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Repairing rails in the Gulf Coast
(The following article by Jim Warren was posted on the Lexington Herald-Leader website on September 18.) NEW ORLEANS -- Along the economically crucial rail corridor east of here, trees and shattered houses still sit in the middle of the railroad tracks, all courtesy...
Train derails in Chicago, one dead, 83 injured
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Mike Collins on September 18.) CHICAGO -- A commuter train derailed Saturday on Chicago’s South Side, killing at least one person and injuring 83, some of them critically. The double-decker Metra train was...
Train wreck probed; FBI rules out terrorism
(The Houston Chronicle posted the following article on its website on September 17.) HOUSTON -- Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate a Thursday train wreck in San Jacinto County that killed a Union Pacific crew member. Officials of the San Jacinto...
Supplemental health care plan for railroaders
(The C&O Employees’ Hospital Association issued the following information on September 13.) CLIFTON FORGE, Va. -- The C&O Employees’ Hospital Association (COEHA) is offering Medicare Supplemental Insurance and an enhanced Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan. The...
AAR: Rail freight traffic up from year ago
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on September 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads remained above year ago levels during the week end September 10, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
STB to hold October 19 public hearing on “The 25th Anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980: A Review & Look Ahead”
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on September 15.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober has announced that the STB will hold a public hearing marking the 25th anniversary of the Staggers Act beginning at...
BNSF elects Air Force Gen. Donald G. Cook (Ret.) to its Board
(BNSF issued the following news release on September 15.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Board of Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation today announced the election to its Board of Gen. Donald G. Cook, 59, who retired August 1, 2005, as Commander, Air...
Coal boom tempered by dire realities of a future downturn
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Erik Schelzig on September 15.) NORFOLK, Va. -- The boom in coal demand has the industry ramping up production and capacity, but not without a cautious eye toward what happens on the next downside of the cycle....
Canadian National stays on track
(Business Week posted the following article on its website on September 15.) CHICAGO -- As Hurricane Katrina was hurtling towards New Orleans on the last weekend of August, E. Hunter Harrison was overseeing Canadian National Railway's emergency preparations from his...
BNSF profiting from fuel surcharges, official believes
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Dale Wetzel on September 16.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Surcharges intended to defray rising fuel costs are turning large profits for the BNSF Railway, a spokesman for North Dakota's grain elevators believes. A...
