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Group says EJ&E plan could ease highway congestion, benefit economy
(Chicago Metropolis 2020 issued the following press release on January 29.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway's proposal to purchase and expand the use of the EJ&E Railway Company on the western portion of the region has the potential to ease freight congestion that...
Proposed EJ&E purchase splits Chicago’s NW suburbs
(The following report appeared on the Business Ledger website on January 30.) CHICAGO — A proposed railroad acquisition has engendered both strong support and equally strong opposition by local government officials and business groups in the northwest suburbs. The...
House extends tax break for railroad facility
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 30.) SANTA FE, N.M. — The House approved a proposal Wednesday to extend a tax incentive for a planned railroad facility in southern New Mexico. Under a law enacted last year, the state agreed to remove the...
Alert police officer averts train derailment
(The following story by LaNia Coleman appeared on The Saginaw News website on January 31.) SAGINAW, Mich. — Buena Vista Township Police Officer Jason Hendricks likely prevented a calamity after something peculiar caught his eye while on routine patrol. About 2:30 p.m....
BLET member a Senate candidate in Kansas
(The following appeared on the Hays Daily News website on January 30. L.D. Jones is a member of BLET Division 336 in Osawatomie, Kan., and is a former BLE International Vice President & U.S. National Legislative Representative.) HAYS, Kan. — A 56-year-old railroad...
Holiday Express steam locomotives still looking for a home
(The following story by David F. Ashton appeared on The Bee website on January 30.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Standing seventeen feet tall, on 80-inch-high wheels, the massive, 100-foot long Southern Pacific 4449 steam locomotive is an impressive sight. As the engineer...
New National Labor College president seeks to revive labor movement
(The following story by Danny Jacobs appeared on The Gazette website on January 30.) SILVER SPRING, Md. — Bill Scheuerman grew up in a working-class community in Staten Island but was planning to become a lawyer after college. He was not sure if law school was for...
W.Va. could benefit from booming coal exports
(The following story by George Hohmann appeared on the Charleston Daily website on January 30.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal exports are booming and West Virginia's coal industry stands to reap much of the gain, industry experts say. Robin Chapman of Norfolk Southern said...
Oregon may help with short line repairs
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 29.) SALEM, Ore. — Gov. Ted Kulongoski has told railroad officials that Oregon will consider helping with repair costs to the 120-mile rail line between Coquille and Eugene, but only after the repairs have been...
Barrington schools opposed to EJ&E sale
(The following story by Chad Brooks appeared on the Daily Herald website on January 30.) CHICAGO — Add Barrington Area Unit District 220 to the list of government bodies opposing the sale of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. On Tuesday, school board members...
