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Opinion: UP rail yard plans in Arizona merit scrutiny
(The following editorial appeared on the Arizona Daily Star website on June 28.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Union Pacific Railroad's plans to build a huge switching yard near Picacho Peak, some 45 miles northwest of Tucson, needs to be examined with a magnifying glass. Serious...
NJ Transit silencing all-night engines
(The following story by Kara L. Richardson appeared on the Courier-News website on June 27.) RARITAN BOROUGH — Noise and fume complaints from neighbors of the Raritan rail yard have spurred NJ Transit to make systemwide changes to its diesel train engines, which have...
Storms slow LIRR trains to a halt
(The following story by Zachary R. Dowdy appeared on the Newsday website on June 27.) NEW YORK — Severe storms brought Long Island Rail Road trains to a halt Wednesday night, sending passengers scrambling for alternative routes as officials worked to remove debris and...
MTA OKs union contract and plans to replace armrests, keep liquor
(The following story by Caren Halbfinger appeared on The Journal News website on June 28.) NEW YORK — On their way home tonight, railroad riders can toast the facts: There will be no strike this summer, and by spring 2009, pocket-ripping armrests will be a thing of...
CN, CP price targets raised
(The following report appeared at Canada.com on June 28.) OTTAWA — UBS is bullish on both Canadian National Railway CO. (CNR/TSX) and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP/TSX). The firm’s analysts rate CP Rail a “buy” and raised their price target to $85 from $81....
Chicago plans $1.6 billion intermodal park
(The following report appeared on Crain’s Chicago Business website on June 28.) CHICAGO — Industrial real estate developer Ridge Property Trust says it plans to build a huge warehouse park with a railroad yard on 2,000 acres in southwest Will County in a project that...
UP tracks to reopen after Iowa collision
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Pitt on June 28.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Union Pacific Railroad Co. was completing repairs Wednesday on sections of a central Iowa track damaged a day earlier in a two-train collision. Spokesman James Barnes...
Pa. House OKs transit bill, including more $$ for SEPTA
(The following story by Tom Schmidt appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on June 28.) PHILADELPHIA — A bill that would help solve SEPTA's latest financial crisis - at least for another year - was passed by the state House of Representatives yesterday. The...
Deadline for BLET-EUMA registration is July 1
CLEVELAND, June 28 — The registration deadline is July 1 for BLET members traveling to Traverse City, Mich., for the 69th annual Eastern Meeting Union Association (EUMA). Arrangements Chairman Don Zatteau and the members of BLET Division 286 will welcome members to...
Crew keeps historic UP locomotive running
(The following story by Debra Jacobsen appeared on the Freemont Tribune website on June 26.) FREEMONT, Neb. — The historic Union Pacific No. 844, also known as the Living Legend, arrived in Fremont Sunday. It was on display Monday at 10 S. Main St. Delivered in 1944,...
