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Analysts cut price targets on CN Rail
(The following report by Scott Deveau appeared on the National Post website on November 20.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR/TSX) said Monday it expects current headwinds will keep earnings growth flat for the year, excluding the proceeds of some real...
Amtrak: 40 trains affected by weekend tunnel disruption
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says a break in an electrical wire near a Hudson River tunnel caused yesterday's problems on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak spokesman Cliff Black says the break happened...
Boston commuters threaten MBTA boycott
(The following report by Galen Moore appeared at BostonNow.com on November 20.) BOSTON — Fed-up MetroWest commuters could end up boycotting the fare box if the Commuter Rail does not immediately take steps to run trains on schedule, a group of area legislators said....
Taking a hard look at rail suicides
(The following story by Kathleen Harris appeared on the Ottawa Sun website on November 20.) OTTAWA — The federal government is spending $348,000 to study ways to curb suicides on Canada's railways. Transportation safety authorities have long tracked deaths on railway...
Apparent suicide on tracks leaves engineer shaken
(The following report appeared on the Spokane News Tribune website on November 20.) SPOKANE, Wash. — The man laid his head on the railroad tracks in Spokane Valley and stared at the oncoming freight train. The BNSF train engineer sounded her horn, put on her emergency...
CP Rail, TCRC keep talking after tentative deal derails
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on November 19.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSX:CP) is continuing talks with the Teamsters union after a tentative contract for 4,500 locomotive engineers and conductors went off the rails. Union members...
Deadline is December 10 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Calif.
CLEVELAND, November 19 — 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...
The worst holiday travel treks
(The following story by Tom Van Riper and Brian Wingfield appeared at Forbes.com on November 17.) NEW YORK — Plane, train, or automobile? Doesn't matter--avoid Chicago. In compiling lists of the nation's worst roads, airports and rail lines for the holiday travel...
Editorial: Keep Amtrak on track
(The following editorial appeared on the Register-Guard website on November 17.) EUGENE, Ore. — President Bush has done his best to pound a rusty spike through the heart of Amtrak, but Congress finally appears willing to sharply increase its support for the...
Children once again ride the rail to the North Pole, with help from TCRC
(The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission issued the following on November 16.) TORONTO — Children from across Northeastern Ontario will once again have an opportunity to ride the rails to the North Pole for a visit with Santa Claus on Ontario Northland's Santa...
