Rail Industry News
Regular schedule for Union Pacific North Line
(The following story appeared on the WLS-TV website on October 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — Metra reinstated its original schedule Sunday on the Union Pacific North Line, but the real relief comes during Monday morning's rush. An eight-year project to repair 22 bridges along...
Railroad warehouse key to history of Oakland
(The following story by Carolyn Jones appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on October 2, 2010.) SAN FRANCISCO — Over the howls of historians, Union Pacific plans to demolish an 1874 cavernous brick warehouse in West Oakland that is one of the last remnants...
Police: two men robbed Florence CSX workers
(The following story by Jamie Rogers appeared on the SCnow.com website on October 1, 2010.) FLORENCE, S.C. — Officers are looking for two men who robbed two CSX train workers earlier Friday morning, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said. Police received a call at...
Metra North line project called flawed from start
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 2, 2010.) CHICAGO — Metra’s now-derailed plan to reduce service from two tracks to one on the Union Pacific North line to accommodate a major bridge-rebuilding project was...
Man hurt in ATV, train collision
(The following story by Sherry Long appeared on The Times Leader website on October 1, 2010.) The Saturday afternoon crash took place on railroad company property, a spokeswoman says. PLAINS TWP. – A Wilkes-Barre man suffered non-life threatening injuries when an...
Even big kids like big trains
(The following story by Phil Anderson appeared on the Topeka Capital-Journal website on October 2, 2010.) Union Pacific’s hulking Challenger still draws crowds on rare road trips TOPEKA, Kan. — Back in the mid-1930s, when he was a boy growing up in the Morris County...
CSX Wants Light Rail to Buy Entire Line, or Nothing
(The following story by Scott Finn appeared on the WUSF 89.7 website on October 1, 2010.) TAMPA — Hillsborough Area Regional Transit is talking with CSX Corp. about buying a right-of-way for a proposed light rail line in Tampa. But the Tampa Bay Business Journal...
City solicitor says councilor not in conflict
(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on October 1, 2010.) WORCESTER — District 1 Councilor Joffrey A. Smith does not have a conflict of interest when participating in City Council matters associated with CSX Corp.’s...
Canadian National Reaches Tentative Labor Deal With Union
(The following story by Joan E. Solsman appeared on The Wall Street Journal website on October 4, 2010.) Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) said it reached a tentative labor deal with the union representing its train conductors, yardmen and traffic coordinators....
Analyst Rating Flashback: Norfolk Southern Up 2.62% Since Downgraded 7 Days Ago (NSC)
(The following story by Chip Brian appeared on the SmarTrend website on October 4, 2010.) One week ago, Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at BB&T Capital. The stock closed yesterday at $59.51 which is 2.62% higher than the price one-week ago...
Amtrak Passengers Evacuated After Diesel Fuel Leak
(The following story appeared on the WTAQ website on October 1, 2010.) MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) — Passengers on Amtrak’s high-speed train from Milwaukee to Chicago were evacuated Friday morning, when the crew learned it was leaking diesel fuel. Authorities said the...
Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 13 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Wynonna and Naomi Judd Return to Their Roots on the 68th Annual Santa Train
(The following story appeared on the Business Wire website on September 29, 2010.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music legends Wynonna and Naomi Judd, who have both ridden the Santa Train individually, will revisit their Appalachian home together when they join CSX, Food...
Vermont receives funding for Amtrak
(The following story by Chris Garofolo appeared on the Brattleboro Reformer website on September 30, 2010.) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Vermont’s congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the release of $50 million in federal...
Two trains crash north of Two Harbors
(The following story by Matt Suoja appeared on the Lake County News Chronicle website on September 30, 2010.) BRIMSON, Minn. — Canadian National Railway has confirmed that a crash involving two trains occurred today north of Two Harbors on a CN track in Brimson. The...
Steamed riders force Metra to postpone work
(The following story by Mary Wisniewski appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — Feeling the heat from riders furious over schedule changes, Metra has postponed construction work on its Union Pacific North Line. The North Line --...
STB calculates rail industry’s cost of capital for 2009
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on September 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it has issued its decision calculating the railroad industry’s cost of capital for 2009. In Railroad Cost of Capital...
Rawlins students learn train history riding leg of Union Pacific line
(The following story was circulated by the Associated Press on September 29, 2010.) RAWLINS, Wyo. — The Union Pacific train conductor bent low, dark blue vest and coat hanging from his slight frame. Jim Coker popped both eyebrows above his spectacles and sang a...
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