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BNSF provides rides, scholarships
(The following story by Barbara Nordby appeared on the Star-Tribune website on April 26.) CASPER, Wyo. — Casper area children can get on board a special vintage train this summer by being among the first to register for Boys and Girls Club summer programs. The BNSF...
Commuters stranded as Metro North service halted
(The following story by Neil Vigdor appeared on the Greenwich Time website on April 26.) GREENWICH, Conn. — An equipment failure in Greenwich brought service on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line to a grinding halt for several hours during the morning rush...
BNSF train collides with gasoline tanker in Calif.
(The following report appeared at InsideBayArea.com on April 25.) RICHMOND, Calif. — Contra Costa County and city of Richmond hazardous materials experts are in the process of pumping between 4,000 and 5,000 gallons of gasoline out of an overturned big-rig tanker that...
CN appoints chief safety officer
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 26.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. has created a new senior executive position responsible solely for safety. The country’s biggest rail operator — beset by a past series of derailments including...
NS profit down
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sonja Barisic on April 25.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 7 percent, despite the railroad's efforts to trim operating costs with fewer automakers and home...
KCS reports first quarter revenues up 5.9%
KANSAS CITY, Mo — Kansas City Southern (KCS) recorded first quarter 2007 revenues of $411.3 million, a 5.9% increase over first quarter 2006. The revenue growth was attributable to a continued strong pricing environment and carload growth in some of the company’s...
Amtrak bill clears Senate committee
(The following story by Raju Chebium of Gannett News Service appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on April 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak legislation sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg won unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce Committee today, but is...
Safety questions arise after CP Rail fatality
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 26.) VANCOUVER — Investigators are checking the braking systems of every rail car and locomotive involved in the deadly CP Rail accident in Trail, B.C., earlier this week. Dan Holbrook with the Transportation...
Family of CP Rail engineer says he died a hero
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Terri Theodore on April 25. Lonnie M. Plasko was a member of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.) VANCOUVER — The family of a CP Rail engineer who stayed at the controls of a racing train say he died a hero, saving...
Amtrak service from Boston to NY suspended over downed wires
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Courtney Dentch and Chris Dolmetsch on April 25.) NEW YORK — Thousands of Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad riders were delayed for as much as an hour this morning after service was temporarily suspended in Connecticut...
