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CSX, BNSF post profit surges
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 28.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Railroad companies CSX Corp. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. both reported large increases in first-quarter profits Thursday pushed by higher demands for coal and...
BNSF has best quarter ever, earns $321 million
(The following article by Dan Piller was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on April 29.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. of Fort Worth reported record first-quarter earnings of $321 million, or 83 cents per share, on strong...
Derailment caused by uneven track
(The following article by Richard Brooks was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on April 29.) ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- A segment of uneven railroad track caused the April 4 train derailment that forced 300 people to evacuate their homes on San Bernardino's Westside, a...
BNSF derailment blocks Sounder service
(The Seattle Times posted the following article on its website on April 29.) SEATTLE -- A freight train derailment blocking both tracks heading to Everett Station will prevent the northbound Sounder train from traveling to Edmonds or Everett this evening. The...
Fire in D.C. rail yard halts rail traffic
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 28.) WASHINGTON -- The main CSX line is back open after a fire closed the Benning rail yard in Southeast. The rail yard is located at Minnesota Avenue and D Street in Southeast. D.C. Fire and EMS...
Engineers cope with train fatalities
(The following story by Nancy Cohen appeared on the National Public Radio Website on April 27. Walter Nutter is a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston and Secretary-Treasurer of the Massachusetts State Legislative Board. Ray McGrath is a member of BLET Division 57 in...
AFL-CIO to release state-by-state job safety report for Workers Memorial Day
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 28.) WASHINGTON -- Latino and immigrant workers are among those facing the greatest risks of injury and death on the job, a new AFL-CIO job safety report says. On Workers Memorial Day, April 28, the AFL-CIO will...
Canadian Pacific Railway 1st-Qtr profit triples on coal
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rip Watson on April 28.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., the country's second-biggest railroad, said profit in the first quarter tripled on higher revenue from shipments of coal and grain. Net income was...
CPR income more than triples in first-quarter 2005
(Canadian Pacific issued the following news release on April 28.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway reported net income of $81 million in the first quarter of 2005, more than triple first-quarter 2004 net income of $24 million. CPR seized opportunities in expanding...
BNSF 1Q profit up sharply
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 28.) FORTH WORTH, Texas -- Railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Thursday that its profit rose sharply in the first quarter, lifted by strong gains in revenue across all of its...
