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Rail improvements will cut 20 minutes off Cary-Greensboro train trip
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) today signed a contract with the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company to make $24 million worth of improvements to the railroad tracks between Cary and Greensboro....
France’s new high-speed rail line a fast success
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- In the first six months of operation, France's newest high-speed rail line, TGV Mediterranee (TGV Med), has captured 60% of air and rail traffic on the 537 mile Paris-Marseille route, up from the 40% share that conventional (non high-speed) rail...
BNSF to offer seamless service for perishable shipments
FORT WORTH, Texas and PHOENIX -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Swift Transportation Co., Inc. announced they will offer seamless transportation services for perishable commodities. Effective immediately, the two companies will...
NASA develops new non-toxic anti-icing liquid for rails
WASHINGTON -- Researchers for the U.S. space agency NASA have developed a new non-toxic anti-icing fluid that could improve train and commuter rail travel in wintry weather, the agency announced Tuesday. According to a wire service, the liquid can be applied to rails...
RailAmerica subsidiary signs coal shipment agreement
BOCA RATON -- RailAmerica, Inc., the world's largest operator of short line and regional railroads, announced that its Indiana Southern Railroad, Inc. has commenced shipments under a new transportation agreement entered into with Black Beauty Coal Company that enables...
Passenger line links Frederick and D.C.
FREDERICK, Md. -- The first passenger trains to embark from this city in a half-century have begun delivering commuters to Washington, further enhancing Frederick's status as a booming exurb of the nation's capital, the Baltimore Sun reports. This week's launch of...
Passenger train derails in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A train derailed Wednesday while carrying passengers, including 116 people rescued after being stranded for 17 hours in freezing temperatures on board another train, a wire service reports. No injuries were reported when the first three train...
CN closing in on new labour contracts with train and engine employees in Canada
MONTREAL -- Canadian National announced it has negotiated a tentative new three-year labour contract with the United Transportation Union (UTU) in Canada. UTU members will vote on the contact in early 2002. CN said it is also finalizing a new collective agreement with...
Security precautions hit U.S. travelers
WASHINGTON -- Security officers screen bus passengers with handheld metal detectors. Police pull over truckers hauling hazardous materials to check their papers. Railroad workers make extra checks of trains and tracks, reports a wire service. The world has changed...
Opinion: The dollar question
(Remarks by Paul M. Tellier, president and CEO of Canadian National Railway Company, on Dec. 14, 2001, at the Canadian Railway Club, Montreal.) OTTAWA -- A couple of weeks ago, an historian at the University of Toronto asked one of the big questions. Michael Bliss's...
