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BNSF to take charge against earnings
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 7.) FORT WORTH, Texas - Freight railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Thursday it will take a $288 million after-tax charge against earnings for the third quarter to cover liability for...
Mexican officials approve KCS bid
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 7.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mexican regulators have approved Kansas City Southern's bid to buy the country's largest railroad company, the companies said. The decision clears the way for Kansas City...
BNSF transfers surge as import business booms
(The following article by Jane Roberts was posted on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on October 8.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- If you want proof of the U.S. trade imbalance with China, drive by Burlington Northern Santa Fe's expanding yard on Shelby Drive, where the...
CSX, BMWE to face off next week
(The Staunton News Leader posted the following article on its website on October 8.) STAUNTON, Va. -- CSX and the union representing its local track-maintenance employees will square off Wednesday for oral arguments over plans to lease tracks through Staunton and...
One killed in derailment of freight train
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 7.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A freight train derailed in Springfield early Thursday, killing a rail worker who was pinned between a railcar and a fence, authorities said. Shawn Young, 31, died at 1:15 a.m....
Time ripe for Alberta rail link, new study finds
(The following article by Jill Mahoney and Dawn Walton was posted on the Globe and Mail website on October 7.) EDMONTON -- A costly high-speed rail link between Alberta's three core cities would spark considerable demand and generate billions of dollars in benefits, a...
Alberta ponders high-speed rail link
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Jim MacDonald on October 6.) EDMONTON -- A high-speed rail link between Edmonton and Calgary with one-way tickets costing less than $50 is feasible because of rapid population and economic growth in Alberta, says a...
Newest trains in commuter rail fleet are unveiled
(The following article by Mark Ginocchio was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on October 7.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Despite growing up in Virginia, Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the new rail cars coming to Connecticut this month are not meant to promote her home state....
U.S., BNSF reach $64 million Superfund settlement
(The following report appeared at CapRep.com on October 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department, U.S. EPA, and New Mexico have announced two settlement agreements under which the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) will cleanup the AT & SF...
Amtrak withdraws from new Penn Station
(The following article by Pete Donohue was posted on the Daily News website on October 7.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak's withdrawal from the new Penn Station project threatens to blow a massive budget hole in the plan and knock it off track, state officials said. Amtrak was...
