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Farmers, CP head to mediation
(The following story by Jordie Dwyer appeared on the Nipawin Journal website on January 15.) NIPAWIN, Sask. -- There could be a resolution by the end of the month in the dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway and a number of northeast area farmers. A mediator...
Opinion: Mr. Rose comes to North Dakota
(The following column by Frederic Smith appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on January 15.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- It was good of Matt Rose, president of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, to come to North Dakota from Texas to take his medicine over late...
State agency seeks public information on UP rail yard
(The following story by Emily Jones appeared on the Idaho State Journal website on January 15.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality officials are asking for help finding possible contaminated areas at Union Pacific's rail yard here....
Crossing rules raise ruckus
(The Antioch Review posted the following article by Irv Leavitt on its website on January 15.) ANTIOCH, Ill. -- Municipal leaders across the U.S. have waited years for new federal rules to define what's required to preserve the train horn bans in their communities....
RailTech moves along despite damaged train tracks
(The following story by Amy Thon appeared on The Dispatch website on January 15.) MOLINE, Ill. -- Although railroad tracks leading to the property slated to be a rail and truck transfer facility aren't functional, and there's no timeframe for repairs, developers say...
Damaged Siskiyous tunnel won’t open for another 2-4 months
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 15.) GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A 3,100-foot railway tunnel connecting the Rogue Valley to northern California could be closed for four months, as railroad officials grapple with damage from snow, fire and...
UP has job openings in Kan.
(The following story appeared on the Marysville Advocate on January 15.) MARYSVILLE, Kan. -- Union Pacific Railroad has immediate job openings in Marysville for qualified individuals interested in joining a training program for the railroad's train service operation....
UP van driver’s case to go to jury today
(The following story by Jason Kristufek appeared on the Ames Tribune website on January 14.) TOLEDO, Iowa -- Jurors were expected to begin deciding this afternoon whether van driver Gary Lee Butler was legally reckless when he crashed into a group of Mid-Iowa...
Norfolk Southern settles suit over couple killed by train
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on January 14.) ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- Norfolk Southern Railway agreed to pay $350,000 to the estate of a Hawkins County couple struck and killed by a train at a grade crossing in 1996. The out-of-court settlement...
Amtrak trying hard to prove its viability
(The following article by Aesha Rasheed was posted on the Times- Picayune website on January 15.) NEW ORLEANS -- With ridership at a 32-year peak, Amtrak is on firmer footing but still not entirely safe from forces in Washington that would like to see the passenger...
