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Farmers air complaints about BNSF
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 29.) BILLINGS, Mont. -- Grain growers angry about BNSF's freight service and rates shared their gripes with a federal official, who responded that absent a formal complaint, there is little his office...
Amtrak resumes Sunset Limited passenger service through Houston
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 31.) HOUSTON -- Amtrak will resume part of the Sunset Limited passenger service that was suspended for more than two months because of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which damaged railroad infrastructure....
(The Department of Transportation circulated the following on October 28.) WASHINGTON -- Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, Oct. 30, For Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, when clocks will be set back one hour,...
Rail freight traffic sets two weekly records
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on October 27.) WASHINGTON -- For the first time ever, intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads topped 250,000 units in a single week and total volume topped 35 billion ton-miles during the week...
Naomi Judd Joins CSX and the Kingsport Chamber for the 63rd Annual Santa Special
(CSX issued the following news release on October 27.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Naomi Judd and special guests will be on board with Santa Claus for the 63rd annual CSX Transportation-Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Santa Special....
UP wants employees slim, healthy and ready to keep medical costs down
(The following article by Eric Sabo was posted on the ABC News website on October 27.) OMAHA, Neb. -- When workers at Union Pacific labored to connect the first transcontinental rail line back in the 1860's, the job was considered among the most dangerous in America....
MTA not so generous to LIRR
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on October 28.) NEW YORK -- To subway riders, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board may seem like Santa Claus. But for Long Islanders who take the railroad each day, the Grinch is more like...
Elevator operators say rail cars that carry grain in short supply
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by John Seewer on October 27.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- Grain bins are filling up fast in the northwest corner of the state because elevator operators say they're having trouble getting enough rail cars to move out their...
Commuters rue end of line for Amtrak club car
(The following article by Jennifer Moroz was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 28.) TRENTON, N.J. -- Chris Fralic knows what it's like for the masses commuting in and out of Manhattan by train. He was among them once. And come Monday, he will...
Union Pacific profit surges on tax gain, economy
(Reuters circulated the following article by Daisuke Wakabayashi on October 27.) BOSTON -- Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose 83 percent, boosted by a one-time tax benefit and heavy traffic of consumer goods, while...
