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Railroad tie plant moving on
(The following story by Chuck Hackenmiller appeared on the Boone Today website on May 3.) BOONE, Iowa -- The concrete railroad tie manufacturing plant won't be near Jordan in Boone County, but instead developers will focus on establishing its location in other areas,...
Genesee & Wyoming reports earnings for the first quarter
(Genesee & Wyoming issued the following news release on May 3.) GREENWICH, Conn. -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) reported today that net income in the first quarter of 2004 increased 71.1% to $9.5 million, compared to net income of $5.5 million in the first quarter of...
Pataki expected to support $7B rail plan
(The following story by Errol A. Cockfield and Joshua Robin appeared on the Newsday website on May 4.) NEW YORK -- Gov. George Pataki in a speech tomorrow is expected to throw his support behind a $7 billion plan to build a new tunnel under the East River to bring...
U.P. lifts limits on shipments to West Coast
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on May 4.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Protests by independent truckers over fuel prices in California had died down enough Monday that Union Pacific Railroad stopped limiting shipments to intermodal...
Federal Railroad Administrator announces $1 million grant to Operation Lifesaver
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on May 3.) WASHINGTON -- Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced a $1 million grant to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the nation’s premier railroad safety public education and...
Opinion: Railroad job surge is good news for KC area
(The following article by Randolph Heaster was posted on the Kansas City Star website on May 4.) KANSAS CITY -- Freight growth and an aging work force will combine to create a hiring boom in the railroad industry over the next several years. The country's railroads...
Clockers to get new master
(The following article by Tom Hester Jr. was posted on the Trenton Times website on May 4.) TRENTON, N.J. -- NJ Transit could begin its first extended rail service into Pennsylvania under a plan that calls for it to take over operation of Amtrak's Clocker trains,...
Norfolk Southern’s Goode urges an end to Conrail oversight
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on May 3.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Noting that "the Conrail transaction has been a success," Norfolk Southern Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer David R. Goode today urged the Surface Transportation Board not to...
Norfolk Southern, CSX request end of Conrail breakup oversight
(The following article by Christopher Dinsmore was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on May 4.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. on Monday urged the Surface Transportation Board to end its five-year oversight of the railroads’ breakup of...
NYC Transit: Bags may be terror test runs
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 3.) NEW YORK -- A transit system security memo warned that five suspicious bags left at spots around the city within one week could be a test run for terrorist bombings. The memo, issued by a security unit...
