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BNSF purchasing land at center of lawsuits over contamination
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 8.) HAVRE, Mont. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has bought 15 properties in North Havre and has first rights to buy another 60, most of them from residents who settled a lawsuit with the railroad...
Talks break off between CN, CAW
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on March 8.) MONTREAL -- A legal strike at Canadian National Railway that has plagued freight-train service since Feb. 20 showed no sign of a resolution today after weekend contract negotiations broke off. Shippers,...
CN Rail withdraws offer, strike talks break off
(Reuters circulated the following article by Charles Grandmont on March 8.) MONTREAL -- Canadian companies faced prolonged shipping headaches on Monday after Canadian National Railway Co. walked away from the bargaining table and withdrew contract enhancements it had...
Schumer claims Amtrak will have to shut down barring more federal funding
(The following story by James V. Franco appeared on The Troy Record website on March 9.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- For the third straight year, the president wants to give cash-strapped Amtrak about half of what it says it needs to stay in business. Amtrak President David...
Boston to N.Y. in 3 hours? Not by train
(The following story by Anthony Flint appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 9.) BOSTON -- The goal of a three-hour train trip between Boston and New York has not been achieved because Amtrak mismanaged the ambitious initiative, according to a report released...
GAO: Amtrak mismanaged high-speed project
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on March 9.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak didn't meet its goal of three-hour train service between Boston and New York because neither the railroad nor the government managed or oversaw the project effectively,...
Railroad cars derail in Elkhart
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on March 8.) ELKHART, Ind. -- Two train cars derailed in Elkhart on today, causing minor traffic problems downtown, police said. Two flat cars carrying semitrailers left the tracks in the late morning, Elkhart...
Freight-car wreck disrupts Maryland commute
(The following story by Jamie Stockwell appeared on the Washington Post website on March 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An 80-car freight train traveling north through Riverdale Park early yesterday morning struck a vehicle that had stalled on the tracks, closing the tracks...
Axe falls on second Via Rail boss
(The following story by Elizabeth Thompson appeared on The Montreal Gazette website on March 6.) MONTREAL -- Via Rail president Marc LeFrançois was fired yesterday after he failed to convince Transport Minister Tony Valeri that he had nothing to do with the...
CN got private information
(The following story by Scott Simpson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on March 6.) VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The British Columbia government acknowledged for the first time on Friday that it released confidential information to Canadian National during a critical stage...
