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Runaway train: Minnesota’s aging rails
(The following story by Conrad deFiebre appeared on the Twin Cities Daily Planet website on November 27.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Although few Minnesotans have noticed, the I-35W freeway bridge in Minneapolis was not the only large span to collapse in our state this...
BNSF boosts PRB train loadings in November’s first half
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 27.) Through mid-November, BNSF Railway Co.'s average daily train loadings in the Powder River Basin (PRB) were up — way up. Daily loadings, which include traffic at Wyoming and Montana...
Opinion: Opponents of Amtrak rely on hard-to-understand ideological arguments
(King Features circulated the following column by Arthur Frommer on November 28.) NEW YORK — I am constantly surprised by the responses to my pleas for support of Amtrak. At a time when we are all so painfully aware of the need to limit the use of oil and reduce...
CP Rail, Mayo Clinic discuss DM&E deal
(Reuters circulated the following story by Jeffrey Jones on November 27.) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. expressed optimism on Tuesday after a first round of talks with Minnesota's Mayo Clinic aimed at persuading the famed medical facility to drop...
Bush creates Presidential Emergency Board in Amtrak dispute
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on November 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Effective December 1, 2007, President George W. Bush established Emergency Board 242 to investigate collective bargaining disputes between National Railroad Passenger Corporation...
Deadline is December 10 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Calif.
CLEVELAND, November 27 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of California regarding wildfires that caused major damage in the following counties on October 21, 2007: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San...
KCS holiday train stops in Port Arthur; Beaumont visit today
(The following story by Paul S. Martinez appeared on The Enterprise website on November 27.) PORT ARTHUR — It wasn't a "choo-choo" train that rolled into Port Arthur Monday; it was a "ho-ho-ho" train. The Holiday Express, six tourable railcars decorated inside and out...
Mobile classroom to accompany CP Holiday Train
(Operation Lifesaver and the Railway Association of Canada issued the following on November 27.) OTTAWA — Operation Lifesaver's mobile classroom will accompany Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train across Canada in December, delivering its safety message to almost half a...
End of a holiday means all aboard at Amtrak
(The following story by Jose Paul Corona appeared on The Columbian website on November 26.) VANCOUVER, Wash. — The announcement came over the loudspeaker shortly before 2 p.m. The Amtrak train to Seattle had left Portland a few minutes late and would arrive in...
CP Rail, Teamsters agree to disagree
(The following report appeared on the Today’s Trucking website on November 27.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have extended their no strike/no lockout agreement while negotiations continue. The agreement extension...
