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Train service back on track
(The following story by Ryan Graff appeared on the Post Independent website on February 19.) GLENWOOD CANYON, Colo. -- Union Pacific reopened the railroad through Glenwood Canyon Wednesday morning. Up to 100 people worked around the clock Monday and Tuesday to open...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on February 17.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 10,282 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 18,072 GENERAL BOARD MEETING—The General Board of the AFL-CIO will meet Feb. 19 in Washington, D.C., to consider endorsing a...
B&O Railroad Museum to reopen in Nov.
(The following article by Reginald Fields was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on February 17.) BALTIMORE -- At a private event held to thank their top donors, B&O Railroad Museum officials said Tuesday the museum will reopen on Nov. 13 -- 634 days after a roof...
Union Pacific downgraded to “peer perform”
(The following report appeared at NewRatings.com on February 17.) NEW YORK -- Analyst Thomas R Wadewitz of Bear Stearns downgrades Union Pacific (UNP) from "outperform" to "peer perform." Shares of Union Pacific, a leading provider of inter-modal services through...
LIRR ridership drops
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on February 17.) NEW YORK -- A dip in the number of Long Island Rail Road rush hour commuters has led to an overall 3.6 percent decline in ridership in 2003, the second year in a row that ticket...
Canadian grain shippers eye minor rail strike delays
(Reuters circulated the following story by Roberta Rampton on February 17.) WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Canadian grain shippers said Tuesday they expect only minor delays if workers at Canada's largest railway go on strike as scheduled this Friday. About 5,000 Canadian...
CN Rail set for disruptions
(The following story by Neco Cockburn appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 18.) TORONTO -- About 5,000 Canadian National Railway Co. employees could go on strike as early as Friday after members of the Canadian Auto Workers union rejected three tentative...
CN’s stock takes hit as workers threaten strike
(The Montreal Gazette posted the following article by Nicolas Van Praet on its website on February 18.) MONTREAL -- Shares in Canadian National Railway Co. fell sharply after the company said employees represented by the Canadian Auto Workers union rejected proposed...
Derailment cleanup continues in Lenexa
(The following article by Dawn Borman was posted on the Kansas City Star website on February 18.) LENEXA, Kan. -- Railroad officials expect streets in Lenexa to be opened later this afternoon as crews continue to clean and investigate a train derailment. The train was...
100 work to repair tracks
(The following article by Ryan Graff was posted on the Glenwood Springs Post Independent website on February 18.) GLENWOOD CANYON, Colo. -- Crews working to clean up a 45-car coal train derailment had only 15 cars left to remove from the canyon on Tuesday. Union...
