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Man convicted in $11 million salvage fraud scheme
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 22.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A man was convicted of swindling 116 investors out of more than $11 million in a bogus scheme to salvage railroad materials and resell them at staggering profits. Robert Atkinson,...
Design for Trade Center PATH terminal to be unveiled
(The following article by David W. Dunlap was posted on the New York Times on January 22.) NEW YORK -- Two counterpoised glass wings - bent as if to offer shelter, soaring as if to offer hope, as long as a city block and capable of movement on their own - will crown...
CSX to test hybrid ‘Green Goat’ locomotives
(RailPower Technologies and CSX issued the following news release on January 21.) VANCOUVER -- RailPower Technologies Corp. and CSX Corporation jointly announced today a 90-day lease trial for three Green Goat(R) hybrid yard locomotives in 2004 as part of CSX's drive...
Union Pacific boosts supplier diversity spending
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 21.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific today announced that it increased its 2003 supplier diversity spending by $44 million over 2002. The railroad spent $207 million with minority- and women-owned businesses...
BNSF hosts employee health fair
(The following story appeared on the Hannibal Courier-Post website on January 21.) HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Recently, in cooperation with the Hannibal Regional Hospital (HRH), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad at West Quincy, hosted a Health Fair for all BNSF employees in...
Minn. citizens petition CN to slow down trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 21.) ORR, Minn. -- Whizzing trains have some residents of Orr in an uproar. Concerns of safety have prompted the circulation of a petition intended to get the Canadian National Railway to slow down. Since...
Widow sues Canadian Pacific
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 21.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- The widow of a man killed after a deadly derailment two years ago in Minot, N.D., has filed wrongful death lawsuits against Canadian Pacific Railway. MeLea Grabinger of Minot filed...
Opinion: Amtrak heart attack victim saved in awesome rescue
(The following column by Susan K. Lamb appeared on the Suwannee Democrat website on January 21.) LIVE OAK, Fla. -- It was a sight to see, that tiny female paramedic maneuvering down a 20-foot ladder balanced from the window of an Amtrak sightseeing coach stopped in...
Muffling train horn noise
(The following article by Sarah Mauet was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on January 21.) MARANA, Ariz. -- Residents living near railroad tracks can look forward to sleeping more soundly thanks to new regulations that limit the volume of train horns and the...
Former BNSF workers cite 1858 agreement with city of Burlington
(The following article by James Quirk Jr. was posted on the Hawkeye newspaper website on January 21.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- A 146?year?old agreement with the city of Burlington and a former railroad company may force Burlington Northern Santa Fe officials from moving...
