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Peter Gilbertson elected president of Minnesota Regional Railroad Association
(The Minnesota Regional Railroad Association issued the following news release on January 3.) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Peter A. Gilbertson has been elected president of the Minnesota Regional Railroad Association (www.minnesotarailroads.com), effective January 1, 2007. He...
Storms prompt analyst to lower estimates on CP Rail, CNR
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on January 3.) VANCOUVER — Storms that swept across Western Canada in November and December dumping snow and causing mudslides have prompted an analyst to lower his 2006 profit estimates for Canadian Pacific Railway...
DM&E needs support — legislator
(The following article by Bill Harlan was posted on the Rapid City Journal website on January 4.) RAPID CITY, S.D. -- The expansion of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad is as important to western South Dakota as converting the Homestake gold mine into a science...
Federal Railroad Administration to look at safety of overpasses
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Carolyn Thompson on January 3.) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Federal Railroad Administration will investigate the safety of railroad overpasses in two western New York counties following two derailments in as many days...
CSX Corporation to hold fourth-quarter earnings call
(CSX issued the following news release on January 3.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2006 earnings on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time via teleconference and live internet webcast. The company expects to...
Democrats in power as Congress returns
(The The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 4.) WASHINGTON -- Jubilant Democrats prepared to elect Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the first woman to run the House of Representatives as the party takes control of both chambers of Congress for the first...
KCS building increased presence in Miss.
(The following article by Paul Bryant was posted on the Vicksburg Post website on December 31.) VICKSBURG, Miss. -- On the same day former President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement 22 years ago, Kansas City Southern acquired MidSouth Rail...
Caltrain gears up rail safety campaign
(The following article by Edward Carpenter was posted on the Examiner website on January 3.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Last year, fatalities on San Mateo County train tracks climbed to 17, tying an 11-year high. Four teenagers died on the tracks. As local officials...
BNSF logistics unit acquires Pro-Am Transportation
(Reuters circulated the following article on January 2.) CHICAGO -- A logistics subsidiary of U.S. railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. on Tuesday that it has acquired Pro-Am Transportation Services Inc., which had revenue of about $25 million in 2006. BNSF...
Union Pacific Corporation to report fourth quarter earnings
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 2.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via...
