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Union calls it ‘a shotgun wedding’
(The following story by Diane Wetzel appeared on The North Platte Telegraph website on February 21.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — John Hasenauer of North Platte has worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 37 years. In the past two decades, Hasenauer has been active in Local...
CP Rail responds to grain hopper car maintenance adjustment
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on February 20.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific (TSX/NYSE: CP) responded today to the recent announcement by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) regarding the adjustment to the revenue entitlement under the Canada...
CN, CP hit by grain transport ruling
(The Saskatchewan News Network circulated the following on February 21.) REGINA — The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has reduced the revenue cap for the movement of western grain for the 2007-08 crop year by $72.2 million, or $2.59 per tonne based on forecasted...
CN’s EJ&E plan draws fire
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on February 21.) MUNSTER, Ind. — U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., and town officials drew a line in the sand against Canadian National Railway's plan to buy the EJ&E Railway Wednesday at...
Civil suit slams UP rail yard for pollution impact
(The following story by Nathan Donato-Weinstein appeared on the Roseville Press-Tribune website on February 21.) ROSEVILLE, Calif. — A Roseville woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad, alleging pollution from the company’s J.R. Davis...
Mich. passengers react to Amtrak’s random inspections
(The following story by Ken Kolker appeared on The Grand Rapids Press website on February 20.) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A long line of passengers prepared to climb aboard Amtrak's Pere Marquette passenger train bound for Chicago this morning, most dragging luggage. The...
Amtrak security more visible
(The following story by Jim Meenan appeared on the South Bend Tribune website on February 20.) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend's Judy Woodfolk has seen a lot of things during her 15 years of working for Amtrak. Even, yes, some violence. The train attendant is sure about...
Crews raising the roof on NS’s Cowan tunnel
(The following story by Tim Thornton appeared on the Roanoke Times website on February 21.) ROANOKE, Va. — The excavator's big yellow arm reached out, then up, extending two wheels of whirling metal teeth toward the ceiling of Cowan tunnel. When they got there, hunks...
Spain to get extensive high-speed train network
(The following appeared at EarthTimes.org on February 20.) MADRID — Spain on Wednesday launched a new high-speed rail line which cuts the travel time from Madrid to Barcelona by two hours to 2.38 hours. The Ave S103 train, which began operating four years behind...
CSX invests in Marshall University
(The following story by Emily Spurlock appeared on The Parthenon website on February 19.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX Corporation gave Marshall University $20,000 to go toward the Nick J. Rahall, II, Transportation Institute and the College of Information Technology and...
