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CSX to apologize over BLE billboard flap
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- CSX officials yesterday told Trains.com that it will apologize to the BLE for the removal of an anti-remote control billboard that BLE Division 532 placed overlooking the railroad’s Acca Yard in Richmond, Va. CSX says it should not have asked to...
U.S. warns of possible attack on rail, transit
WASHINGTON -- According to a wire service, the Department of Transportation has issued a warning about possible attacks on rail and transit systems across the country, law enforcement officials said on Thursday. The department's warning was sent out on Wednesday and...
Railroads gain on Canadian National in shipper survey
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- Canadian National maintained its top-ranked status in a major shipper survey released this week, but the other railroads closed the gap by showing improvement -- particularly Norfolk Southern, which vaulted from last place into a tie for second,...
Spun-off CP units soaring on their own
OTTAWA -- Shareholders of Canadian Pacific Ltd. have discovered breaking up isn't so hard to do, the National Post reports. In the seven months since the Calgary-based company deconsolidated into five separate entities, the shares of each have shot up 40% or more....
Intermodal up sharply for 6th straight week on U.S. railroads
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the sixth consecutive week, intermodal traffic was up sharply on U.S. railroads during the week ended May 18 in comparison with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on its website yesterday. Intermodal...
Kansas City Southern names Russ as next CFO
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Railway operator Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. said on Thursday that Ronald Russ will succeed Robert Berry, who is retiring, as senior vice president and chief executive officer on July 1, according to a wire service. Russ joins Kansas City...
Shortline railroads keep smaller shippers connected
SHERWIN, Kan. -- An aging General Electric locomotive, its gray nose flecked with rust, pulls slowly out of the Butterball feed mill in Kansas' rural Cherokee County, a wire service reports. Engineer John Horton eases his string of railcars, 33 empty and nine loaded...
City decides not to sue over DM&E approval
MANKATO, Minn. -- The city of Mankato has decided not to sue to block the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's plan to run coal trains through or around the city, a wire service reported. The City Council voted 4 to 1 on May 13 not to pursue a full-blown lawsuit...
STB issues decision on use of arbitration to resolve disputes in railroad matters
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Surface Transportation Board (Board) Chairman Linda J. Morgan on May 22 announced various steps the Board has taken to address the appropriate role of arbitration in resolving disputes involving railroad matters. These steps include preparing an...
Lots of seats, but sorry, this car’s taken
NEW YORK -- It sounds like the dream of an Amtrak rider the night after a really bad trip home, according to the New York Times. The rider paces the platform at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, looking into cars, finding every seat full, the aisles packed with angry...
