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CP Rail’s Teamsters vote in favor of new five-year contract
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Hugo Miller on February 15.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s locomotive engineers, conductors and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference voted to approve a new five-year contract,...
Amtrak’s defenders cite energy efficiency
(Hearst News Service circulated the following story by Judy Holland on February 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters of federal funding for Amtrak have a new argument: The threat of global warming will be eased if more people ride the train. Amtrak fans point to growing...
CN commitment not enough for Senator Durbin
(The following story by Becky Malkovich appeared on The Southern website on February 15.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — A commitment from CN railway company that promises to keep Amtrak trains on track to Southern Illinois and beyond is apparently not enough to ease concerns of...
Durbin: ‘Expanding Amtrak to Q-C makes sense’
(The following story by Bill Mayeroff appeared on the Quad Cities Online website on February 18.) EAST MOLINE, Ill. — An Amtrak route between the Quad-Cities and Chicago could do more than provide transportation, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Monday. "Expanding...
EJ&E plans to air at meeting
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on February 19.) MUNSTER, Ind. — Communities across the region will talk strategy and exchange notes on their opposition to Canadian National Railway's proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railway on...
Fox Valley communities facing uphill climb in fight over EJ&E
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 19.) CHICAGO — The plans call for beefing up aging railroad tracks that run past quaint neighborhoods, through thriving subdivisions or historic downtowns. And once the work...
White men hold key for Democrats
(The following story by Jonathan Kaufman appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on February 19. Robert Hagen is a CSX locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 757 in New Castle, Pa.) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In a Democratic presidential nomination race that pits...
Oregon track repairs will go on through March
(The following story by Susan Palmer appeared on The Register-Guard website on February 16.) OAKRIDGE, Ore. — It will take at least another six weeks and millions of dollars to clear away the massive landslide that demolished the Union Pacific Railroad tracks eight...
CSX railroads hedge fund’s criticism
(The following appeared at FindAlternatives.com on February 18.) U.S. railroad giant CSX Corp., under fire from a British activist hedge fund, is fighting back. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad company last week sent a letter to The Children’s Investment Fund,...
Justice Dept. may seek penalties for NS Graniteville derailment
(The following appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on February 15.) Norfolk Southern Corp. said the U.S. Justice Department might allege the Norfolk-based railroad violated federal environmental laws in a January 2005 derailment and chemical spill in South...
