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BLET member wins BNSF Safety Employee of the Year Award
(BNSF Railway issued the following news release on April 17. Gary Watkins is Legislative Representative of BLET Division 553 in Calwa City, Calif.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that it named Gary Watkins, BNSF locomotive engineer in...
STB issues draft supplemental environmental impact statement on DM&E Powder River Basin Expansion Project
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on April 15.) WASHINGTON -- The Surface Transportation Board announced today that its Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA), in cooperation with five Federal agencies (the U.S. Department of...
New Via Rail CEO hopes to improve service without more subsidies
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Allan Swift on April 15.) MONTREAL -- Paul Cote, Via Rail's new chief executive, says the national railway passenger service can improve itself without massive new injections of government funding. Cote intends to...
Wal-Mart leaves bitter chill
(The article originally appeared in The Washington Post on April 14, 2005, and was written by Doug Struck.) JONQUIERE, Quebec -- The baby buggies are all gone. In electronics, only "Le Gros Albert" and a few other leftover DVDs remain. A few pairs of pink boots are...
Teamsters decline Labor Award from Red Cross due to labor disputes
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on April 14.) WASHINGTON -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today that it will not accept the 2005 Samuel Gompers National Labor Award from the American Red Cross until...
KCS announces receipt of consents and early tenders from holders of 87.04% of tfm’s 11.75% senior discount debentures due 2009
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on April 14.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern today announced that $386.0 million principal amount of the outstanding $443.5 principal amount of 11.75% Senior Discount Debentures due 2009 of its majority...
Progress on ODU maglev still bumpy
(The following article by Debbie Messina was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on April 15.) NORFOLK, Va. -- A year after receiving a $2 million federal grant to fix an experimental maglev train on campus, Old Dominion University and its partners have not yet...
Union Pacific names Eric Butler and Julie Krehbiel to new assignments
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on April 14.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific announced today that Eric L. Butler has been named Vice President & General Manager-Industrial Products and Julie A. Krehbiel has been named Vice President & General...
Rail freight traffic up in latest week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on April 14.) WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up from the comparable week last year during the week ended April 9, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today....
BNSF leads rail-stock drop
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on April 14.) NEW YORK -- Shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and other North American railroads fell after a JP Morgan Securities analyst cut ratings on three of the companies, saying profit margins may start to...
