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Disaster averted along Amtrak line
(The following report appeared on the WKTV website on October 26.) UTICA, N.Y. — A potential disaster has been derailed and now an investigation is underway into vandalism on some local train tracks. On Wednesday afternoon, track workers discovered a manhole cover, a...
Investigation into cause of CSX Painesville derailment could take two years
(The following report appeared at WKYC.com on October 26.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — There has been no official determination of the cause of a cargo train derailment that created a fire that burned for days and forced hundreds out of their homes for nearly a week....
Shippers may buy Bailey Branch line in Oregon
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 28.) CORVALLIS, Ore. — Farm and lumber companies want to buy a 23-mile rail line that has been closed because of safety reasons. The Willamette & Pacific Railroad, which leases the tracks from Union Pacific,...
CSX steams over TCI
(The following report by James Armstrong appeared at HedgeFund.net on October 26.) Train operator CSX says it will not be railroaded into changes by British hedge fund firm The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI). TCI has asked the company to split its...
Port Manatee plans to make up for lost time in the container world
(The following story by Michael Pollick appeared on the Sarasota Herald-Tribune website on October 29.) PORT MANATEE -- If you live in Sarasota, or even Bradenton, there is a good chance you have never visited Port Manatee. Yet, if you take home a sheet of plywood or...
UP executive sees more coal hauled
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 28.) CHEYENNE, Wy. — Union Pacific, which hauled a company record amount of coal out of northeast Wyoming last month, should be able to stay near a record pace as long as mine production keeps up, a company...
Lawsuit: UP pressured families into settlements
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 29.) LEWISVILLE, Ark. — A lawsuit against Union Pacific claims company officials pressured families of those injured or killed by trains to quickly settle for amounts lower than what they may have received with...
Mayo Clinic asks for thorough review of DM&E sale
(The following report appeared on the Rochester Post-Bulletin website on October 28.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic is calling on the federal government to conduct a thorough review before approving a sale of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad to Canadian...
Opinion: Deceptive NS injury brochure presses workers not to retain lawyers
(The following column by Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney at Law, appeared at InjuryBoard.com on October 28. Shapiro’s firm, Hajek, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton, P.C., is on the BLET’s list of Designated Legal Counsel.) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In the recent past,...
CPR profit jump seen despite dollar
(The following story by Angela Barnes appeared on the Globe and Mail website on October 29.) TORONTO — Analysts have been trimming their profit estimates for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in recent days, only too well aware of the impact the high-flying dollar and...
