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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited declares dividend
CALGARY -- The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has declared a quarterly dividend of twelve and three-quarter cents ($0.1275) Canadian per share on the outstanding Common Shares. The dividend is payable on January 27, 2003, to holders of record...
New NS facility serves Greater Atlanta Area
ATLANTA -- Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Collier Metals LLC, a provider of coil processing and distribution services to the metals industry, today opened the first Class I SteelNet® facility in the Atlanta area. SteelNet facilities handle high-value steel and...
Broken track blamed in UP derailment
STOCKTON, Calif. -- A broken track caused the 25-car train derailment that on Sunday shattered the calm of a North Stockton neighborhood, Union Pacific Railroad officials confirmed Monday. According to the Stockton Record, the 118-car freight train was on its way from...
Calif. rail project arriving on schedule
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Just five years ago, it seemed as if passenger rail in the San Gabriel Valley was doomed to be a thing of the past, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority had indefinitely shelved an...
Rail car maker fined after accident
TRENTON, N.S. -- A Nova Scotia rail car maker has been fined after an employee was crushed in a workplace accident earlier this year, the Halifax Daily News reported. Trentonworks must pay $27,500 after pleading guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and...
Conn. Metro-North riders may face higher ticket prices
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Connecticut's looming $1.5 billion budget deficit for fiscal 2003 could mean higher prices for rides on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, the Connecticut Post reported. Gov. John G. Rowland's recent slashing of the state's budget by more than...
CPR wins automaker’s Quality Award third year in a row
TORONTO -- Superior service has earned the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) one of DaimlerChrysler Corporation's top awards for transportation excellence for the third consecutive year. The DaimlerChrysler Gold Award -- earned by providing the highest quality in the...
Amtrak-NY flap imperils Adirondack
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Amtrak’s state-subsidized run through the North Country, considered one of the world’s most scenic passenger rail rides, could get derailed over a funding dispute between New York and the national train conglomerate, the Plattsburgh Press-Republican...
Ohio county looks at rail crossing safety
MEDINA, Ohio -- Most drivers don't think about trains unless they have to cross a set of railroad tracks. And then they rely on the flashing lights and gates to warn them of an oncoming locomotive, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. But think about this: Not all...
Getting a lesson in train rescue
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- More than a dozen men climbed narrow, twisting stairs to the upper floor of a sleeping car of the special Amtrak passenger train at the Champaign Terminal, the News-Gazette reported. It was apparent to everyone how difficult it would be in a real...
