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Billionaire Buffett’s Bakken oil boom
(Source: Investor's Business Daily, November 16, 2011) NEW YORK — As oil production ramps up in the Bakken fields of North Dakota, plans to use a pipeline to transport it have been dashed. As a result, North Dakota's booming oil producers will have to rely on the...
Canadian Pacific says it’s better prepared to face adverse winter
(Source: Canadian Press, November 15, 2011) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it's more prepared to face adverse winter weather along its tracks after spending millions upgrading rails and secondary routes. Full story: Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian Pacific says it’s better prepared to face adverse winter
(Source: Canadian Press, November 15, 2011) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it's more prepared to face adverse winter weather along its tracks after spending millions upgrading rails and secondary routes. Full story: Winnipeg Free Press
Railroads are more than a link in the supply chain
(Source: Financial Post, November 17, 2011) OTTAWA — Figure out a way to deal with unhappy shipping customers or face the possibility of government intervention. That was the dilemma facing Claude Mongeau as he rose to the position of chief executive of Canadian...
Railroads are more than a link in the supply chain
(Source: Financial Post, November 17, 2011) OTTAWA — Figure out a way to deal with unhappy shipping customers or face the possibility of government intervention. That was the dilemma facing Claude Mongeau as he rose to the position of chief executive of Canadian...
NJ Transit increases efforts to improve grade crossing safety
(Source: Bergen Record, November 17, 2011) BERGEN, N.J. — Members of the N.J. Safety at Railroad Crossings Leadership Oversight Committee recently provided an overview of the tactics that will be implemented to reduce overall fatalities and accidents at railroad grade...
NJ Transit increases efforts to improve grade crossing safety
(Source: Bergen Record, November 17, 2011) BERGEN, N.J. — Members of the N.J. Safety at Railroad Crossings Leadership Oversight Committee recently provided an overview of the tactics that will be implemented to reduce overall fatalities and accidents at railroad grade...
Hoffa leading Gegare, Pope in Teamsters vote
(Source: Journal of Commerce, November 17, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce if reporting that with ballots still being counted, James P. Hoffa opened a broad lead over opponents Fred Gegare and Sandy Pope Wednesday in the Teamsters union elections....
Hoffa leading Gegare, Pope in Teamsters vote
(Source: Journal of Commerce, November 17, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce if reporting that with ballots still being counted, James P. Hoffa opened a broad lead over opponents Fred Gegare and Sandy Pope Wednesday in the Teamsters union elections....
Amtrak funding nearly set for FY12
(Source: Railway Age, November 16, 2011) NEW YORK — Given previous years in its existence where “zero funding” was a mantra for its critics, Amtrak may do better than expected in its federal fiscal year 2012 budget, reported out of conference committee Tuesday night....
Amtrak funding nearly set for FY12
(Source: Railway Age, November 16, 2011) NEW YORK — Given previous years in its existence where “zero funding” was a mantra for its critics, Amtrak may do better than expected in its federal fiscal year 2012 budget, reported out of conference committee Tuesday night....
Shippers to press for more rail access
(Source: Journal of Commerce, November 15, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) will keep pressing for changes to railroad switching rules it calls anti-competitive. Full story:...
Shippers to press for more rail access
(Source: Journal of Commerce, November 15, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) will keep pressing for changes to railroad switching rules it calls anti-competitive. Full story:...
Port of L.A.’s proposed rail yard raising hackles of residents
(Source: Daily Breeze, November 15, 2011) LOS ANGELES — A proposed 153-acre rail yard that's been under negotiation for six years at the Port of Los Angeles is raising the ire of Harbor Area and Long Beach residents who claim the $500 million project will increase...
Port of L.A.’s proposed rail yard raising hackles of residents
(Source: Daily Breeze, November 15, 2011) LOS ANGELES — A proposed 153-acre rail yard that's been under negotiation for six years at the Port of Los Angeles is raising the ire of Harbor Area and Long Beach residents who claim the $500 million project will increase...
Price tags put on Baltimore intermodal sites
(Source: Baltimore Sun, November 15, 2011) BALTIMORE, Md. — The most controversial of four proposed sites for a Baltimore-area center for transferring cargo between trucks and trains carries the lowest cost estimate, while one that has virtually no close neighbors...
Price tags put on Baltimore intermodal sites
(Source: Baltimore Sun, November 15, 2011) BALTIMORE, Md. — The most controversial of four proposed sites for a Baltimore-area center for transferring cargo between trucks and trains carries the lowest cost estimate, while one that has virtually no close neighbors...
Mississippi River route chosen for Midwest high-speed train to Chicago
(Source: St. Cloud Times, November 16, 2011) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A proposed high-speed commuter train route between the Twin Cities and Chicago should go along the Mississippi River in Minnesota, state and federal officials said Tuesday. Full story: St. Cloud Times
Mississippi River route chosen for Midwest high-speed train to Chicago
(Source: St. Cloud Times, November 16, 2011) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A proposed high-speed commuter train route between the Twin Cities and Chicago should go along the Mississippi River in Minnesota, state and federal officials said Tuesday. Full story: St. Cloud Times
CSX Santa Train to make 69th annual run this weekend
(Source: CSX press release, November 15, 2011) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Burgeoning superstars Keifer and Shawna Thompson of the country music duo Thompson Square will join Santa Claus and volunteers from CSX, Food City, Kids Wish Network and the Kingsport (Tenn.) Area...
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