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Ill. logistics park banking on BNSF
(The following story by John r. Pulliam appeared on the Register Mail website on September 30.) GALESBURG, Ill. — The Sept. 17 approval by the Galesburg City Council of a funding request by the Logistics Park Marketing Committee moved the development of Logistics Park...
Sector snap: Railroads mixed
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 28.) NEW YORK — Shares of major railroad operators were mixed in trading Friday, as a Bear Stearns analyst said demand for carloads appear to be improving, but are still suffering year-over-year losses....
Mediation fails in grain complains against CN
(Reuters circulated the following on September 28.) WINNIPEG, Manitoba, — Mediation has failed to resolve complaints about rail car allocation that a group of grain shippers have leveled against Canadian National Railway, the Canadian Wheat Board said on Friday. The...
TCRC dispatchers strike Ontario Northland
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on September 29.) OTTAWA, Ontario — The Motor Coach Operators and Dispatchers of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) are currently on strike in Sudbury, North Bay and Timmins. Douglas Finnson,...
Country singer Patty Loveless to headline CSXT’s 65th annual Santa Train
(CSX Transportation issued the following news release on September 27.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — GRAMMY Award winner Patty Loveless will ride the rails as the special guest on the 2007 Santa Train, CSX Transportation (CSXT) officials have announced. This year marks the 65th...
Amtrak will put swifter trains back on Cascades route
(The following story by Kimberly Wilson appeared on The Oregonian website on September 27.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Passengers riding Amtrak's Cascades trains between Eugene and Vancouver, B.C., may soon have quicker, sleeker journeys. That's because Amtrak plans Saturday to...
Developers outline 8,000-foot rail spur Casper airport
(The following story by Tom Morton appeared on the Casper Star-Tribune website on September 28.) CASPER, Wyo. — A proposed 8,000-foot rail spur east of the Natrona County International Airport could reap huge business for central Wyoming, a developer told Natrona...
Gary, Ind., eyes EJ&E sale
(The following story by Danielle Braff appeared on the Gary Post-Tribune website on September 28.) GARY, Ind. — New ownership of a railway that travels through Gary could mean new jobs and tax money for residents in and around the Gary area. The Canadian National...
SEPTA imposes another fare hike
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 28.) PHILADELPHIA — The price of subway and bus tokens and transfers will increase by 15 cents on Monday, following a vote yesterday by the SEPTA board. The latest...
DM&E eminent domain hearing set
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 28.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The state Transportation Commission plans to take input Oct. 10 in Pierre on the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's application to acquire land by condemnation for its planned $6...
