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STB schedules January 17 oral argument in shipper case against BNSF
(Source: U.S. Surface Transportation Board press release, December 23, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Surface Transportation Board will hold an oral argument on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The BNSF Railway Company currently...
STB schedules January 17 oral argument in shipper case against BNSF
(Source: U.S. Surface Transportation Board press release, December 23, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Surface Transportation Board will hold an oral argument on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The BNSF Railway Company currently...
CSX rail terminal plans survive Florida’s political tumult
(Source: Lakeland Ledger, December 25, 2011) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Thousands of high-paying, high-skill jobs took major steps toward becoming a reality in Winter Haven. Full story: Lakeland Ledger
CSX rail terminal plans survive Florida’s political tumult
(Source: Lakeland Ledger, December 25, 2011) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Thousands of high-paying, high-skill jobs took major steps toward becoming a reality in Winter Haven. Full story: Lakeland Ledger
Railroad tracks in Devils Lake basin to be raised in spring
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, December 23, 2011) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A 17-mile span of flood-threatened railroad tracks and two bridges in the Devils Lake Basin will be raised out of danger next year. BNSF Railway CEO Matt Rose told the North Dakota congressional...
Railroad tracks in Devils Lake basin to be raised in spring
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, December 23, 2011) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A 17-mile span of flood-threatened railroad tracks and two bridges in the Devils Lake Basin will be raised out of danger next year. BNSF Railway CEO Matt Rose told the North Dakota congressional...
Nevada Highway Patrol to soon submit Amtrak crash report to NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, December 27, 2011) RENO, Nev. — Nevada Highway Patrol officials say they have nearly completed a report on a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada and intend to submit it to federal investigators in the next couple of weeks. Full story: Sacramento...
Nevada Highway Patrol to soon submit Amtrak crash report to NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, December 27, 2011) RENO, Nev. — Nevada Highway Patrol officials say they have nearly completed a report on a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada and intend to submit it to federal investigators in the next couple of weeks. Full story: Sacramento...
BNSF pays $1.5 million to settle water pollution lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, December 23, 2011) SEATTLE, Wash. — BNSF Railway Co. has agreed to pay $1.5 million for Puget Sound restoration projects to resolve a lawsuit over stormwater pollution at its Seattle facility. Full story: Seattle Times
BNSF pays $1.5 million to settle water pollution lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, December 23, 2011) SEATTLE, Wash. — BNSF Railway Co. has agreed to pay $1.5 million for Puget Sound restoration projects to resolve a lawsuit over stormwater pollution at its Seattle facility. Full story: Seattle Times
California’s plan to use Amtrak as fallback for high-speed rail criticized
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 27, 2011) LOS ANGELES — Critics of the California High Speed Rail plan are now attacking the state's fallback plan to use a 130-mile stretch of track for slower Amtrak service is a sham because there's no guarantee the national...
California’s plan to use Amtrak as fallback for high-speed rail criticized
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 27, 2011) LOS ANGELES — Critics of the California High Speed Rail plan are now attacking the state's fallback plan to use a 130-mile stretch of track for slower Amtrak service is a sham because there's no guarantee the national...
CP Rail looking to bounce back from rough 2011
(Source: Canada.com, December 27, 2011) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. had a rough ride this past year, beset by weather and customer service woes during the first six months, while this fall an activist hedge-fund manager bought enough of the company to...
CP Rail looking to bounce back from rough 2011
(Source: Canada.com, December 27, 2011) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. had a rough ride this past year, beset by weather and customer service woes during the first six months, while this fall an activist hedge-fund manager bought enough of the company to...
Expansion of Panama Canal triggers railroad race to build new hubs near Florida ports
(Source: Florida Times-Union, December 26, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida ports, already trying to deepen their harbors for the super-size cargo container ships of the future, are also in a race to build new railroad hubs near their docks. The rail-seaport...
Expansion of Panama Canal triggers railroad race to build new hubs near Florida ports
(Source: Florida Times-Union, December 26, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida ports, already trying to deepen their harbors for the super-size cargo container ships of the future, are also in a race to build new railroad hubs near their docks. The rail-seaport...
New AC-powered diesel locomotive brought Santa’s Sled to Bluefield, W.Va.
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, December 26, 2011) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Railroaders who work in Norfolk Southern's Pocahontas Division were happy to bring their children to see Santa during his recent visit to the NS Mechanical Shops in Bluefield, but many appeared...
New AC-powered diesel locomotive brought Santa’s Sled to Bluefield, W.Va.
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, December 26, 2011) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Railroaders who work in Norfolk Southern's Pocahontas Division were happy to bring their children to see Santa during his recent visit to the NS Mechanical Shops in Bluefield, but many appeared...
AAR: Railroads report intermodal volume up 6 percent over 2010
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 22, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported gains in weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 304,377 carloads for the week ending Dec. 17, 2011, up...
AAR: Railroads report intermodal volume up 6 percent over 2010
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 22, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported gains in weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 304,377 carloads for the week ending Dec. 17, 2011, up...
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