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Signalmen’s Union ready to strike NS
(The following story by Lois Caliri appeared on The Roanoke Times website on January 16.) ROANOKE, Va. -- The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen is prepared to strike to protest Norfolk Southern's closing of a signal shop in Roanoke. Today is the last of the five days'...
Two years later, frustrated residents are still waiting for official report on train derailment
(The following story by Ken Crites appeared on the Minot Daily News website on January 18.) MINOT, N.D. -- Frustration. On this, the second anniversary of the Canadian Pacific Railway derailment on the outskirts of Minot, it's become a popular word. People who live...
Union Pacific to hire at least 1,000
(The following story by John O'Connell appeared on the Idaho State Journal website on January 16.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- Based on an improving economy combined with a shortage of conductors and engineers, Union Pacific Railroad will hire more than 1,000 workers...
Union Pacific says CEO paying off loans quickly
(Reuters circulated the following story on January 16.) MIAMI -- Union Pacific Corp. on Friday said CEO Dick Davidson and other senior executives of North America's biggest railroad were paying off company loans quickly and should have no outstanding balances by Jan....
Heartland Flyer picks up speed
(The Daily Ardmoreite posted the following on its website on January 18.) ARDMORE, Okla. -- Daily runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, aboard Amtrak's Heartland Flyer have a new schedule reflecting a 16-minute faster trip effective last Monday. The train...
Amtrak makes progress, CEO says
(The following article by Adam Jackson was posted on the South Bend Tribune website on January 18.) NILES, Mich. -- There have been more romantic names for trains than Michigan Services. Like the opulent 20th Century Limited that once hauled pampered passengers from...
China abandons plans to build fast rail
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 16.) BEIJING -- China has abandoned plans to build a high-speed magnetic-levitation railway between Beijing and Shanghai in favor of less expensive conventional trains, the government said Friday...
Bullet train could stop in Manchester, Tenn.
(The Manchester Times posted the following story by Chip Ramsey on its website on January 15.) MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- Imagine hoping on a train and being in downtown Nashville in under 30 minutes. Though it sounds like a futuristic fantasy, Manchester could be home to a...
Bombardier lands C$120 million high-speed train order
(Reuters circulated the following story on January 15.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. said Thursday it received an order worth C$120 million ($93 million) from SNCF, France's national railway, for 22 high-speed trainsets. Montreal-based Bombardier will team up with...
CANAC to purchase two hybrid locomotives
(RailPower Technologies Corp. issued the following news release on January 16.) VANCOUVER, B.C. -- RailPower Technologies Corp. announced today that CANAC Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, will purchase two Green Goat(R) hybrid locomotives with funding from the Texas...
