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Officials say short-line rail cutbacks could be costly
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on December 22.) GARDEN CITY, Kan. -- Cutbacks in rural rail transportation could increase the cost of Kansas wheat as well as maintenance costs for roads, some officials warn. About 335 miles of railway in...
Railroad to increase shipping rates
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on December 22.) MITCHELL, S.D. -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway will raise its grain shipping rates early next year due to the harvest, a spokesman says. "This is market-driven. Current conditions...
CPR updates intermodal fleet improvement: 28% more containers per train
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article on December 20.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway will be able to increase the length of its intermodal trains due to the introduction of mid-train remote-control units that mimick the actions of engineers in...
Train derails; No injuries reported
(Boston television station WCVB posted the following article on its website, TheBostonChannel.com, on December 22.) BOSTON -- A train derailment in Framingham, Mass., overnight has not caused any delays on the commuter rail Monday morning. The freight train derailed...
Airtrain debut a runaway hit
(The New York Post placed the following article by Clemente Lisi on its website on December 19.) NEW YORK -- JFK-bound travelers can finally take the train to the plane - and they're flocking to it in droves. The AirTrain's opening day was a rousing success with...
NS Newsbreak
NS Newsbreak is published monthly for employees and retirees of Norfolk Southern Corporation. It is available on the Web at: http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/newsbreak/ This month's stories include: Coke plant to bring NS new business Ground was broken Dec. 17 for a...
Industrial park rail line sought for Miss.
(The following story by Reggie Beehner appeared on The Sun Herald website on December 19.) HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. -- The county's economic development agency this week announced a $35 million proposal to construct and rehabilitate about 26 miles of rail line that would...
Railroad relocates bridge at Marysville
(The Capital-Journal posted the following article on its website on December 19.) MARYSVILLE, Kan. -- The Union Pacific Railroad on Thursday completed the relocation of a 183-foot railroad bridge about 200 feet down the Big Blue River. On Wednesday, the 30-year-old,...
Everett-to-Seattle trains to roll soon
(The following story by Mike Lindblom appeared on the Seattle Times website on December 19.) SEATTLE -- Beginning next week, hundreds of people in Everett and Edmonds will be treated to one of the world's most spectacular commutes. Sound Transit signed contracts...
Another strong week for rail intermodal
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on December 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Intermodal traffic on the nation's railroads was once again up sharply during the week ended December 13 in comparison with the corresponding week last year,...
