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Amtrak incident causes Metro-North delays
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 7.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- A high-speed Amtrak train became entangled in new overhead wires Friday morning, shutting down Metro-North service between New Haven and Stamford. Thousands of commuters were...
BLE-IBT Town Hall meeting today in Minnesota
CLEVELAND -- The BLE will hold a Town Hall Meeting today in Dilworth, Minn., 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 a...
Mississippi Lumber sells to KCS, to move
(The following story by Fred Messina appeared on the Vicksburg Post website on November 6.) VICKSBURG, Miss. -- A 123-year-old downtown company will move so a sharp curve in train tracks can be reduced. Mississippi Lumber Co., operating in downtown Vicksburg since...
CPR Holiday Trains coming soon
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on November 6.) CALGARY, Alberta -- Back for the fifth year in North America, Canadian Pacific Railway's two lighted Holiday Trains and their live musical shows performed nightly from our boxcar stages...
Sizzling savings also announced on eastern Canada services
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on November 6.) MONTREAL -- VIA Rail Canada announced today it is trimming 5% on its Windsor-Québec City Corridor fares when passengers book through its hugely popular http://www.viarail.ca website. This web promotion is...
MBTA proceeds with slight changes in fare hikes
(The following article by Anthony Flint was posted on the Boston Globe website on November 7.) BOSTON -- It will be costlier to take public transit starting in January, following the unanimous vote yesterday by the MBTA board to hike bus, subway, commuter rail, and...
BNSF to host webcast November 13
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on November 6.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI - News; BNSF) will host its annual meeting for financial analysts and investors from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time...
Storm damage strands Md. rail commuters for hours
(The following story by David Snyder and Lyndsey Layton appeared on the Washington Post website on November 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The sudden storm that tore through the Washington suburbs Wednesday afternoon spawned a pair of small tornadoes, caused an estimated $2...
Severance program will cost NS $100 million
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 30.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. will take a roughly $100 million charge against its fourth-quarter earnings to pay for the voluntary severance program announced...
Rail traffic up in October
(The following report appeared on the Association of American Railroads website on November 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. rail carload traffic rose 1.6 percent (26,523 carloads) while intermodal traffic ? which is not included in carload figures ? rose 18.1 percent...
