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NJ Transit: No litter or loud talkers
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 15.) TRENTON, N.J. — People who gab on the cell phone, spread their belongings across a number of seats or listen to loud music are being targeted by a new NJ Transit campaign. The agency is launching a...
LIRR unveils monitors to warn of delays, changes
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on October 19.) NEW YORK — Making good on a promise to improve communication with customers, the Long Island Rail Road Thursday unveiled five 60-inch monitors at Penn Station that will alert riders to...
BNSF derailment blocks Seattle-Portland Amtrak service
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 18.) STEILACOOM, Wash. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI) said Thursday that a derailment has blocked both sets of tracks near Steilacoom, south of Tacoma. Burlington Northern spokesman Gus Melonas said...
Forestry firms blast CN service
(The following story by Paul Marck appeared on The Edmonton Journal website on October 18.) EDMONTON — Bad rail service has left Alberta's forestry sector with angry customers demanding discounts for late delivery and mills scrambling for ways to ship their products....
House passes rail-safety act
(The following story by Sandra T. Molina appeared on the Whitier Daily News website on October 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives, by a vote of 377-38, passed the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007. If the bill's companion passes the...
BNSF declares quarterly dividend
(BNSF circulated the following on October 18.) FORT WORTH, Texas — The Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation voted on October 18, 2007, to pay a quarterly dividend of 32 cents per share on outstanding common stock. Dividends on common stock will be...
UP performance pleases investors
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Ruthie Ackerman on December 18.) NEW YORK — The U.S. economy may be slowing down, but Union Pacific, the largest railroad, is going full speed ahead on increased agricultural and chemicals segment revenue. The...
AAR: Rail traffic off in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on October 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down compared with the same week last year during the week ended October 11, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
Woman pulled from tracks just in time
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 17.) GREER, S.C. — A woman whose car got stuck on railroad tracks was rescued by a police officer moments before an Amtrak train carrying 180 passengers smashed into the vehicle. "I am very, very grateful,"...
Work to begin on Texas distribution facility
(The following story by Sandra Baker appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on October 18.) FORT WORTH, Texas — San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Co. said it is beginning construction this month on a 428,400-square-foot speculative distribution building in...
