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UP gets subpoena over fuel surcharges

(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 28.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday said an attorney general of an unspecified state outside the company's service area has issued a grand jury subpoena requesting documents pertaining to the...

Amtrak riders may face new hassles

(The following story by Peter J. Howe appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 29.) BOSTON — Amtrak, which has seemed to escape no piece of bad luck rolling out its Acela trains, now faces another crisis: Disintegrating concrete crossties under the tracks the...

U.S. infrastructure needs billions of investment, executives warn

(Reuters circulated the following on February 28.) CHICAGO — The aging U.S. infrastructure needs billions of dollars of new investment and repairs from roads to rails, ports and the electrical grid, executives told the Reuters Manufacturing Summit this week. That huge...

CN rules out partners in EJ&E deal

(Dow Jones circulated the following on February 27.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR.T) has ruled out involving other railroads in its planned acquisition of a small Chicago-area operator, despite concerns it could hinder broader efforts to ease chronic...

Forest preserve officials warn of EJ&E sale’s effect on land

(The following story by Joseph Sjostrom appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 29.) CHICAGO — Increased train traffic on a line in western DuPage County could severely damage forest preserve plants, animals, air and water, the county's Forest Preserve...

CN states case for EJ&E deal

(The following appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 29.) CHICAGO — Canadian National has proposed the EJ&E purchase as a way to reduce freight congestion in the Chicago region, which also would reduce fuel consumption and emissions from trains....

Durbin, Bean demand meeting with CN CEO

(The following story by Bob Tita appeared on the Crain’s Chicago Business website on February 28.) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean are is demanding a meeting with the CEO of Canadian National Railway Co., E. Hunter Harrison, to discuss the...

Lawmakers blast CN’s EJ&E plans

(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 29.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway's plan to divert freight traffic around Chicago's congested rail corridor will have a negative impact on many communities and could...

Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Kentucky

CLEVELAND, February 28 — 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...

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