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LIRR gap fix? Widen the trains
(The following story by Jennifer Maloney appeared on the Newsday website on April 18.) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad have moved tracks and adjusted platforms. Now, they want to widen the trains themselves. In the latest initiative to...
Rail executive Bill Drusch to retire May 1
(The Twin Cities & Western, Red River Valley & Western railroads issued the following news release on April 16.) GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Regional railroad executive William F. Drusch will retire May 1 after a 38-year career in railroading. Mr. Drusch has been chief...
Graniteville injury claims deadline extended
(The following story by Josh Voorhees appeared on the Aiken Standard website on April 18.) AIKEN, S.C. — Graniteville residents with personal injury claims stemming from the deadly Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailment and chemical spill will now have more time...
BNSF Railway poised to make Memphis integral part of system
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on April 18.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — BNSF Railway Co. has taken another step toward expanding its local footprint. Last week the company filed a $2.1 million building permit to convert a vacant building...
Earnings preview: Union Pacific
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 18.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. reports earnings for the first quarter on Thursday before the markets open. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW:...
UP tanker car derails, spills sulfuric acid
(The following story by Phillip Yates appeared on the Amarillo Globe-News website on April 18.) AMARILLO, Texas — A Union Pacific railroad tanker derailed Tuesday morning and fell down an embankment, leaking 75 to 100 gallons of sulfuric acid, a company spokesman...
Legislators order CN strikers back to work
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 18.) OTTAWA — Parliament approved legislation last night to force employees at Canadian National Railway Co. back to work. The bill handily passed third reading in the Commons by a vote of 196 to 41. Labour...
CN labor dispute looks bound for arbitration
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 18.) TORONTO — A bitter labor dispute at Canadian National Railway Co. is headed for arbitration, upsetting union leaders who now warn that their demands for improved wages and working...
NARP urges Congress to support growth, not downsizing, of passenger rail
(The National Association of Railroad Passengers issued the following news release on April 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Citing increased demand for passenger rail service and rising gas prices, the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) urged Congress to...
CSX reports solid first quarter earnings
(CSX Corp. issued the following news release on April 17.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation CSX today reported first quarter 2007 earnings of $240 million, or 52 cents per share, including insurance recoveries of $18 million, or 2 cents per share. Last year the...
