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Productivity has smallest gain since ’02
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The productivity of America's workers grew at a 1.9 percent annual rate in the third quarter, the smallest gain since late 2002, the government reported Thursday. The increase in...
BNSF to host webcast November 11 and 12
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on November 4.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will host its annual meeting for financial analysts and investors from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, November...
Woman struck by train sues railroad
(The following story by Matthew Junker appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on November 5.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A Jeannette woman who was slightly injured after being struck by a train while walking along railroad tracks sued Norfolk Southern Corp....
LIRR fare boost at 5%
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on November 4.) NEW YORK -- Just days before a public hearing on proposed Long Island Rail Road fare increases, transit officials said Thursday the increases will average 5 percent and service cuts...
S. Florida Amtrak service sliced
(The following report by Michael Turnbell appeared on the Sun-Sentinel website on November 5.) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Amtrak cut its train schedule in South Florida by a third this week after discontinuing its contract to deliver U.S. Postal Service bulk mail to...
Amtrak service back in Alderson, W.Va.
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 5.) ALDERSON, W.Va. -- Amtrak service has returned to this southeastern West Virginia community after a two-year hiatus. A group of Alderson residents showed their appreciation by displaying banners as...
KCS board declares quarterly preferred dividend
(KCS issued the following news release on November 4.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern's (KCS)(NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on the outstanding KCS 4% Non-Cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is...
NTSB to meet on highway special investigation and Federal most wanted recommendations
(The NTSB issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center 429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC....
UP takes away homeowner access to own home
(The following story by William Johnson appeared on the Daily World website on November 5.) OPELOUSAS, La. -- Russell Miller, who lives just across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks east of Port Barre, can't go home. "They just came one morning and when I arrived from...
Rail traffic up in October
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. railroads originated 1,406,933 carloads of freight in October 2004, up 1.9 percent (26,466 carloads) over October 2003, and an additional 929,197 trailers...
