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BNSF train derails; clean-up will take weeks
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 22.) ESSEX, Mont. -- A double section of Burlington Northern Santa Fe track was reopened Wednesday evening, about 30 hours after a freight train derailed east of here, BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said...
Nine railroad cars derail in Idaho
(The Bonner County Daily Bee posted the following article on its website on April 22.) SANDPOINT, Idaho -- A train derailment early Thursday morning in Vay threw nine railroad cars filled with grain from the tracks, forcing Union Pacific Railroad to reroute trains...
Labor Dept. revises plans to cut overtime eligibility
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on April 21.) WASHINGTON -- Facing a deluge of criticism in an election year, the Bush administration yesterday scaled back its plans to deny overtime coverage to hundreds of...
First Nations voice opposition to B.C. Rail deal
(The following report appeared on the CBC News-British Columbia website on April 20.) VICTORIA -- A group of B.C. First Nations says the B.C. Rail lease agreement with CN Rail infringes on aboriginal rights, and should be scrapped. The demand by the Title and Rights...
Trade surge straining CPR lines
(The following article by Lisa Schmidt was posted on the Calgary Herald website on April 20.) CALGARY -- The head of Canadian Pacific Railway said Tuesday that an unexpected surge of imports from and exports to China is straining on West Coast ports and rail lines....
Fast track for CP Rail
(The following story by Jon Harding appeared on the Calgary Sun website on April 21.) CALGARY -- A year after announcing job cuts and in the midst of a China-fuelled boom for Canada's rail shipping industry, Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway says it could soon go...
CP declares dividend
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on April 20.) CALGARY -- The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) has declared a quarterly dividend of twelve and three-quarter cents ($0.1275) Canadian per share on the outstanding...
Railroads may cut employees if tax enacted
(The following story by Tom Polansek of Copley News Service appeared on the Peoria Journal Star website on April 21.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Local and national railroads that operate in Illinois warned Monday that they will fire union workers and raise shipping costs...
CN/IC Railroad carshops may close
(The Centralia Morning Sentinel posted the following article by Mike Jones on its website on April 20.) CENTRALIA, Ill. -- The Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad is considering closing its carshops in Centralia, a spokeswoman said Monday. She said the shops...
Rural Nevada mayor says his town wants Yucca Mountain shipments
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 20.) RENO, Nevada -- The mayor of rural Caliente said his town would welcome the jobs that could come if a railhead is built nearby for shipment of nuclear waste to a Nevada nuclear waste dump. Kevin...
