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CN first railroad to secure U.S. customs anti-terrorism partnership
MONTREAL -- Canadian National announced today that it is the first North American railroad to gain membership in the U.S. Customs Service's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the railway announced in a press release. C-TPAT is a joint...
Commuter rail could be I-4 alternative, panel says
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When state road crews begin what could be five years of heavy construction on Interstate 4, the only alternative for getting to work on time may be a commuter rail line running along existing freight tracks, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The system...
Train, school bus collide in Austrailia, 6 killed
ADELAIDE, Australia -- A train and a school bus collided Thursday in southern Australia, killing six people, a wire service reported. The six dead were believed to be on the school bus; none aboard the train were injured, Nine Network television said. The accident...
Proposed bullet train would link Southern Calif., Las Vegas
VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- Using high-speed train technology unveiled last week, a Canadian firm and a Southern California businessman are looking to create the first viable bullet train service between Victorville and Las Vegas, the Daily Press reported. Boasting a...
NS net jump 59 percent
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. on Wednesday reported a big jump in quarterly earnings lifted by increases in shipments of manufactured goods, Reuters reported. The Norfolk, Virginia-based company, whose lines cover the eastern United States and Ontario, said...
UP suffers second derailment in as many days
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas -- Thirteen cars of a Union Pacific freight train derailed Wednesday near Midlothian, 20 miles south of Dallas, spilling loads of soybeans, the Associated Press reported. Crews were at work clearing the track. No injuries were reported. There was no...
Track reopens after UP Texas derailment
COAHOMA, Texas -- Traffic along the Union Pacific Railroad Company's tracks has resumed following clean-up efforts after Tuesday afternoon's derailment that released hydrochloric acid, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported. The accident occurred at about 12:30 p.m....
CN starts settling claims in La.
AMITE -- People were already gathering outside Amite City Hall by 7:30 this morning for the second day of Canadian National Railroad's operation to resolve claims from the Oct. 12 freight train derailment and hazardous chemical spill which forced hundreds of residents...
Missing Ronald McDonald delays rail services in U.K.
LONDON -- Train services on a busy railway line between London and south Wales were disrupted Tuesday after a large inflatable Ronald McDonald blew off the roof of a nearby McDonald's restaurant, according to the Associated Press. A spokeswoman for Railtrack said that...
Envisioning Penn Station as all the world’s stage
NEW YORK -- Michael L. Royce is, as they say, up there in the world, way up on the 36th floor in a corner office with a view of Manhattan — East River, United Nations — that is as big as his job. He is Mr. Penn Station, the new president of the group, the Pennsylvania...
