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Durbin: EJ&E plan shouldn’t hurt passenger rail
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on February 22.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway's plan to buy the EJ&E railroad shouldn't come at the expense of a new commuter train system through the suburbs, Sen. Dick Durbin said...
Rail rates will stay high despite logistics slowdown
(The following story by Dave Hannon appeared at Purchasing.com on February 21.) While other logistics modes continue to report slumping volumes and business, a recent report from Bear Stearns says that railroads will continue to see better-than-historical pricing as a...
Troublesome locomotives among CP Rail “headwinds”
(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on February 21.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Troublesome new locomotives are among the problems that have made life difficult for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in the first quarter, executives said on Thursday. But the...
Security searches don’t faze Amtrak passengers
(The following story by Ira Porter appeared on The News Journal website on February 21.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Robert Russell wasn’t bothered today when he saw Amtrak police in Washington, D.C., randomly checking passengers’ bags on the station platform. “I don’t think...
UP, Aurora residents weigh in on proposed EJ&E sale
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 22.) CHICAGO — As comments continue to pour in to the Surface Transportation Board regarding the proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad, one of the other...
S.D. measure could speed DM&E line
(The following story by Bill Harlan appeared on the Rapid City Journal website on February 21.) PIERRE, S.D. — Condemning land for a railroad right of way would be easier and faster under a bill approved by a legislative committee Thursday, but it’s a measure some...
MTA says LIRR was ill-prepared for shutdowns last year
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on February 21.) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road was ill-prepared to deal with two incidents that led to major shutdowns and affected more than 100,000 riders for hours, the Metropolitan...
BNSF spent $240,000 lobbying
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. paid Arthur P. Endres Jr. $240,000 in the 2007 to lobby the federal government on measures that would improve rail security and require background...
CSX CEO receives $6.3 million in 2007
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 21.) NEW YORK — Michael J. Ward, railroad operator CSX Corp.'s (NYSE:CSX) chairman, president and chief executive, received compensation valued at $6.3 million in 2007, according to a regulatory filing...
Change to Win endorses Barack Obama
(The following remarks by Change to Win Chair Anna Burger were delivered at the Change to Win presidential endorsement announcement on February 21.) Change to Win, a partnership of seven unions representing 6 million members, is committed to restoring the American...
