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KCS announces planned retirement of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
(KCS issued the following news release on November 9.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (KCS or the Company) (NYSE: KSU) today announced that executive vice president and chief operating officer Gerald K. Davies will retire from the Company at the end of 2004....
After election, firms revisit asbestos strategy
(Reuters circulated the following article by Susan Cornwell on November 7.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies are debating whether to propose a revamp of legislation to end asbestos lawsuits or to support an existing $140 billion settlement-fund proposal, industry...
Discovery Times Channel presents a New York Times investigation into accidents at railroad crossings across the country
(Discovery Times issued the following news release on November 1.) SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Based on an exclusive, ongoing investigative series for The New York Times by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Walt Bogdanich, TROUBLE ON THE TRACKS tells a disturbing story...
NKCR announces acquisition of Nebraska rail lines from BNSF
(Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado RailNet issued the following news release on November 8.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado RailNet (NKCR) will acquire two rail lines consisting of nearly 89 miles of track from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway...
BNSF uses IP net to control signals, switches
(The following report by Matt Hamblen appeared on the Computer World website on November 8.) SEATTLE -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. is nearing the end of the line on the installation of a $30 million IP network along a heavily traveled rail...
CN, CP Rail and NS to speed eastern cross-border rail shipments
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on November 8.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway, CP Rail and Norfolk Southern Railway have reached a track- and train-sharing deal to speed up freight transport between Eastern Canada and the eastern United...
New rail deal cuts time off route to Canada
(The following article by Christopher Dinsmore was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on November 9.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Cutting 330 miles and as many as two days off rail shipments between eastern Canada and the eastern United States, a new freight-hauling agreement...
CN, CPR and Norfolk Southern announce agreement to improve freight service between Eastern Canada and the Eastern U.S.
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on November 8.) MONTREAL -- CN, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR) today announced an agreement that will significantly improve freight service between Eastern Canada and the Eastern...
Cleanup continues in UP acid spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 8.) AMES, Iowa -- A Union Pacific rail tanker spilled phosphoric acid across much of Iowa late Saturday night. A Union Pacific rail tanker spilled phosphoric acid across 11 counties in Iowa. At least a...
CPR rolling fundraiser to bring holiday lights, music to 26 Upper Midwest towns
(Canadian Pacific Railway circulated the following article on November 5.) MINNEAPOLIS -- This holiday season will be a little brighter for Midwesterners who rely on food banks and food shelves in more than two dozen Upper Midwest communities as Canadian Pacific...
