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UP recognizes fuel-saving locomotive engineers
(The following story by Tom Mast appeared on the Star-Tribune website on February 3.) CASPER, Wyo. — Locomotive engineers on the Union Pacific are being rewarded for saving diesel fuel. As part of the company's Fuel Masters program, an engineer's fuel consumption over...
CSX VP Sizemore sells shares
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 2.) NEW YORK — The vice president and controller of railroad operator CSX Corp. sold 12,325 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In...
FRA news round-up
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 1.) • The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation (NERC) is receiving a $4.6 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and...
Two-hour Amtrak ride becomes 12-hour nightmare
(The following story by Erin Allday appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on February 3.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — It was supposed to be a two-hour train ride — a pleasant afternoon of gorgeous, snow-trimmed scenery and sweeping views of the Sierra Nevada for...
Amtrak trains stuck at snowy Donner Pass with nearly 400 riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 2.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Nearly 400 people were trapped Friday when two Amtrak passenger trains were stranded in the snowy Northern California mountains after a large snow plow fell through the tracks,...
UP announces 2008 capital plan
(The Union Pacific Corporation issued the following on February 1.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) announced that its Board of Directors approved plans to invest a total of $3.1 billion for capital projects during 2008. The Company’s capital...
Great-Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington to participate in UP’s Black History Month festivities
(Union Pacific issued the following on January 31.) OMAHA, Neb. — During February, Union Pacific is celebrating Black History month by sponsoring several events in Omaha. Union Pacific’s Black Employee Network (BEN) is honoring the works of many African-Americans,...
W.Va. families sue CSX, state agencies over 2003 flooding
(The following story by Cara Bailey appeared on the West Virginia Record website on February 1.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five Logan County families have filed five separate suits against two government agencies and CSX, claiming their property and homes were flooded due...
BNSF officials: New brake system means safer trains
(The following story by Chuck Lentz appeared on the Grand Island Independent website on February 1.) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A historic coal train passed through Grand Island early Saturday on the BNSF line, but no one noticed. No one noticed because it had a...
Heavy snowfall complicates effort to clear Oregon rail route
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 31.) OAKRIDGE, Ore. — More than 2 feet of new snow has fallen at the site of a landslide that buried train tracks outside of Oakridge last month, further delaying any reopening of the passenger and freight...
