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Opinion: Our railroads: A classic example of how greed is destroying our economy and the incomes of working Americans
(The following column by Chuck Kelly appeared at OpEdNews.com on December 2.) Consider: * Matthew Rose, CEO of Burlington Northern, made $5,024,285 in 2002. * Richard Davidson, CEO of Union Pacific, made $16,278,789 in 2002. Undoubtedly, they cite their outstanding...
Railcars ready to roll
(The following story by Ashley Ford of The Province appeared at Canada.com on December 2.) VANCOUVER -- Great Canadian Railtour Company yesterday showcased a prototype of the passenger locomotive/rail car it would use on its Vancouver-Whistler-Prince George run if it...
1,200 lost jobs at BC Rail ‘unlikely,’ CN says
(The following report by Scott Simpson of the Vancouver Sun appeared at Canada.com on November 27.) VANCOUVER -- Canadian National Railway on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that it's planning to shut down sections of the BC Rail line or preparing for additional...
CP Rail shifts 100 jobs to IBM Canada in $200M technology outsourcing deal
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article on December 2.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway is transferring 100 jobs to IBM Canada Ltd. under a $200-million technology outsourcing deal announced Tuesday. The two companies said they have signed a...
Metra Rock Island trains affected by freight derailment
(Chicago radio station WBBM posted the following report on its website on December 2.) CHICAGO -- Crews Tuesday morning were working to right a derailed freight train, which is blocking tracks shared with Metra commuter trains. Metra general road master Al Bobby said...
Derailed coal cars cleared as CSX looks for cause of crash
(The following article by Connie Baggett was posted on the Mobile Register website on December 2.) ATMORE, Ala. -- Railroad workers continued to look on Monday for the cause of derailment that forced 28 coal cars from their tracks the day earlier along a CSX line...
Safety in Denver railyards
(The following report by Brian Maas appeared on the Denver television station CBS4 website on December 2. A video is available at: http://news4colorado.com/investigates/local_story_335162208.html.) DENVER -- Technology is supposed to make our lives better, but critics...
Conductor’s train tales show ‘what really flies on Metra’
(The following story by Andrew Herrmann appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on December 1.) CHICAGO -- That time the two women took off their tops on the Metra train? And, half-naked, how they tossed toilet paper around the rail car? And when the conductor asked...
Opinion: Silence should be golden in VRE quiet cars
(The following column by Steve Dunham appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on November 30.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The quiet cars -- a welcome innovation on Virginia Rail way Express -- provide a spot for passengers seeking a refuge from noise. The idea seems to...
Bullet train project moves ahead slowly, barely meets deadline
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Mike Branom on December 1.) ORLANDO -- Three years after voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring a fast train network across the state, the Florida High Speed Rail Authority barely met a November...
