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BNSF expects shales, domestic intermodal and other promising sectors to propel 2012 traffic beyond GDP-growth levels
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, January 11, 2012) John Lanigan sums up his No. 1 goal for BNSF Railway Co. this year in three words: "grow, grow, grow." His No. 2 goal? "More growth," said BNSF's executive vice president and chief marketing officer on Dec....
Higher oil prices could drive rail traffic
(Source: MSN, January 10, 2012) NEW YORK — Iran's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz, through which almost 35% of the world's seaborne oil shipments travel, could lead to a sharp increase in oil prices worldwide. This alone has kept oil prices above $100 per barrel...
Police identify track worker killed in BNSF rail car accident
(Source: Amarillo Globe-News, January 10, 2011) AMARILLO, Texas — Police have identified the man who died Monday after he was struck and pulled under a rail car as Neil Thomas Touvell. Touvell, 57, worked as a maintenance welder for Burlington Northern Sante Fe...
BNSF news: Online application for BNSF college scholarship program is under way
(Source: BNSF press release, January 5, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — High school seniors were able to submit an online application for college scholarships offered through the BNSF Foundation Scholarship Program as of Jan. 1. Once again, the foundation will award up to...
CP Rail proxy fight pivots on CN’s ex-CEO Hunter Harrison
(Source: Bloomberg News, January 10, 2012) NEW YORK — William Ackman’s plan to wage a proxy fight to install a new chief executive officer at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) pivots on the legacy of the CEO who once led the carrier’s larger rival. New directors...
Norfolk Southern facilitates $9.5 billion in industrial investment in 2011
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 9, 2012) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 73 new industries and the expansion of 27 existing industries along its rail lines in 2011. New plants and expansions announced in...
California bullet train planners consider new route option
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Planners of California's high-speed rail project want to discard a more direct route from Los Angeles to Bakersfield over the Grapevine and continue development of a sweeping dog leg through Palmdale and...
Sulfuric acid spills into Kansas stream after UP derailment
(Source: Salina Journal News, January 10, 2012) HERINGTON, Kan. — Dead fish littered areas of Lime Creek on Monday, likely killed by thousands of gallons of sulfuric acid that spilled Sunday from a Union Pacific tanker car. Full story: Salina Journal News
Editorial: The continued assault on unions
(Source: New York Times, January 7, 2012) NEW YORK — Along with their shameful campaign to curb the collective bargaining rights of public sector workers in Wisconsin and Ohio last year, Republicans in statehouses around the country are taking aim at private sector...
Indiana House Dems end chamber boycott, GOP plans initial vote on divisive labor bill
(Source: Associated Press, January 9, 2012) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A divisive labor bill is back in Republican hands after Indiana House Democrats on Monday ended a three-day boycott of the chamber to stall the measure. Full story: Washington Post
Hoffa: A shameful attack on working families in Indiana
(By Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, January 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The central battleground in the war against workers today is the Indiana Statehouse. Anti-worker lawmakers are frantic to pass a bill that would weaken unions and shrink Indiana's...
BNSF employee killed in Amarillo rail yard accident
(Source: Amarillo Globe-News, January 9, 2012) AMARILLO, Texas — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe worker was killed Monday morning in Amarillo, Texas, after he was struck by a moving rail maintenance car. Employees were moving a rail grinder car from one track to...
Over-Sea railroad centennial: 100 years later, Flagler’s legacy remains
(Source: Bradenton Herald, January 9, 2012) MARATHON, Fla. — Henry Morrison Flagler neither created nor discovered the Florida Keys. Yet after Flagler gave his famous instructions to his railroad buiders -- “Go to Key West” -- the islands would be forever and...
NJ Transit lost $297 million after Gov. Christie canceled Hudson River rail tunnel
(Source: Associated Press, January 9, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — An audit shows NJ Transit took a $297 million loss after Gov. Chris Christie scrapped the Hudson River rail tunnel project in 2010. The $297 million mostly represents engineering and design work, payments to...
Bomb threat at UP rail yard in Council Bluffs turns up empty
(Source: Associated Press, January 7, 2012) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A bomb threat at the Union Pacific rail yard in Council Bluffs has been cleared after no device was found. Full story: Chicago Tribune
Locked out workers at Ontario locomotive plant warned of lengthy fight
(Source: Vancouver Sun, January 4, 2012) VANCOUVER, B.C. — As the labor dispute garnering national and international media attention entered its fourth day, both sides cranked up the rhetoric. The union has accused Caterpillar, which posted healthy third-quarter...
Canadian Pacific board rejects push to replace current CEO
(Source: Reuters, January 9, 2012) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is confident it can improve its performance early this year without replacing its chief executive, Fred Green, as advocated by activist shareholder William Ackman. Full story: Reuters
Editorial: Keep California’s bullet train on track
(Source: Los Angeles Times editorial, January 7, 2012) LOS ANGELES — You can take the long view or the short view toward the bullet train. The expert panels are taking a short view; we prefer the long. In the end, if Californians have the patience and the political...
Final report on three-train accident could take at least nine months
(Source: Munster Times, January 7, 2012) JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ind. — Federal officials are investigating Friday's crew members injured, but a final report won't be released for at least nine months. Full story: Munster Times
Three freight trains collide in NW Indiana, 2 crew members hospitalized
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 6, 2012) CHICAGO — Two crew members were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after three freight trains collided northeast of Valparaiso, Ind., on January 6, according to sheriff’s authorities. A westbound train comprised...
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