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Green investment pays off for Rockford company
(Source: News Sentinel, April 4, 2012) ROCKFORD, Tenn. — A multimillion investment could be paying off big for a Rockford company that took a chance to keep a popular and environmentally friendly wood preservative on the market. Nisus Corp. said it has received a...
EPA’s New Regulations Hit King Coal & Railroad Companies
(Source: Forbes, April 4, 2012) WASHINGTON D.C. — Last Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its first carbon pollution standard for new power plants. The EPA move will discourage new coal fired power plants from being built, which will...
Canadian National & CSX Link Up
(Source: Zacks Investment Research, April 4, 2012) QUEBEC, Canada — One of the largest Canadian railroads, Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) has announced a service interchange agreement with CSX Transportation, subsidiary of the largest Eastern U.S. railroad,...
Amtrak riders fear end of service northern NM
(Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, April 4, 2012) SANTA FE (AP) – Twice a day, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief pulls into the sleepy railroad depot in Lamy, N.M. The rest of the day, the station, part of the transportation network that links Northern New Mexico to the rest of the...
UP’s coal train loadings lagged in March
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 3, 2012) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 842 coal trains in the Southern Power River Basin (SPRB) compared with 1,044 trains in March 2011. In the Colorado/Utah region, the Class I loaded 195 coal trains versus 230 in...
Report: Trio busted for dismantling train tracks for scrap metal
(Source: Sun Sentinel, April 3, 2012) DELAND, Fla. — This trio was a train wreck about to happen. When Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of light beams near CSX railroad tracks in DeLand in the wee hours of Saturday morning, they rolled up upon a...
Train hits, kills pedestrian, slows traffic on Metra Union Pacific West
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 3, 2012) CHICAGO — A Metra Union Pacific West Line train struck and killed someone in Glen Ellyn this afternoon, disrupting both inbound and outbound service on a line that serves the west suburbs, authorities said. Full story: Chicago...
Sheriff: Remains from train crash appear to be those of William Blount students
(Source: News Sentinel, April 3, 2012) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two teens who attend William Blount High School appear to have been the victims of a weekend train collision, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Office. The victims were tentatively identified as Jessie...
Rock slide blocks train line in N. Idaho
(Source: San Fransisco Chronicle, April 3, 2012) BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman says large boulders broke off from a cliff in northern Idaho and blocked a train line connecting Montana to the Pacific Northwest overnight. Full story:...
Ackman adds railway legend Tobias to alternative CP slate
(Source: The Globe and Mail, April 3, 2012) CALGARY — New York investor Bill Ackman has recruited a U.S. rail legend to bolster his campaign to shake up Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Mr. Ackman’s fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP said Monday that retired...
Gore Man Struck By Train After Wrecking On Railroad Tracks
(Source: NewsOn6, April 3, 2012) MUSKOGEE COUNTY, Oklahoma — A Gore man wrecked his pickup on a railroad track then was struck by a Union Pacific train early Monday morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene from massive injuries. Full story: NewsOn6
Editorial: High-speed rail gets back on a better track
(Source: The Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Legislators asked for changes in California High-Speed Rail Authority plans to build a bullet train system. The authority has made them. In a revised plan, released Monday, the authority proposes to...
CSX Corporation Launches ‘Environmental Pursuit’ Facebook Contest to Celebrate Earth Month
(Source: The Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today launched a month-long Environmental Pursuit Facebook contest for fans to test their "Green IQ" during Earth Month. This interactive contest runs through April 30 and allows Facebook...
Can passenger rail ever be profitable? Florida’s about to find out.
(Source: The Washington Post, April 3, 2012) WASHINGTON DC — One frequent criticism of passenger rail is that it rarely pays for itself. The trains typically require hefty public subsidies — Amtrak, for one, has received more than $30 billion from Congress since 1971...
Buffett Says Shortcuts on Environment Can Put Profits at Risk
(Source: San Fransisco Chronicle, April 3, 2012) SAN FRANSISCO — Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said companies won't last if they fail to consider the impact of their businesses on the environment....
CN guilty of multiple safety violations in fatal Chicago train-car crash in 2011
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 29, 2012) CHICAGO — Members of a Canadian National Railway track crew that caused a fatal Amtrak train-car wreck in University Park two years ago by inadvertently disabling crossing gates and warning lights were violating work-hour...
EPA rules may push coal companies to boost exports
(Source: Reuters, March 28, 2012) NEW YORK — Tougher emission rules at U.S. power stations will likely force coal companies to make up for lost domestic customers by exporting more to countries in Asia where environmental regulations are less stringent, analysts said....
FRA joins Missouri Governor at groundbreaking to eliminate major rail bottleneck
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 29, 2012) OSAGE CITY, Mo. — Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Karen Hedlund today joined Missouri Governor Jay Nixon at a groundbreaking for a new railroad bridge that will eliminate one of the worst...
STB proposes rules to increase use of mediation and arbitration
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, March 29, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it is seeking public comment on its proposals to encourage increased use of mediation and arbitration for the resolution of...
BMWED’s Freddie Simpson takes oath of office as Teamsters International Vice President
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release (PDF), March 28, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. —Teamsters rail labor leader Freddie Simpson joined Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and the newly elected...
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