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EVTAC reopening makes room for 65 new rail jobs on Iron Range
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 16.) DULUTH, Minn. -- The scheduled reopening of the bankrupt EVTAC Mining Co. isn't just putting out-of-work mine and factory workers back on the lines. About 65 laid-off Duluth Missabe and Iron Range...
In Secaucus, a rail station brings relief to a workday
(The following article by Ronald Smothers was posted on the New York Times website on December 15.) SECAUCUS, N.J. -- After two months of use on the weekends, the $450 million Secaucus Transfer station had its premiere for the crush of weekday commuters on Monday and...
Alllll Aboard!
(The following story by Zack McMillin appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on December 16.) ABOARD THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS -- It is 6 a.m. on a Monday morning and Central Station in downtown Memphis has not seen the likes of this. Everywhere you look...
Grain rates to increase: BNSF to charge $100 more per rail car
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on December 16.) BILLINGS, Mont. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, the state's primary rail shipper, has announced plans to raise grain shipping rates, a decision Montana agriculture officials say will...
CSX loses lawsuit over four bridges
(The News Journal posted the following article by Marty Allen on its website on December 16.) WILMINGTON, Del. -- Delaware can require a national railroad company to repair four deteriorating bridges that cross over its tracks, under a federal judge's ruling. U.S....
Norfolk Southern units help customers track shipments across transportation modes
(NS issued the following news release on December 15.) NORFOLK, Va. and FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- To help shippers easily track shipments across transportation modes, MODALGISTICS, a leader in supply chain solutions, and TransWorks, a leader in business process automation,...
Union Pacific files to offer $1 bln in debt, stock
(Reuters distributed the following article on December 15.) WASHINGTON -- Union Pacific Corp., the biggest railroad in North America, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to periodically sell up to $1 billion in debt securities and stock....
CSX aiming to get back on track
(The following article by Don Phillips was posted on the Washington Post website on December 16.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX is not John Snow's railroad anymore. In the 11 months since Snow left the eastern railroad system to become Treasury secretary, his successor as...
U.S. watchdog concerned about growing rail traffic
(Reuters distributed the following article by John Crawley on December 15.) WASHINGTON -- A U.S. government transportation watchdog warned on Monday of increasing congestion on the nation's rail networks, saying some routes cannot safely support growing passenger and...
NTSB reports lowest number of “open” recommendations since 1975
(THE NTSB issued the following news release on December 15.) WASHINGTON -- For the first time since 1975, the number of "open" safety recommendations on the National Transportation Safety Board's books has dipped below 1,000. In making the announcement, NTSB Chairman...
