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Davis succeeds Shoener on KCS’ board
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 29.) Kansas City Southern has elected Henry Davis to its board. He will fill the seat of KCS President and Chief Operating Officer Arthur Shoener, who resigned from the board so the company...
Fla. lawmakers may alter CSX deal
(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on March 2.) TAMPA, Fla. — For more than two years, the state Department of Transportation has been fashioning a deal with CSX Transportation to buy its railroad tracks in the Orlando area...
In a town called Bill, a boomlet of sorts
(The following column by Dan Barry appeared on the New York Times website on March 3.) BILL, Wyo. — For decades this speck of a place called Bill had one, two or five residents, depending on whether you counted pets. But recent developments have increased the...
Oregon landslide is bad for a railroad, good for a town
(The following story by Stuart Glascock appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 3.) SEATTLE, Wash. — The owner of a fluff-and-fold laundry in a small western Oregon town couldn't be happier that tons of mud, rocks, snow and fir trees sloughed off a hillside...
BLET member Lee Jones runs for Senate in Kansas
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by John Hanna on March 1. Lee Jones is a Union Pacific engineer and a member of BLET Division 336 in Osawatomie, Kan.) TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Former Rep. Jim Slattery expressed interest Saturday in running for the...
If you don’t snooze your body loses; sleep is a must
(The following story by Bob Condor appeared on the Seattle Post Intelligencer website on March 3.) SEATTLE — Some pivotal lines on the get healthy checklist: Eat better, fruits, vegetables and whole grains? Check. Exercise more, do some cardiovascular workouts, lift...
NS to open Heartland Corridor’s first intermodal facility March 3
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 29.) Norfolk Southern Railway is getting ready to take the wraps off the first of three new intermodal terminals on the Heartland Corridor. On Monday, the Class I will launch operations at...
FRA announces guide for managing gap safety at passenger rail platforms
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on February 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a guidance document to help minimize accidents due to gaps between the edge of a passenger station platform and the...
Sector snap: U.S. railroads slip
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 29.) NEW YORK — Shares of U.S. railroad operators fell along with the broader market Friday, as investors reacted to a trade industry report that indicating carload volumes slipped last week. Citing data from...
Amtrak train arrives at station with dead rider
(The following story by Nate Carlisle appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on February 29.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — An Amtrak passenger was found dead this morning as the train pulled into Salt Lake City. Fire Department spokesman Dan Andrus said emergency crews...
