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CSX railroad to cut up to 1,000 jobs
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on November 10.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corp. announced Monday it will cut 800 to 1,000 nonunion employees over the next six months, as part of a plan to streamline its management structure and to create a...
CSX plans to streamline
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Rip Watson on November 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- CSX Corp., the third-largest U.S. railroad, plans to fire from 800 to 1,000 management workers in the next six months to reduce expenses and streamline decision making...
CSX completes cleanup after train derailment
(The following report appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on November 11.) BALTIMORE -- CSX completed yesterday the cleanup after a train derailment Sunday in Sykesville, a spokesman said. All of the freight cars that derailed were back on the track and ready to...
WWII vet reflects on battle
(The following story by Scott Wong appeared on The Argus website on November 11.) FREMONT, Calif. -- Dan Archer's combat career lasted 76 hours, but the short battle in which he fought on a tiny mid-Pacific atoll is regarded by historians as one of the bloodiest small...
CPR to stop trains across the network in Veterans’ Day tribute
(CPR issued the following news release on November 10.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway trains across the North American network will come to a halt at 11 a.m. November 11 for two minutes of silence to pay tribute to the thousands of North Americans who have...
BLE-IBT Town Hall meeting today in Little Rock
CLEVELAND -- The BLE will hold a Town Hall Meeting today in Little Rock, Ark., regarding the proposed merger with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The meeting will include a presentation to explain the proposed merger and the expected benefits, followed by...
SEPTA budget crunch derails holiday railroad
(The following article by Jere Downs was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 9.) PHILADELPHIA -- Think of this as Christmas trimming, SEPTA-style. 'Tis nearly the season for the Magical Holiday Railroad to be making its run around the lobby of the...
Gin game has become an institution aboard NJ Transit train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 10.) TRENTON, N.J. -- They now play gin instead of poker, but little else has changed in the years since a boisterous group of commuters played their first game of cards aboard a New Jersey Transit...
Opinion: Development adjoining tracks needed
(The following editorial appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on November 10.) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- While officials along the Union Pacific Railroad worry about moving people at high speeds between Chicago and St. Louis, communities in the northern and...
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is booming
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 10.) SPRINGDALE -- Northwest Arkansas has more than Interstate 540 serving as an efficient transportation connection between Fort Smith and southwest Missouri. As the region has prospered mightily in the...
