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BNSF softens grain shipping rates
(The following article by Mike Dennison was posted on the Great Falls Tribune website on August 5.) HELENA, Mont. -- BNSF Railway said Thursday it will reduce a planned increase in grain-shipping rates at 52-car grain elevators, which are critical to many Montana ag...
Amtrak restores service between New York City and Philadelphia
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Josh P. Hamilton on August 4.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak trains were running normally this morning after downed power lines in Pennsylvania last night halted service between New York City and Philadelphia and affected...
U.P., CSX revive joint service pact
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on August 4.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad is teaming with the Eastern railroad CSX Transportation on a coast-to-coast expedited train aimed at taking business away from...
Lawyers want to extend deadline for Graniteville claims
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jeffrey Collins on August 4.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- People who were evacuated for days after a deadly chlorine leak following a train wreck in Graniteville need an extra month to file claims against the railroad...
Cause of BNSF derailment unknown
(The following article by Tracy Manzer was posted on the Press-Telegram website on August 5.) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A dozen train cars derailed along a bridge on the Westside Thursday, but no one was hurt in the accident, authorities said. Investigators and...
Trains collide in Mont.
(The Billings Gazette posted the following article on its website on August 5.) WEST GLACIER, Mont. -- Two BNSF Railway trains collided at a switching point here Thursday afternoon, partially derailing one locomotive but causing no injury and minimum damage, a railway...
Assessments find threat of suicide attacks in U.S.
(The following article by Eric Lichtblau was posted on the New York Times website on August 4.) WASHINGTON -- Confidential government assessments say that Al Qaeda remains intent on attacking targets in the United States and that suicide bombings are clearly "a...
CN to pull out from Biggar
(The following article by Murray Lyons was posted on the StarPhoenix website on August 3.) SASKATOON -- Biggar's long history as a major railway town is in jeopardy as CN Rail has started a six-month process that could relocate 200 train crew employees to Saskatoon....
California High-Speed Rail Authority Board makes changes to environmental analysis
(The California High-Speed Rail Authority issued the following news release on August 3.) ORANGE, Calif. -- The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors heralded three major milestones today by releasing its Final Program Environmental Impact...
KC Southern posts loss for quarter
(The following article by Randolph Heaster was posted on the Kansas City Star website on August 4.) KANSAS CITY -- Citing costs related to buying control of Mexico’s largest railroad, Kansas City Southern posted a loss in the 2005 second quarter despite significantly...
