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Grain spill shuts down Amtrak train
CHENOA, Ill. -- The Associated Press reporta that Amtrak train service between Chicago and St. Louis was suspended while workers attempted to remove 200,000 bushels of corn from a leaning grain elevator, authorities said. The tracks were closed temporarily Monday...
Waterloo residents: UP needs to brush up on track maintenance
WATERLOO, Iowa -- Members of some east Waterloo neighborhood associations feel like they're on the wrong side of the tracks, the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported. They wish someone was "workin' on the railroad," particularly on brush and trees growing along...
Developer seeks use of UP land
POCATELLO, Idaho -- A Pocatello developer says numerous jobs could be created if a deal were struck with Union Pacific Railroad to redevelop most of the 1,400 acres the company owns in the area, the Associated Press reported. Developer Bill Isley said Union Pacific...
Union Pacific’s growth track
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the U.S. economic recovery expected to pick up steam in the months ahead, we at Standard & Poor's believe that railroad stocks will continue to outperform the broader market over the next year, according to a report published in Business Week...
Ferroequus continues to fight for CN rail line access
OTTAWA -- Ferroequus Railway is not giving up its bid to haul grain along Canadian National (CH) line from Camrose, Alta. to Prince Rupert, B.C., Canadian Transportation Logistics reported. Even though the company lost its Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) hearing...
Labor invited to CN talks
NORTH BAY, Ont. -- The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission consultant negotiating the purchase of the Ontario Northland Railway with CN Rail has invited ONR union leaders to be part of the negotiations, the North Bay Nugget reported. Roy Hains said he made the...
For first time, CN earns more in U.S.
MONTREAL -- Historic Canadian National Railway Co. will for the first time get more revenues from operations in the United States than Canada this year, its chief executive said today. The Candian Press reports that out of total revenues, which were $5.6 billion last...
Opinion: Amtrak satisfaction guarantee was doomed from the outset
BOSTON -- On Friday, Amtrak eliminated what it once described as a travel industry first - a no-questions-asked customer satisfaction guarantee, accordng to an editorial in the Boston Globe. It was handled relatively quietly. The news was leaked several weeks ago, so...
BLE General Chairman Koonce wins CN President’s Awards
MONTREAL -- Canadian National recently named John Koonce, Michael A. Wells and Tarie Smith, all residents of Memphis, as winners of its CN President's Awards for Excellence for 2002. In this year's edition of the annual employee awards program, a record 146 employees...
Frustrated commuter ‘rode on outside of train’
LONDON -- Passengers on a packed London train say a man who couldn't get on a crowded train rode on the outside "like Indiana Jones," according to a report at ananova.com. They said he couldn't squeeze on board, so rode on a footplate at the back of the train for 20...
