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Alameda Corridor honored by civil engineering society as an outstanding engineering achievement
(The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following press release on April 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Alameda Corridor, a 20-mile-long freight rail line linking the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to the transcontinental rail yards near...
Former Bombardier CEO named chairman of Air Canada
(Canada.com posted the following Canadian Press article on April 7.) MONTREAL -- Robert Brown, abruptly replaced as chief executive officer of Bombardier Inc. in December, has been chosen to become chairman of Air Canada. The airline announced Monday that Brown, who...
Two men get jail time in beer heist gone flat
(The Bloomington Pantagraph posted the following article on its website on April 8.) PONTIAC, Mich. -- Two men accused of taking Japanese beer from derailed railroad cars have been sentenced to jail time. Mark A. Wiborg, 31, of Seneca, and Kenneth G. Haff, 26, of...
Bombardier’s London tube contract balloons to $7.9 billion
(StockHouse.ca posted the following Canadian Press report on its website on April 8.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc.'s contract to refurbish London's famous subway system has grown by nearly $1 billion in value and could grow further if the Montreal-based transportation...
Bombardier touting train
(The Calgary Sun published the following story by Melissa Ridgen on April 8.) CALGARY -- An innovative high-speed train locomotive, on display downtown, could be a permanent fixture if Calgary and Edmonton are connected by ultra-fast rail service. Bombardier brought...
KCS gets waivers from lenders
(The Kansas City Star posted the following article by Randolph Heaster on its website on April 8.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern said it has received a waiver from more than 96 percent of its lenders on its financial obligations under a credit agreement....
BNSF to report first-quarter earnings April 22
(BNSF issued the following press release on April 7.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Financial analysts and investors are invited to join Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI - News; BNSF) via the Web for BNSF's regular quarterly meeting with financial analysts...
Railroad workers replacing damaged track after derailment
(The following Associated Press article was published on KAALtv’s website on April 7.) RED WING, Minn. -- Canadian Pacific Railway workers are working tonight to replace 1500 feet of track damaged when a CPR train derailed in downtown Red Wing. Twenty-nine train cars...
CN launches new web campaign
(The Canadian National Railway issued the following news release on April 7.) MONTREAL, QUEBEC--CN, the leader in North American rail transportation, launched a new web campaign on April 7, Velocity powered by CN, to demonstrate the power and benefits of doing...
Amtrak will drop Louisville-Indianapolis route July 4
(The Louisville Courier-Journal posted the following Associated Press article on its website on April 7.) INDIANAPOLIS -- Passenger train service through Indiana will become even less frequent this summer when Amtrak ends its route from Indianapolis to Louisville. The...
