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Norfolk Southern names Wimbush to senior real estate position
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on June 3.) NORFOLK, Va. -- F. Blair Wimbush has been named vice president real estate for Norfolk Southern Corporation, with office in Norfolk, effective June 1. Reporting to Daniel D. Smith, senior vice president...
Bullet train opposition leader faces charges
(The following story by Jane Musgrave appeared on the Palm Beach Post website on June 4.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A suburban Boca Raton retiree who began a crusade against the state's proposed bullet train to keep it out of his neighborhood now faces a possible $16,000...
Rail traffic up in May
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on June 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Carload traffic on U.S. freight railroads rose 5.8 percent (75,743 carloads) while intermodal traffic rose 13.6 percent (102,522 units) in May 2004 compared to May...
NS wins logistics award from Toyota
(Norfolk Southern Corp. issued the following news release on June 3.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Toyota Logistics Services has recognized Norfolk Southern Corporation with three awards for logistics excellence during 2003. Toyota awarded Norfolk Southern its President's Award...
Cross with care
(The following story by Adam Jackson appeared on the South Bend Tribune website on June 3.) MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- For 60 years, Norm Esarey has lived in a city that literally is crisscrossed with railroad tracks. And in those 60 years, he has seen those train tracks...
Railway safety campaign rolls on
(The following story by Matt Canham appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on June 4.) PROVO, Utah -- An immaculate silver train car that looks straight out of the 1940s, buttressed by two grimy Union Pacific engines, attracted a gathering of mothers and their...
Train hits truck, spilling 50 gallons of herbicide
(The following story by Dana Strongin appeared on the Wichita Eagle website on June 4.) WICHITA, Kan. -- A train ran into a semitrailer Thursday in southern Sedgwick County, spilling herbicide the truck was hauling. Officials were called to the scene, at 111th Street...
Riders will come if system grows, VRE officials say
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Derrill Holly on June 3.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- After more than a decade of service, officials in northern Virginia have labeled Virginia Railway Express an overwhelming success. But as they celebrated the commuter...
VRE marks big milestone
(The following article by Edie Gross was posted on the Free Lance-Star website on June 4.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- When Karen Owens moved to Dale City in the early '80s, it took her 15 minutes to drive from home to her office in Alexandria. Not so anymore. "It got to...
S.D. town considered for coal processing plant
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 3.) RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Denver-based company that processes Wyoming coal is considering a $250 million plant in Edgemont. KFx is a publicly traded company that has spent nearly 20 years trying to...
