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Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Maryland Midland Railway
(Genesee & Wyoming issued the following on October 22.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 87.4% of Maryland Midland Railway, Inc. (Maryland Midland) for cash consideration of approximately...
Chuggin’ along to safety
(The following story by Diane Gasper-O’Brien appeared on the Hays Daily News website on October 22.) HAYS, Kan. — Begin teaching students about railway safety at a young age. Continue to emphasize those points during the next several years, and something is bound to...
BNSF Seattle-Tacoma line clear after accident
(The following story by Rob Tucker appeared on The News Tribune website on October 20.) SEATTLE — The main railroad line linking Seattle, Tacoma and Portland will be open again today after crews cleared wreckage, laid new tracks and picked up spillage from a 13-car...
UP “outperform,” target price raised
(The following report appeared at NewRatings.com on October 22.) NEW YORK — Analyst J H Seidl of Credit Suisse reiterates his "outperform" rating on Union Pacific (UNP.NYS), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price has been raised from $136 to...
Four Amtrak unions reject arbitration
(Reuters circulated the following story by John Crawley on October 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak unions representing 7,000 workers are all expected to reject arbitration to end fruitless contract mediation, triggering a countdown that could lead to White House...
Opinion: The rail threat
(The following column by Senator Joe Biden appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on October 21. Biden is a U.S. senator representing Delaware, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a Democrat candidate for president.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — For...
Yes, Virginia, San Francisco does have a freight train
(The following story by Carl Nolte appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on October 18. Rocky Conner is a member of BLET Division 283 in Oakland, Calif.) SAN FRANCISCO — Engineer Rocky Conner leans out of the cab of his big yellow diesel locomotive and blows...
Opinion: Conference focus is on rail history
(The following editorial appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on October 19.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Though not unique among states in their complicated relationships with the railroads having routes within their boundaries, North Dakota has more than a century of...
Opinion: Playing chicken with the locomotive
(The following column by Mike Seate appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on October 18.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Though I live a good quarter-mile from the Norfolk Southern train tracks running adjacent to Ohio River Boulevard, you would never know it. The...
Man hit by train after driving around warning gates
(The following story by Imran Vittachi and Dan Lee appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on October 19.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A driver suffered broken ribs Thursday afternoon when a freight train struck his pickup after he drove around the warning gates near the...
