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KCS reopens main line between Meridian and Jackson, Miss.
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on September 1.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced that as of 10:00 p.m. CDT last night, August 31, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company's (KCSR) Meridian Speedway line between...
CSX most exposed in transport sector to Katrina
(The following report by Peter Kang appeared at Forbes.com on September 1.) NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch assessed the impact of Hurricane Katrina on transportation stocks and said rail services firm CSX has the most exposure to the storm-ravaged area. New Orleans is a...
Storm exacerbates transport fuel cost crunch
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on September 2.) TORONTO -- North America's airlines, railways and trucking companies are struggling to keep pace with surging oil prices, bearing some of the pain of higher fuel bills while...
Railroads in limbo after Hurricane Katrina
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Steve Karnowski on September 2.) MINNEAPOLIS -- The grain elevators that take in corn, soybeans and wheat from Midwest farmers and the railroads that move it are waiting to see what impact Hurricane Katrina will...
Katrina’s impact
(The following story by Barbara Rose and John Schmeltzer appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on September 2.) CHICAGO -- Trucks filled with relief supplies rumbled towards Gulf Coast cities Thursday while barges floated down the Mississippi River carrying corn and...
CSX photos taken in the hurricane area
B&O Museum presents artifacts not normally seen
(The following article by Lori Sears was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on September 1.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Come on, come on, do the locomotion this weekend and celebrate American railroading at the B&O Railroad Museum. "Labor Day Weekend at the B&O" takes place...
Hiring continues at Union Pacific
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on August 31.) OMAHA, Neb. -- As the nation marks Labor Day and celebrates the American worker, Union Pacific is helping to put more Americans to work. Union Pacific continues to hire and recruit new employees to keep...
CPR asks judge to dismiss claims in Minot derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Blake Nicholson on September 1.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Canadian Pacific Railway is asking a judge to dismiss all claims from a January 2002 derailment that spilled more than 220,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia...
TVA sidelines coal train idea
(The following article by Yvette Craig was posted on the Nashville Tennessean website on September 1.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee Valley Authority plan to resume coal train deliveries through Sumner County was derailed yesterday, sending waves of relief among...
