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Rail car maker to hire 500 in Hamilton
(The following report appeared on the Toronto Star website on June 18.) HAMILTON, Ont. -- National Steel Car is on a hiring spree. The company announced yesterday it will hire 500 workers over the next three months as it struggles to keep up with a roaring North...
Barge bumps CSX bridge; both sustain minor damage
(The following report appeared on the Toledo Blade website on June 18.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- A barge loaded with 40,000 barrels of premium gasoline struck pilings protecting a Maumee River railroad bridge yesterday morning and ran aground, blocking the bridge for several...
Glenview rail safety rally draws hundreds
(The following story by Lynne Stiefel appeared on the Pioneer Press website on June 18.) GLENVIEW, Ill. -- Although Metra officials have agreed to install pedestrian gates at the Glenview Road rail crossing where 11-year-old Victor Olivera was fatally struck May 25,...
Second marker for Irish rail workers to be dedicated
(The following report appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 18.) PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers trying to trace the fate of 57 Irish railroad workers who died near SEPTA's R5 tracks in the 1830s are scheduled today to dedicate a marker over what they...
Emergency responders prepare for rail disaster
(The following story by Andy Marquis appeared on the News Link Indiana website on June 17.) MUNCIE, Ind. -- Trains carry nearly every type of freight right through the heart of Muncie every day of the year. Emergency responders spent much of Wednesday preparing for...
CN expects Prince Rupert port expansion to boost container traffic
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Allan Swift on June 17.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co. is expecting a big boost in its container traffic when the Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., completes its first container terminal sometime next year....
PATH to spend $809M on new rail cars
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Wayne Parry on June 17.) NEWARK, N.J. -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will spend $809 million on new and refurbished rail cars for its PATH system linking northern New Jersey with Manhattan. The...
Union Pacific acts on delays
(The following Bloomberg News article by Rip Watson appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on June 17.) LOS ANGELES -- Union Pacific Corp., owner of the largest U.S. railroad, intends to hire 5,000 train-crew workers, 800 more than its previous plan, to help end...
Rail traffic up from last week
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following news release on its website on June 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up sharply during the week ended June 12, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today....
RENT to rock in French with VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on June 17.) MONTREAL -- VIA Rail Canada will be a major sponsor of the first French adaptation of the musical comedy RENT. The original American version, by Jonathan Larson, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is still...
