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UP offers programs to help employees lose weight
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 21.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says the voluntary programs it offers to help employees lose weight and improve their fitness are working. About 1,500 of the railroad's 50,000 employees have participated in...
Baltimore pier work has coal piling up
(The following story by Laura McCandlish appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on January 22.) BALTIMORE, Md. — At Consol Energy's terminal on the Canton waterfront, coal trains still arrive daily, dumping their load on a mounting stockpile that's now swollen to about...
Man rescued from UP tracks
(The following story by Alison Hewitt appeared on the Whittier Daily News website on January 21.) INDUSTRY, Calif. — An alleged drunken driver was nearly killed in a train crash Sunday when his sport utility vehicle flipped onto the rails, according to the Sheriff's...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosts BNSF stake to 18.2 percent
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 21.) Warren Buffett's stake in BNSF Railway Co. is growing by the day — literally. From Wednesday to Friday last week, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought a total of 1.25 million BNSF...
Opinion: Wyoming’s taboo subject
(The following column by Dustin Bleizeffer appeared on the Casper Star-Tribune website on January 20.) CASPER, Wyo. — "If we could raise our rates 7 percent, 8 percent, and still maintain our market, then shame on us. We should have done it years ago." BNSF Railway...
Editorial: Fast trains ahead for N.C.?
(The following editorial appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on January 22.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina rail planners have long envisioned a day when state population growth, increased highway congestion and the soaring prices of motor fuels would make...
KCS rises on upgrade
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 18.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operator Kansas City Southern rose Friday, as an analyst lifted his rating to "Outperform," saying the stock is undervalued following a recent sell-off. BMO Capital Markets...
CN to report 2007 financial results late this afternoon
(CN issued the following on January 21.) MONTREAL — CN will issue its fourth-quarter and yearend 2007 financial and operating results tomorrow, Jan. 22, 2008, shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern time (ET). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's...
CN failed to meet service obligations to small companies
(The following appeared at CBC.ca on January 21.) OTTAWA — Five grain shippers and the Canadian Wheat Board say they have won a major victory against CN Rail in a complaint over service to smaller shippers. The companies filed a complaint with the Canadian...
Amtrak workers settle contract dispute
(The following story by Joseph Szczesny appeared on The Oakland Press website on January 22.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Service on the Amtrak line from Pontiac to Chicago will continue without interruption since the passenger rail service has reached an agreement with a...
