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Amtrak to offer quiet cars on Acela weekend trains
(Maryland television station WBAL posted the following story on its website on January 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak has expanded a program that initiated on a train originating from Washington and Baltimore five years ago. Now, the idea has spread to Amtrak's Acela...
Cold weather takes toll on trains
(The following story by Jonathan Lucas appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on January 22.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Severe cold and drifting snow has knocked out of service nearly 30 percent of the cars on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line. "The bottom line is the...
LIRR fighting its own cold war
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on January 22.) NEW YORK -- In the battle against the cold, the Long Island Rail Road has armed its arsenal. Flaming switch heaters were ignited beneath the tracks to keep them from freezing. LIRR...
CN, CSXT to offer instantaneous interline pricing
(CN and CSX issued the following news release on January 21.) MONTREAL & JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In a rail industry first, CN and CSX Transportation today announced a jointly developed electronic tool offering customers instantaneous interline prices for carload...
CN Rail workers extend strike deadline for 24 hours
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on January 22.) WINNIPEG -- About 6,000 Canadian National Railway workers across the country have extended their strike deadline for 24 hours. They had threatened to go on strike if a day-long, last-minute...
Opinion: Union Pacific rolls on
(The following column by W.D. Crotty appeared on The Motley Fool website on January 21.) NEW YORK -- Union Pacific, the nation's largest railroad, can trace its roots to legislation signed by Abraham Lincoln way back in 1862. Today, its parent company reported a fifth...
Union Pacific’s 4Q profit up 46 percent
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 21.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corp.'s profit jumped 46 percent in the fourth quarter, helped by the sale of its trucking business. The parent company of the nation's largest railroad reported...
Union Pacific says worker shortage cost it money
(The Star-Telegram posted the following article by Dan Piller on its website on January 22.) FORT WORTH -- Union Pacific Railroad said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter results were hampered by a lack of enough workers, and it upped the number of workers it plans to...
Rail worker injured in train accident
(The following article by Jeff Reinitz was posted on the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier website on January 21.) WATERLOO, Iowa -- A railroad worker is recovering after a train wheel ran over his foot during an accident Tuesday night. Kody Breitbach, 25, of Waverly,...
France braces for one-day train strike
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 20.) PARIS -- French transport workers went on strike Tuesday, an action that will disrupt service for commuters and long-distance travelers alike. The strike began at 8 p.m. Tuesday and there were no...
