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KCS announces 2007 Holiday Express schedule
(The following report appeared on the Shreveport Times website on September 23.) SHREVEPORT, La. — Kansas City Southern Railway again will begin the Christmas holiday season run of its Holiday Express train with stops in Shreveport, with a family day for Kansas City...
Man who rescued boy from train is honored
(The following report by Michael King appeared on the Post-Crescent website on September 25.) TOWN OF MENA-SHA, Wisc. — Gordon Hill finally got a chance Monday night to personally greet and thank the man who saved him from heartache. Hill was the engineer on a...
Lawmakers in Ill. to push rail passenger service
(The following story by Jonathan Turner appeared on the Quad Cities Online website on September 24.) MOLINE, Ill. — Two influential Illinois lawmakers toured the region Monday and updated civic and business leaders on the growing push for Amtrak service. "We're...
Opinion: MARC tracking the future
(The following editorial appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on September 25.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland's MARC commuter rail system has reached a critical junction. Either it stays semi-derailed as the overcrowded, underfunded, oft-delayed transit stepchild it is...
State to get $5.6 million for Minneapolis rail hub
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 24.) MINNEAPOLIS -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Minnesota about $5.6 million to extend the Hiawatha commuter rail line to a planned Northstar commuter rail station in Minneapolis, Sen....
UP leak forces evacuations in Iowa
(The following story by Bill Petroski appeared on the Des Moines Register website on September 24.) DES MOINES, Iowa — An all-clear signal has been given in Oskaloosa, where a railroad tanker car leaked a small amount hydrochloric acid this morning, said a spokesman...
Fla. officials pave way to sell land to CSX
(The following report appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on September 25.) LAKELAND, Fla. — Winter Haven commissioners Monday night took steps to complete a $6.9 million sale on Friday of 318 acres to CSX Transportation for a freight facility in South Winter...
Buffett buys 6,000 more BNSF shares
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 25.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought 6,000 more shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the latest in a string of railroad purchases by the Omaha-based investment company....
Las Vegas police release 911 tapes from UP runaway tanker
(The following report by Jesse Corona appeared at KVBC.com on September 24.) LAS VEGAS — Last month, a runaway railway tanker raced through the heart of Las Vegas. It was loaded with 90 tons of liquid chlorine, an extremely dangerous and caustic chemical. Metro police...
KCS pays $54.1 million to settle Mexican dispute
(The following report appeared on the Kansas City Star website on September 25.) KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern this morning said it is paying $54.1 million to resolve claims and disputes related to the acquisition of its unit in Mexico. In a news release, the...
