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BNSF quarterly traffic, profit up
(The following article by Dan Piller was posted on the Star-Telegram website on April 28.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Record traffic pushed up profit at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in the first quarter, pointing to a stronger economy, company officials said. BNSF,...
Burlington Northern earnings rise in 1Q
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 27.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings rose 3.2 percent on an 11.7 percent jump in revenue, and the railroad company raised its profit...
CSX reports first quarter earnings
(CSX issued the following news release on April 28.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation today reported first quarter net earnings of $30 million, or 14 cents per share, versus $99 million, or 46 cents per share, a year ago, including the favorable cumulative effect...
BNSF train carrying UPS cargo derails
(The following story by Craig Andres appeared on television station KCTV’s website on April 26.) JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. -- A train carrying UPS cargo from Chicago to the Dallas-Fort Worth area derailed early Monday morning in Johnson County. About 20 cars jumped the...
UP train derails in South Dallas; no injuries
(The following story by Cynthia Vega of Dallas television station WFAA appeared on the Dallas Morning News website on April 28.) DALLAS -- Railroad crews assessed cleanup options after a Union Pacific freight train carrying flammable liquids derailed in South Dallas...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on April 26.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 4,504 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 54,241 IN THE CARDS—Some 1,390 workers voted to join AFSCME, including 486 administrative assistants working for the State of...
DOE gives extra week to comment on Yucca Mountain rail plan
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 26.) WASHINGTON -- The Department of Energy on Monday announced it was adding an extra week to comment on a plan to ship the nation’s nuclear waste to Nevada by train. In a notice published in the Federal...
Task force aims to fight taconite plan
(The following story by Merilee Reinke appeared on The Daily Telegram website on April 26.) SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- A proposal to reroute the rail transport of taconite away from the Twin Ports is meeting with disfavor from local officials. A new task force, made up of...
Coal industry still reliant upon freight trains
(The following story by Marc G. Auber appeared on the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram website on April 27.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- As the coal industry goes in West Virginia, so goes the freight train. The state Department of Transportation reports that in 2001, 95 percent...
CN sells CANAC Inc. subsidiary to Savage Companies; CN retains ownership of BELTPACK technology
(Canadian National issued the following news release on April 27.) MONTREAL -- CN announced today the sale of 100 per cent of the stock of its St. Laurent, Que.-based CANAC Inc. subsidiary to Savage Companies of Salt Lake City, Utah. The transaction, which is expected...
