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CSXT pledges prompt, aggressive safety response
(CSX issued the following news release on March 28.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Michael Ward, chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation, has assured Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Boardman that CSX Transportation will move promptly and aggressively to...
CN Rail optimistic but prepared on union vote
(Reuters circulated the following article by Allan Dowd on March 29.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian National Railway Co. is optimistic that train crews that walked out last month will approve a proposed contract, but is prepared if they reject it, an...
CN Rail sees first-quarter profit decline
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 29.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co. said on Thursday it expects its first-quarter profit to decline 5 to 10 percent from year-earlier results because of bad weather and a strike. CN said it expects diluted...
Union Pacific CEO received $13 million in 2006
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 29.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific President and Chief Executive Jim Young received compensation the company valued at $13,043,583 in 2006 while the nation’s largest railroad continued to reap robust...
Commuters delayed in mishap on PATH
(The Newark Star-Ledger posted the following article on its website on March 29.) NEWARK, N.J. -- About 200 PATH train commuters traveling from Hoboken to Manhattan were delayed for about 30 minutes at the end of last night's rush hour when a set of wheels from one...
Feds to inspect bags at train stations
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by William Kates on March 29.) ROME, N.Y. -- Federal inspectors will begin looking for bombs in the baggage of train passengers at several Upstate New York rail stations starting next month, including Rome and...
Rail tragedies are inappropriate for TV advertisements
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on March 28.) WASHINGTON -- The Teamsters Rail Conference is standing behind every rail employee who has been offended by the inappropriate use of inferred violence by the Environmental...
A rail system (and patience) are stretched thin in Chicago
(The following article by Libby Sander was posted on the New York Times website on March 25.) CHICAGO -- The century-old elevated train system here is as much a city fixture as the towering skyline and the piercing blue waters of Lake Michigan. But deteriorating...
Safety report due on platform gaps
(Newsday posted the following article by Jennifer Maloney on its website on March 28.) NEW YORK -- The state Public Transportation Safety Board on April 18 is expected to release the findings of its study on platform gaps on the Long Island and Metro-North railroads....
Norfolk Southern boosts buyback plan
(The following article by Tom Shean was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on March 28.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. said Tuesday that its board increased the size of its share-repurchase program by 50 percent and shortened the term of the program by...
