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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...
Greek rail passengers trapped by snow
ATHENS -- About 110 passengers, including children and elderly people, were still trapped on Tuesday after spending all night in a snowed-in train in northeast Greece in sub-zero temperatures, Greek authorities said on Tuesday. Passengers, who huddled under blankets...
Santa gets cleared For Christmas flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kris Kringle, d.b.a. Santa Claus, got the green light today from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to engage in air travel to various points throughout the United States the night of Dec. 24-25. An order granting a flight certificate and...
Santa gets cleared For Christmas flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kris Kringle, d.b.a. Santa Claus, got the green light today from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to engage in air travel to various points throughout the United States the night of Dec. 24-25. An order granting a flight certificate and...
Mayors decide against lawsuit to force DM&E bypass
PIERRE, S.D. -- Fort Pierre Mayor Sam Tidball said "a lawsuit would be a thing of last resort" regarding Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's plans to upgrade its line. He said trying to legally force DM&E to build a bypass would be too costly and "probably not very...
Texas officials trying to save state’s Amtrak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Even as federal scrutiny again puts in doubt the future of Amtrak - and the money-losing Texas Eagle route - state and local officials are intensifying their efforts to maintain the troubled rail service's presence in Texas, according to the Fort...
Conn. is working on the railroad
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Gov. John G. Rowland announced plans for more than $185 million in statewide rail improvements Monday, including $150 million to rehabilitate a fleet of 25-year-old railroad cars on the New Haven line, the Hartford Courant reports. The overhaul...
Genesee & Wyoming announces public stock offer
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announced today that it and certain selling stockholders of GWI priced its public offering of 2.5 million shares of its Class A Common Stock at $27.75 per share. GWI offered 2.2 million shares of the Class A Common...
Eurostar service to be hit by Christmas strikes
LONDON -- Cross-Channel passenger train operator Eurostar said on Tuesday its Britain to France service faced two strikes in the run-up to Christmas, with UK train managers and French drivers set to walk out, a wire service reports. A Eurostar spokesman said nearly...
