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U.S. railroad seeks NASCAR cure to speed up yard

(Reuters circulated the following article by Nick Carey on November 7.) NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska — On the wind-swept prairie, the Bailey Yard rail tracks seem a world away from the frenzied pit stops of Daytona 500 motor racing. But Cameron Scott claims they are...

Join the cold train

(The following article by Jonathan Fahey was posted on the Forbes website on November 3.) NEW YORK — Put a few tons of broccoli in a typical boxcar in Walla Walla, Wash., and it may only be good for hurling at an off-key opera singer by the time it reaches a New...

Join the cold train

(The following article by Jonathan Fahey was posted on the Forbes website on November 3.) NEW YORK — Put a few tons of broccoli in a typical boxcar in Walla Walla, Wash., and it may only be good for hurling at an off-key opera singer by the time it reaches a New...

Hermiston objects to remote control train tests

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) HERMISTON, Ore. — City officials are trying to block Union Pacific Railroad from running trains through town by remote control. For the second time in about two weeks, a city official has...

Hermiston objects to remote control train tests

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) HERMISTON, Ore. — City officials are trying to block Union Pacific Railroad from running trains through town by remote control. For the second time in about two weeks, a city official has...

Union Pacific October volumes up three percent

(Reuters circulated the following article on November 1.) CHICAGO — U.S. railroad Union Pacific Corp. saw freight volumes rise 3 percent in October compared to the previous year, the company’s top executive told CNBC on Wednesday. The comments from Chief...

Union Pacific October volumes up three percent

(Reuters circulated the following article on November 1.) CHICAGO — U.S. railroad Union Pacific Corp. saw freight volumes rise 3 percent in October compared to the previous year, the company’s top executive told CNBC on Wednesday. The comments from Chief...

U.P. to expand remote control

(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on October 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Motorists stopped at a Council Bluffs railroad crossing might notice something different about some of the locomotives slowly passing by. There are...