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CN enters consent agreement with Canada’s Competition Bureau on BC Rail partnership
(CN issued the following news release on July 2.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- CN announced today that it has reached a consent agreement with Canada's Competition Bureau regarding its BC Rail Partnership and plans to close the $1-billion transaction by mid-July...
Shortline announces lease of Texas line from BNSF
(The Pittsburg Morning Sun posted the following article on its website on July 2.) PITTSBURG, Kan. -- A Pittsburg railroad company has announced a lease agreement with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to use rail track in Texas. The Timber...
SEPTA launches redesigned website
(SEPTA issued the following news release on July 1.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA launched its redesigned website today with an improved look, enhanced navigation for easy access, and several new transit information features. Log onto http://www.septa.org and the new home...
Freight tunnel fight is brewing
(The following article by Maria Zingaro Conte was posted on the Jersey Journal website on July 1.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Tradeoffs between environmental and economic concerns are shaping the debate over plans for a new freight rail tunnel that would connect the...
Canadian Pacific to drop Buffalo rail yard
(The following article by Fred O. Williams was posted on the Buffalo News website on July 2.) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Canadian Pacific Railway will cease operations at its rail yard in Buffalo and shift its freight handling chores to Norfolk Southern in a cost-cutting move,...
Protest at Park Street hits MBTA’s bag-search policy
(The following article by Anthony Flint and Kathryn Nelson was posted on the Boston Globe website on July 2.) BOSTON -- Protesters gathered at Park Street station during the morning rush hour yesterday to condemn the MBTA's upcoming random bag-check policy, handing...
Official: Railroad contract yet to have impact on jobs
(The Oneonta Daily Star posted the following article by Amy L. Ashbridge on its website on July 2.) ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Any job impact on railway workers from a new contract between two companies is yet to be seen, a Canadian Pacific Railway spokesman said. Canadian...
New port security law may disrupt trade, experts worry
(The following article by Trine Tsouderos and Chris Young was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on July 1.) CHICAGO -- As a sweeping law designed to thwart ship-bound terrorist strikes takes effect Thursday, the Coast Guard may turn away vessels from U.S. ports...
CP Rail inks NS deal
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article on July 1.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway hopes to save $15 million a year in a deal to share tracks and consolidate rail yard operations in the northeastern U.S. with Virginia-based Norfolk Southern Railway....
CN creates new service department to deliver fast customer solutions
(CN issued the following news release on June 30.) MONTREAL -- CN today announced the formation of a new function - the Service Department - to provide its customers with a better transportation product. The Service Department is responsible for resolving customer...
