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BNSF action brings up past
(The following article by Bob Hansen was posted on the Hawk Eye website on February 22.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- For most of its existence, Burlington has been a railroad town. The steel rails brought its settlers and carried away its manufactured goods. The salaries paid...
CP and BC Rail see no impact yet from CN strike
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 20.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway and BC Rail have felt little, if any, impact from the strike of 5,000 workers at Canadian National Railway Co., the country's biggest railway,...
Canada automakers see modest impact from CN strike
(Reuters circulated the following article by Amran Abocar on February 22.) TORONTO -- Canadian automakers and parts suppliers were hatching alternative plans to move goods on Friday as a strike hit the country's largest railway, but the impact is expected to be...
Trains rolling despite strike, says CN
(The CBC posted the following article on its website on February 23.) MONTREAL -- CN Rail reported some minor delays in service as it enforced injunctions to limit picketing at facilities in Edmonton and Montreal over the weekend. Spokesperson Mark Hallman said there...
Amtrak travelers happy with service
(The following article by Michael Mello was posted on the Merced Sun-Star website on February 23.) MERCED, Calif. -- Amtrak’s on-time performance last year was so bad, the passenger train company placed leaflets on its cars with a mea culpa. And the problem has gotten...
Amtrak banking on stronger Acela service
(Reuters distributed the following article by John Crawley on February 22.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak believes it has resolved reliability and mechanical problems with its Acela trains, and is making a new push to attract more premium fares and build loyalty to...
Rail worker’s asthma case called first of its kind
(The following story by Mark Reiter appeared on the Toledo Blade website on Februar 23.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- Two years ago, a jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court awarded $625,000 to a railroad employee who contracted asthma from inhaling diesel fumes while working as...
Derailment spills military vehicles
(The following article by Kevin Hoffmann was posted on the Kansas City Star website on February 21.) KANSAS CITY -- A Union Pacific freight train hauling military equipment, including battle tanks, derailed Friday near Southwest Boulevard and Genessee Street in Kansas...
Bakersfield rail yard goes remote
(The following story by Matt Weiser appeared on the Californian website on February 19.) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Controversial remote-controlled trains have been deployed in Bakersfield's downtown railroad yard, raising concerns from some employees about safety in the...
Man loses legs to remote control train
(The following story appeared on The Record website on February 17.) STOCKTON, Calif. -- A 34-year-old man lost his legs early Monday when he was run over by a train, police said. The accident happened about 2 a.m. when a Union Pacific train began moving on the...
