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New security agency has daunting task
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today will outline what airlines must do to meet Friday's deadline to begin screening all baggage, but that's just a first step in the mammoth effort to build a new airport security system for the nation,...
Railroads block potential strike by engineers
CHICAGO -- Major U.S. railroads have won a court order to block a strike by train engineers who protested a plan to assign freight-car switching work to a rival union, a wire service reports. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said their contract was violated...
KCS orders 50 Beltpack units
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- CANAC Inc, North America's leading supplier of solutions to the rail industry, announced on January 15 that Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) will take delivery of 50 Beltpack(R) locomotive remote control (LRC) systems during the coming year,...
BNSF to report fourth-quarter earnings Jan. 22
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will report fourth-quarter earnings and other performance results at its regular quarterly meeting with financial analysts at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time January 22, 2002, in New York City. Presentation material...
CN to announce fourth-quarter results Jan. 22
MONTREAL -- Paul M. Tellier, president and chief executive officer of Canadian National, will review CN's fourth-quarter and full-year 2001 financial results in a conference call with journalists at 4.45 p.m. ET Jan. 22. This is a reporters-only event. CN's results...
NJ Transit adds trains for commuters
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Since September 11th, getting a seat on a Manhattan-bound train from New Jersey has been next to impossible due to overcrowding. The reason for the overcrowding was the loss of the Path station at World Trade Center and this forced even more commuters...
24,000 fans use SEPTA to South Philadelphia Sports Complex on Saturday
PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA was the preferred route for about 24,000 sports fans traveling to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex on Saturday, January 12, for the Philadelphia Eagles playoff game, the Flyers and Phantoms hockey games, and the motorcross event. More than...
CANAC offers web based training
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- CANAC Inc, North America's leading supplier of solutions to the rail industry announced on January 14 the development of two major web-based training initiatives, offering rail-related training to a broad base of users. The first program was...
Minn. governor proposes full funding for commuter rail
ANOKA, Minn. -- Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura presented his capital budget recommendations on January 14 and highlighted full funding for the Northstar Commuter Rail Project as a chief priority in his $746 million bonding package. Adhering to his principle that...
Genesee & Wyoming traffic up in December
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) today reported December 2001 traffic volumes for its North American and 50%-owned Australian operations. North American carloads in December 2001 were 32,034, an increase of 1,745 carloads, or 5.8%, from December 2000....
