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CSX earnings slip a penny per share in quarter
(The following story by Timothy J. Gibbons appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on April 17.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp.’s first quarter earnings were down a penny per share from a year ago, as rising expenses cut into record revenues of $2.4 billion. The...
City’s focus on security after attack on engineer
(The following story by Tony Bizjak appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on April 18.) WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — West Sacramento officials say they will work on railroad security issues in the wake of a brutal assault on an engineer that briefly disrupted Capitol...
Amtrak engineer dragged off train, assaulted
(The following story by Michael Cabanatuan appeared at Sfgate.com on April 17.) SAN FRANCISCO — The engineer of an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train was seriously injured Monday night in West Sacramento after a group of people forced the train to stop, dragged the...
Opinion: UP must mitigate planned boost in rail traffic
(The following editorial appeared on the Tucson Citizen website on April 16.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Union Pacific’s plans to add a second rail line through southern Arizona - and through Tucson - will mean greater noise, greater potential for danger and great disruption for...
All-transit pass would cover Metra, CTA, Pace
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 15.) CHICAGO — Commuters in the Chicago area may soon have the means to make transferring between trains and buses much easier: a single fare card that works on Metra, CTA and...
LIRR takes new look at rider safety
(The following report by Jennifer Maloney appeared on the Newsday website on April 16.) NEW YORK — Responding to criticism that it failed for years to address dangerous platform gaps, the Long Island Rail Road is taking a new look at consumer safety. Each month a...
Planned CSX rail yard could alter Fla.’s economy
(The following story by Billy Townsend appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on April 16.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The state has called it the "mother of all rail yards," the vital cog in a plan for Orlando commuter rail. CSX Transportation calls it an "integrated...
CN seeks regional accords in strike
(Bloomberg circulated the following story by Rob Delaney on April 16.) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s largest railroad, said it will seek regional agreements with striking conductors and yard workers because “internal conflicts” in the union...
Canada’s labor minister fast-tracks bill to end CN strike
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on April 17.) OTTAWA — The Conservative government moved to introduce back-to-work legislation Monday to force striking CN Rail employees back to work. "Employers and many groups said they would like to see our government...
CP Rail backs off from talks with TCRC
(CCNMatthews circulated the following story on April 16.) OTTAWA — Negotiations between CPRail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC MWED) broke down on March 30th in Montreal. Talks were tentatively scheduled to resume...
