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UP powers-up real-life locomotives for the Holidays
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on November 15.) OMAHA, Neb. -- As the holiday season begins to rev up, so do millions of toy train sets circling just as many Christmas trees. Whether they're cherished hand-me-downs or just-opened gifts, the miniature...
BNSF announces personalized web pages for customers
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on November 15.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced it has enhanced its Web site to allow customers access to the information they need from a...
City insists UP develop plan to clean up rail yard
(The following story by Micah Sturr appeared on the Laramie Boomerang website on November 16.) LARAMIE, Wyo. -- During rainstorms, sediment from the Union Pacific rail yard is washed into Laramie’s residential storm water drainage system. The problem with...
Oregon helps fund private railroad spur
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 15.) BEND, Ore. -- State funding to promote rail development will help build a private railroad spur that will save fuel shipment costs to Central Oregon. Ed Staub and Sons Petroleum will be able to...
Montana short-line railroad delivers the goods
(The following story by Karen Ogden appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on November 13.) DENTON, Mont. -- Despite rumors to the contrary, directors of Montana's only farmer-owned railroad — the Central Montana Rail — say it's going strong. The Denton-based...
San Antonio leaders in D.C to address railroad safety
(The following article by Gary Martin was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on November 16.) WASHINGTON -- San Antonio leaders will press the Federal Railroad Administration today to enforce its regulations more aggressively in the wake of a series of...
Federal government won’t test nuclear casks
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 15.) SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal agency is lacking the funds to test casks that will be used to transport nuclear waste across the country to the underground repository planned for Yucca Mountain in...
NYC is hoping to revive use of barge link to railyard
(The following article by Joseph P. Fried was posted on the New York Times website on November 14.) NEW YORK -- It was a plan that looked forward in part by looking back. In August 2000, New York City announced that it had taken a long unused freightyard on the...
M.T.A. officials argue that fare increases are justified
(The New York Times posted the following article by Andy Newman on its website on November 13.) NEW YORK -- Top officials of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority defended their proposed fare increases yesterday after a state legislator questioned their recent...
Shortline seeks aid for line upgrades
(The following report appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 12.) NORFOLK -- Nebraska Central Railroad has asked the City of Norfolk and the Madison County Railroad Transportation Safety District to help pay for $1.8 million in improvements on a rail...
