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First train loads at Landmark grain facility

(Source: Portage Daily Register, October 20, 2014) FALL RIVER — The new Landmark facility, located in Columbia County’s town of Fountain Prairie, was built with the railroad in mind. Its on-premises loop track has room for up to 125 boxcars at a time, to carry out the...

Railroads show improvement on ag shipments

(Source: Agweek, October 20, 2014) FARGO, N.D. — The region’s two Class I railroads — BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway — are reporting improved status on late cars, and CP has proposed a major merger to bypass an infamous Chicago bottleneck blamed for last...

Opinion: Hunter Harrison has just begun

(Source: Toronto Star opinion column, October 17, 2014) TORONTO — His proposed merger might have been rebuffed, and regulators might be unfriendly. But change is still coming to the railroad industry. Full story: Toronto Star

CSX and Canadian Pacific Railway call off merger talks

(Source: New York Times, October 20, 2014) NEW YORK — Merger talks between the Canadian Pacific Railway and the CSX Corporation have ended, stifling an effort to create a $60 billion giant during a boom time for the railroad industry. Canadian Pacific confirmed the...

Possible CSX-CP Rail deal could aid Albany region

(Source: Albany Times Union, October 14, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — At first glance, a merger between Canadian Pacific Railway and CSX might reduce rail competition in the Capital Region. But it also might revitalize and improve existing services, as CSX rival Norfolk...