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NJ Transit, BRS ratify agreement
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on January 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) has ratified a collective-bargaining agreement reached on December 14,...
LIRR due $1.2M in reimbursements
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on January 23.) LONG ISLAND — LIRR due $1.2M in reimbursements The Long Island Rail Road failed to claim about $1.2 million in reimbursements for work covered under warranty on its M-7 rail cars,...
Most support MOM passenger rail line
(The following story by Maryann Spoto appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on January 24.) NEWARK, N.J. — A majority of residents living near a proposed rail line through Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties want the service in order to reduce their commute...
Funding for Quad City to Chicago rail line on the right track
(The following story by Kurt Allemeier appeared on the Quad City Times website on January 24.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Increasing interest in passenger rail service in Illinois has local funding possibilities on the right track, Quad-City legislators said Wednesday. A...
Amtrak to suspend Atlanta-to-New Orleans service
(The following story by Dan Whisenhunt appeared on the Anniston Star website on January 23.) ANNISTON, Ala. — People who regularly ride Amtrak between New Orleans and Atlanta will have to find another route in February. The train, which stops in Anniston, will not run...
Low-sulfur coal from Wyoming finds its way into 38 states
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 22.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — The village of Mayville, N.Y., is as close to a straight shot east from Gillette on Interstate 90 as a small town could hope to be. On the banks of Lake Erie, just over the state line from...
Plaintiff blames BNSF plant for wife’s cancer
(The following story by max B. Baker appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on January 24.) FORT WORTH, Texas — When Donnie Faust came home after working a night shift at a plant that treats railroad crossties in southeast Texas, he would pull off his...
NS stock climbs on news of strong profits
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on January 24.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp.'s stock jumped Wednesday after railroad officials said it expects to increase both its revenue and freight volumes this year, despite...
CN Rail’s earnings likely to power up
(The following story appeared on the National Post website on January 23.) OTTAWA — After turning in a better-than-expected fourth quarter result yesterday, Canadian National Railway Co. said it was optimistic about the coming year despite the current economic woes in...
CN confident despite economic turmoil
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 23.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co., fresh off a record $2.16-billion profit in 2007, is forecasting another robust year despite a weakening U.S. economy, high diesel prices...
