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Opinion: CSX’s Schuykill Park safety issue is bogus
(The following column by Ronnie Polaneczky appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on May 31.) PHILADELPHIA -- FILE this one under "B" for "Bogus." For years now, rail-freight behemoth CSX Transportation Inc. has said it would be too dangerous to allow Philly...
Hi-Line rally this week to show support for Amtrak
(The Great Falls Tribune posted the following article on its website on May 30.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer will lead a "Whistle Stop Tour" along the Hi-Line Wednesday and Thursday in a show of support for Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train. The...
N.Y. express rail plan hits end of line
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on May 28.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state has abandoned any chance of finishing a fleet of seven Turboliner trains that were supposed to become the workhorses of a high-speed rail...
Rail jam could slow Valley’s economy
(The following article by Pat Flannery was posted on the Arizona Republic website on May 31.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Despite all the happy news about the Valley's economic growth, there's a downside that no one has talked about until recently: a potential rail-freight...
Shot fired at train
(The following article by Leslie Wood was posted on the Gallup Independent website on May 28.) GALLUP, N.M. -- A single shot was fired at a BNSF train on Friday morning and shattered portions of the locomotive's double-paned windshield. The train was traveling...
NS agrees to pay some Graniteville victims
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 27.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A judge approved a tentative settlement on Friday to reimburse residents and businesses affected by a train wreck that killed 9 people and injured 250 on Jan. 6. The settlement of a...
Train derails in Baton Rouge, no injuries
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 31.) BATON ROUGE, La. -- Several blocks in downtown Baton Rouge were evacuated when a Canadian National train derailed, but no one was injured and no pollutants were released. Tourists visiting the USS Kidd...
Canadian Pacific’s Ritchie Sees rate rises this year and next
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Reg Curren on May 27.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Chief Executive Robert Ritchie said he expects to boost freight rates this year and next because of rising shipments of commodities including coal and...
Teamsters at Coca-Cola Stand Strong for Health Care
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on May 26.) WASHINGTON -- Teamster members in Los Angeles and Hartford, Connecticut began spreading the word about a boycott of Coca-Cola products today. Targeting consumers at Wal-Mart’s...
Opinion: Another hookup for Genesee & Wyoming
(The following column by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA, appeared on The Motley Fool’s website on May 26.) NEW YORK -- I'm thinking of having "just a little bit cheaper" tattooed somewhere on my body. For months, I've been stalking Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR) as a possible...
