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UP says it is handling peak holiday shipping from Los Angeles ports
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on November 4.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific is doing its part to ensure the nation's peak holiday shipping season meets with Santa's expectations. North America's largest railroad is operating on demand at the ports of...
Railroads shipping more, hiring more
(The following report appeared on the Longview News-Journal website on November 4.) LONGVIEW, Texas -- Trains passing through Longview and the number of employees locally are on the rise, thanks to the railroad industry's record-setting year for freight volume....
AAR, ASLRRA to hold joint safety conference
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first time ever, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) will hold a joint...
CPR presents Canadian government with blueprint to stabilize hopper car uncertainty
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on November 1.) WINNIPEG -- Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) presented the Government of Canada with a blueprint that preserves and brings stability to Canada's grain handling and transportation system. Key...
Houston plans to install safety devices at rail crossings
(The following story by Anne Marie Kilday appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on November 4.) HOUSTON -- The city of Houston's plans to create a "quiet zone" along the Union Pacific's railroad tracks that bisect the cities of Bellaire, West University Place and...
Bombardier cites scare tactics for train vote defeat
(The following story by Bertrand Marotte appeared on the Globe and Mail website on November 4.) MONTREAL -- A negative advertising campaign that used fear tactics and distorted the facts helped turn Florida voters against a high-speed train project in the state, a...
Amtrak changes times for train to Chicago
(The following story by Terry Hillig appeared on the Post-Dispatch website on November 4.) ST. LOUIS -- Amtrak has set later departure times for one of its daily St. Louis-Chicago trains. A spokesman for the rail passenger service said the revised timetable will allow...
Railroads seeing surge in freight business
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Twiddy on November 4.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The convergence of an improving economy, increased international trade, bumper crops and higher fuel prices has led to a record-setting year for U.S. railroads....
KC Southern sped up its trains in Mexico — to tragic results, a lawsuit claims
(The following story by Allie Johnson appeared at Pitch.com on November 4.) KANSAS CITY -- Nearly five years ago, a freight train operated by Kansas City Southern smashed into a passenger bus at an intersection in Santa Catarina, a tiny, working-class town on the...
Three-month winning streak greatly increases IBT membership
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON-- In every industry and in every part of the country, the Teamsters Union has been making great strides in organizing. In the past three months, the union has...
