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Museum commemorates snowbound 1947 train
(The following story by Brian Howard appeared on The Journal News website on December 20.) YORKTOWN, N.Y. — By the time Engine 823 rolled into the Sedgwick Avenue station in the Bronx on Dec. 26, 1947, 8 inches of snow had already fallen. And when 19-year-old railroad...
NS Santa Train to visit Horseshoe Curve
(The following report appeared on the Altoona Mirror website on December 20.) ALTOONA, Pa. — On Saturday, dual Norfolk Southern engines will bring Santa from the North Pole to the upper viewing area of the Horseshoe Curve. The fun begins at 4 p.m. with music, hot...
MTA to hike subway and LIRR fares, bridge tolls
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on December 19.) NEW YORK — Fares on the Long Island Rail Road will increase an average of 4 percent in March, the MTA Board decided Wednesday, socking riders systemwide with a round of hikes...
CSX moving ahead with plans for controversial new terminal in Fla.
(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on December 19.) LAKELAND, Fla. — The fight over a plan that could route more trains through Lakeland and Winter Haven is moving to the next stage. CSX submitted an application Wednesday to the...
Baltimore seeks a berth for bigger ships
(The following story by Laura McCandlish appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on December 18.) BALTIMORE — Port officials are sounding out potential investors to help fund a $120 million project to deepen a berth at the Seagirt Marine Terminal - a project they say is...
FreightCar closes Pa. plant
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on December 19.) ROANOKE, Va. — FreightCar America said Tuesday it will close a union factory in Pennsylvania and rely on a plant in Roanoke and a plant in Illinois to maintain freight-car...
Arizona’s link with Calif. ports tightens
(The following story by Russ Wiles appeared on The Arizona Republic website on December 19.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Rising exports and imports flowing through the massive container ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have increased employment, investment and economic...
UP’s uphill chug
(The following story by Ruthie Ackerman appeared at Forbes.com on December 10.) Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this article.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific is still chugging along in the fourth quarter albeit at a slower pace than previously expected, due...
Condition of conductor downgraded; Engineer remains serious
(The following story by Stan Finger appeared on The Wichita Eagle website on December 20.) WICHITA, Kan. — The conductor of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train injured Monday when it slammed into the railcars linked to a second train has been downgraded to serious...
Sector snap: Railroads fall
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 19.) NEW YORK — Shares of some U.S. railroads traded lower Wednesday, after Union Pacific Corp. cut its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year, citing fuel costs and heavy winter storms. Union Pacific,...
