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RailAmerica appoints Thomas C. Owen
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on March 4.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Gary O. Marino, RailAmerica Chairman, President & CEO, today announced the appointment of Thomas C. Owen as Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales - North American Rail Group. In this...
Rail traffic up in February
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following news release on its website on March 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. rail carload traffic rose 38,149 carloads (3.0 percent) while intermodal volume rose 47,808 trailers and containers (6.6 percent) in February...
NTSB to enhance public outreach with satellite transmissions
(The NTSB issued the following news release on March 4.) WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Transportation Safety Board will pilot a new phase of their communication outreach program to support public access to Board meetings, hearings, and other NTSB events by providing...
Amtrak closing ticket counter
(The following story by Jeb Schrenk appeared on the Mobile Register website on March 5.) MOBILE, Ala. -- People who purchase Amtrak train tickets will no longer be able to do so from its Mobile station beginning in April. Amtrak is closing the ticket counter at the...
Montana group working to eliminate rail crossing deaths
(The following story by Samar Fay of the Glasgow Courier appeared on the Billings Gazette website on March 5.) BILLINGS, Mont. -- Like many Hi-Line towns, Wolf Point grew up divided by a double line of railroad tracks. Schools and fast food places, grocery stores and...
BNSF, machinists reach job-transfer agreements
(The following story by Michael Hooper appeared on The Capital-Journal website on March 5.) TOPEKA, Kan. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway may hire some furloughed Topeka employees if there aren't enough workers from Burlington, Iowa, who choose to transfer to...
Burlington sues BNSF over 1858 agreement
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on March 5.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- The city of Burlington filed a lawsuit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad on Thursday. They are trying to force the railroad to live up to a 146 year old agreement....
Amtrak, Metrolink sued in crash that killed two
(The Los Angeles Times posted the following article on its website on March 5.) LOS ANGELES -- The families of two railroad subcontractors who were struck by a train and killed in Laguna Niguel last year have filed negligence suits against Amtrak and Metrolink. Adam...
CN shipments declined 14% last week amid strike
(Bloomberg circulated the following story by Rip Watson on March 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Canadian National Railway Co., which faces pressure to resolve a two-week strike by mechanics and clerks, hauled 14 percent less freight last week as customers switched to trucks...
CN, CAW to meet again on Friday
(Reuters circulated the following story on March 4.) MONTREAL -- The union for 5,000 striking workers at Canadian National Railway Co. said Thursday it expects to meet the company Friday for a formal bargaining session focused on disciplinary issues. The Canadian Auto...
