Rail Industry News
Railroad shares mixed at the close of September 30 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX fell $.34 or .6 percent, to $55.32. Canadian National rose $.41 or .6 percent, to $64.02. Canadian Pacific...
NJ Transit may begin offering wireless Internet on trains
(The following story by Cerena Chen appeared on the Daily Princetonian website on September 30, 2010.) New.Jersey — New Jersey Transit may begin offering wireless Internet access on trains and at rail stations, according to a statement released earlier this month. The...
Montana students learn train history riding leg of Union Pacific line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30, 2010.) RAWLINS, Mont. — 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 question below a...
KCS to announce third quarter earnings on October 26
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on October 1, 2010.) BusinessWire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will release its financial results for third quarter 2010 on Tuesday October 26, 2010, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange....
Hoffa elected Secretary-Treasurer of Change To Win
(The Change to Win Coalition issued the following on September 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Change to Win (CtW) Leadership Council elected Joe Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) President, as its new Chair. Hansen replaces Anna...
Goldstein, Rikon & Rikon Secure $12.1 Million Award for CSX Transportation
(The following story appeared on the PRWeb website on October 1, 2010.) Lawyers from New York law firm demonstrate to State Court of Claims that CSX was entitled to damages for property taken by State of New York in eminent domain action NEW YORK, NY — Attorneys from...
Editorial: Faster trains, for real
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 30, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — The ambitious plan unveiled Tuesday by Amtrak for true high-speed service along the Northeast Corridor has something going for it that no other U.S. rail...
Downed power line delays Boston-area train service
(The following story by Vivian Ho appeared on the Boston Globe website on October 1, 2010.) BOSTON — Thousands of Amtrak and commuter rail passengers experienced delays and cancellations for trains heading into and out of Boston yesterday after strong winds knocked a...
CSX Transportation’s Cindy Sanborn Named as a ‘Woman Worth Watching’
(The following story appeared on the PR-USA website on October 1, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation’s vice president and chief transportation officer Cindy M. Sanborn has been recognized as a "Woman Worth Watching" by Profiles in Diversity Journal...
CSX Transportation to pay D.C. $7.5M for environmental cleanup of rail yard
(The following story by Christy Goodman appeared on The Washington Post website on September 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON D.C. — CSX Transportation has agreed to pay the District $7.5 million toward environmental cleanup programs as part of a settlement reached this month...
CN to impose work rules Monday if no labor deal
(The following story by Susan Taylor was circulated by Reuters website on September 30, 2010.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway said on Thursday it would impose new work rules on2,700 train engineers and other workers beginning next week if it is unable to reach a...
BNSF and other railway giants watch government regulations closely
(The following story by Jeff Bounds appeared on the Dallas Business Journal website on October 1, 2010.) North Line bridge rebuilding suspended until spring; schedule returns to normal Sunday after complaints DALLAS — Railroads like Fort Worth’s Burlington Northern...
Amtrak’s High-Speed Rail Plan: Can’t We Do Better?
(The following story by Bruce Watson appeared on the Daily Finance website on October 1, 2010.) On Tuesday, after years of furious debate, Amtrak finally announced plans to build a high-speed railway from Boston to Washington, D.C. The proposed line will make it...
BNSF asks to void awards, sanctions in fatal crash
(The following story was circulated by the Associated Press on September 30, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The BNSF Railway Co. is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn $28 million in penalties for a 2003 car-train crash in Anoka that killed four young people. The...
Future on right track for Amtrak line
Plan calls for daily service in Staunton (The following story by David Fritz appeared on the News Leader website on September 30, 2010.) STAUNTON, W.Va. — Amtrak’s Cardinal long-distance train would step up to daily service in Staunton under a performance improvement...
BNSF asks to void awards, sanctions in fatal crash
(The following story was circulated by the Associated Press on September 30, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The BNSF Railway Co. is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn $28 million in penalties for a 2003 car-train crash in Anoka that killed four young people. The...
Historic locomotive chugs through Weld County
(The following story by Mike Peters appeared on The Tribune website on September 29, 2010.) DENVER — They came early Tuesday morning to the tracks, waiting for the event to start, watching for the steam cloud in the distance, listening for the blast of the whistle. It...
CSX closings miff Gary city officials
Work at U.S. 12, County Line Road was unexpected (The following story by Jon Seidel appeared on the Post-Tribune website on September 30, 2010.) CHICAGO— City Attorney Carl Jones said City Hall was "disturbed" to learn the CSX railroad company closed its crossing on...
CSX Transportation to pay D.C. $7.5M for environmental cleanup of rail yard
(The following story by Christy Goodman appeared on The Washington Post website on September 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON D.C. — CSX Transportation has agreed to pay the District $7.5 million toward environmental cleanup programs as part of a settlement reached this month...
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....
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