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BC Rail to sell inland barge operations
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canada's third biggest railway, BC Rail, added its inland marine unit to the list of subsidiaries up for sale on Friday, amid speculation the entire railway may soon be privatized, according to Reuters. The railway, owned by the British...
Two railroads sign ‘win-win’ deal
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Statesman-Journal reports that a deal between two railroads may mean changes in the flow of train traffic through the mid-Willamette Valley and millions of dollars’ worth of rail improvements, state transportation officials said. Genesee &...
Norfolk Southern names Fesen Resident Vice President for Pennsylvania
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation announced in a press release that it has named Michael R. Fesen its resident vice president for Pennsylvania, with headquarters in Harrisburg, effective Friday, November 1. Fesen will be Norfolk Southern's chief political...
Ohio passenger rail service hinges on vote
DAYTON, Ohio -- Near the ghost of a Dayton train station, an advocate group met at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Saturday to try to resurrect passenger rail service, the Dayton Daily News reports. Members of the Ohio Rail Passengers Association are backing the proposed 3C...
NS to seek shareholder approval of ‘golden parachutes’
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp.'s Board of Directors has agreed to seek shareholder approval before offering certain executive severance packages, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Shareholders voted at the railroad's annual meeting in May in favor of a resolution...
CSX seeks $3 million in aid for expansion in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- CSX Transportation is planning a $6 million expansion to transform its intermodal yard off William Street in Buffalo into an "inland port" for the Port of New York & New Jersey, the Buffalo News reported. The expanded yard would become a hub for...
BLE member wins CN President’s Award
(BLE Editor's Note: Walter M. Carlton is a member of BLE Division 914 in Baton Rouge, La.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National recently named Walter Carlton and Gary Devall, both of Baton Rouge, and Frank Elkins of Hammond as winners of its CN President's Awards for 2002....
High-speed rail service offers glimpse of future train travel
(BLE Editor's Note: Steve Fleming is a member of BLE Division 45 in Carbondale, Ill.) NORMAL, Ill. -- Perched high above the lonely, flat landscape of the Midwest in a grimy General Electric locomotive, Amtrak engineer Steve Fleming pulled the throttle all the way...
Five BNSF cars derail in Minnesota
WILLMAR, Minn. -- Rail traffic through Willmar was halted for about 17 hours Friday and Saturday after five train cars derailed, the Wilmar West Central Tribune reported. Normal train traffic had resumed by noon Saturday, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad...
Railroad cars derail, spilling liquid product
CUMBERLAND — Approximately 400 gallons of a liquid fuel product spilled when three railroad cars derailed early Friday near the CSX car shop near Offutt Street, reports the Cumberland Times-News. There were no injuries and no fire when the incident occurred shortly...
