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CPR signs 10-year, $400 million contract
TORONTO -- The Canadian Pacific Railway and Consolidated Fastfrate today announced the signing of a 10-year, $400-million contract that will formally link the two transportation giants in a partnership designed to set a new industry standard for the movement of...
Congress approves transport, Mexico truck bill
WASHINGTON -- Congress approved legislation on Tuesday to allow Mexican trucks wider access to U.S. roads and fund major transportation programs, including $1.25 billion for tighter aviation security measures in response to the Sept. 11 hijack attacks, a wire service...
Festive Canadian Pacific Railway train lights up New York
NEW YORK -- Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train, a 1,200-ft freight train decorated with thousands of Christmas lights, will begin its spectacular cross-continent journey in New York City tomorrow with a special ceremony to honor the fallen heroes of September...
Joliet backs study of Metra extension
CHICAGO -- Joliet has agreed to support a feasibility study intended to entice Metra to extend commuter train service westward into LaSalle County, according to the Chicago Tribune. CSX Railway has 59 miles of track between Joliet and LaSalle-Peru in LaSalle County....
Union Pacific Railroad achieves rapid deployment with company’s help
ATLANTA -- Clarus Corporation announced today that Union Pacific Railroad (UP), the largest railroad in North America, has achieved production deployment with Clarus eProcurement(TM) in 100 days. The first transaction was an office supply order with Boise Cascade, one...
Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Emons Transportation
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced on Monday plans to acquire Emons Transportation Group Inc. for $18.5 million cash and the assumption of about $10.9 million of debt. Genesee & Wyoming, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, said...
Panama train cash kills engineer
PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Two trains collided on a scenic route along the Panama Canal, killing the engineer of one train and slightly injuring 10 American tourists, a wire service reported. The passengers injured in Sunday's accident, who took the train as part of a...
Railway retirement bill advances in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON -- A bill to let some railway pension funds be invested on Wall Street advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday after a Republican attempt to attach unrelated amendments on energy and human cloning failed, reports a wire service. But a handful of determined...
Energy, cloning fights sidetracked
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans yesterday abruptly dropped a bid to force immediate action on President Bush's energy proposals and anti-cloning legislation, choosing to postpone a showdown rather than invite defeat in the opening skirmish, the Washington Post...
Neighbors help forge rules for Caltrain yard in S.J.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose's historic tree-lined Lenzen Avenue area is preparing for a new and unwanted neighbor: a 24-acre maintenance yard that will handle almost two-thirds of the Bay Area's commuter trains, the San Jose Mercury News reports. But residents...
