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Canadian Pacific plans upgrades as activist investor urges changes
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 20, 2011) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is planning track upgrades and expanding its board as an activist investor became the railroad’s largest shareholder and urged changes in management and operations. Full story:...
Canadian Pacific plans upgrades as activist investor urges changes
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 20, 2011) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is planning track upgrades and expanding its board as an activist investor became the railroad’s largest shareholder and urged changes in management and operations. Full story:...
Afghanistan opens first train major service, provides key link for supplies, trade
(Source: Associated Press, December 21, 2011) KABUL, Afghanistan — Operators ran the first train down Afghanistan’s first major railroad Wednesday, clearing the way for a long-awaited service from the northern border that should speed up the U.S. military’s crucial...
Afghanistan opens first train major service, provides key link for supplies, trade
(Source: Associated Press, December 21, 2011) KABUL, Afghanistan — Operators ran the first train down Afghanistan’s first major railroad Wednesday, clearing the way for a long-awaited service from the northern border that should speed up the U.S. military’s crucial...
Viterra announces new service agreements with CP, CN
(Source: Viterra, Inc., press releases, December 19, 2011) CALGARY, Alberta — Viterra Inc. announced on December 19 that it had signed new service improvement agreements with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway. According to Viterra, the...
Viterra announces new service agreements with CP, CN
(Source: Viterra, Inc., press releases, December 19, 2011) CALGARY, Alberta — Viterra Inc. announced on December 19 that it had signed new service improvement agreements with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway. According to Viterra, the...
CN, United Steelworkers reach tentative labor agreement for maintenance-of-way employees in Canada
(Source: CN press release, December 16, 2011) MONTREAL — CN and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2004 announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement to renew the labour contract for approximately 2,800 maintenance-of-way employees in Canada. The...
CN, United Steelworkers reach tentative labor agreement for maintenance-of-way employees in Canada
(Source: CN press release, December 16, 2011) MONTREAL — CN and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2004 announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement to renew the labour contract for approximately 2,800 maintenance-of-way employees in Canada. The...
Opinion: California bullet train feud echoes old Southern Pacific conflict
(Source: Sacramento Bee opinion column, December 20, 2011) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The parallels between the events leading to the 1880 Mussel Slough Tragedy and today's wrangling over the bullet train are uncanny. They settled the former with guns, while the latter will...
Opinion: California bullet train feud echoes old Southern Pacific conflict
(Source: Sacramento Bee opinion column, December 20, 2011) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The parallels between the events leading to the 1880 Mussel Slough Tragedy and today's wrangling over the bullet train are uncanny. They settled the former with guns, while the latter will...
LIRR launches real time train information pilot program
(Source: MTA press release, December 20, 2011) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The MTA Long Island Rail Road today launched a pilot of LIRR Train Time, a digital service that provides real-time train arrival status to customers using mobile devices or desktop computers. Starting...
LIRR launches real time train information pilot program
(Source: MTA press release, December 20, 2011) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The MTA Long Island Rail Road today launched a pilot of LIRR Train Time, a digital service that provides real-time train arrival status to customers using mobile devices or desktop computers. Starting...
BNSF, NTSB investigate death of railroader in Texas
(Source: The Eagle, December 20, 2011) COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The circumstances that led a conductor to be outside a moving train before he fell to his death in Grimes County remained under investigation late Monday by federal and railroad officials. The night...
BNSF, NTSB investigate death of railroader in Texas
(Source: The Eagle, December 20, 2011) COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The circumstances that led a conductor to be outside a moving train before he fell to his death in Grimes County remained under investigation late Monday by federal and railroad officials. The night...
House Republicans show no mercy for mass transit riders
(Source: The Times of Trenton, December 20, 2011) TRENTON, N.J. — As Congress keeps fighting over funding the federal government and extending a payroll tax cut, mass transit riders are about to lose an important tax benefit that helped make getting to work more...
House Republicans show no mercy for mass transit riders
(Source: The Times of Trenton, December 20, 2011) TRENTON, N.J. — As Congress keeps fighting over funding the federal government and extending a payroll tax cut, mass transit riders are about to lose an important tax benefit that helped make getting to work more...
Nebraska judge tosses $37 million fine against Union Pacific in drug smuggling case
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, December 19, 2011) LINCOLN, Neb. — A federal judge in Nebraska on Monday threw out more than $37 million in fines over illegal drugs found on trains coming in the country from Mexico. At issue were 38 cases where United States Customs...
Nebraska judge tosses $37 million fine against Union Pacific in drug smuggling case
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, December 19, 2011) LINCOLN, Neb. — A federal judge in Nebraska on Monday threw out more than $37 million in fines over illegal drugs found on trains coming in the country from Mexico. At issue were 38 cases where United States Customs...
Union Pacific spent $1.26 million on lobbying in 2011 3Q
(Source: Associated Press, December 14, 2011) OMAHA, Neb. — According to Associated Press reports, Union Pacific Corp. spent $1.26 million during the third quarter to influence proposed railroad regulations and pollution restrictions. That's more than the $1.22...
Union Pacific spent $1.26 million on lobbying in 2011 3Q
(Source: Associated Press, December 14, 2011) OMAHA, Neb. — According to Associated Press reports, Union Pacific Corp. spent $1.26 million during the third quarter to influence proposed railroad regulations and pollution restrictions. That's more than the $1.22...
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