicago to...
Cities from Irving to Frisco weighing service on BNSF rail line
(The following story by Stephanie Sandoval appeared on The Dallas Morning News website on March 9.) DALLAS — City managers from Irving to Frisco know begging won't advance DART's plan to someday start rail service between their cities. Not when soaring construction...
