Rail Industry News
Major snow stalls freight in Northeast
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Winter storms Wednesday stopped or slowed freight traffic and closed facilities from the Great Lakes to the East Coast. An expansive area of wintry precipitation is...
Storms slamming surface transport
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three days after a massive winter storm struck the mid-Atlantic region, freight transportation systems were still trying to recover to normal...
In India, many top Olympic athletes work on the railroad
(The following story by Elliot Hannon appeared on the New York Times website on February 10, 2010.) NEW DELHI — Cricket is a national obsession in India. Its stars dominate the headlines and devour almost all the sponsorship deals. Aspiring Olympians can find...
Amtrak awards maintenance shop contracts, steps up security for Winter Olympics
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 9, 2010.) Yesterday, Amtrak announced it awarded two contracts totaling $49.5 million for major upgrades to maintenance facilities in Los Angeles and Hialeah, Fla. The projects are funded by...
Norfolk Southern ends force majeure
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 9, 2010.) Norfolk Southern Railway lifted its force majeure service declaration early on Feb. 9 for traffic moving through eastern-U.S. areas hit hard by the huge weekend...
Grupo Mexico signs agreement with KCS
(Dow Jones circulated the following on February 10, 2010.) MEXICO CITY — Mexican mining and railway company Grupo Mexico SAB (GMEXICO.MX) said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Kansas City Southern de Mexico, or KCSM, on interconnection and rights of way between...
High speed rail: Skipping your home town?
(The following story by Steve Hargreaves appeared at CNN.com on February 9, 2010.) NEW YORK — Most of the $8 billion in high-speed rail funds that President Obama awarded last month will not be used for high-speed projects, but rather to improvements designed to make...
Pa. public interest group urges support for high-speed trains
(The following story by Jon Schmitz appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on February 10, 2010.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Pennsylvania public interest group on Tuesday urged the federal government to set a goal of connecting every major city in the U.S. with a...
BNSF building intermodal business
(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on February 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intermodal traffic on the BNSF Railway declined by double digits during last year's economic recession, but it is still one of the most...
Buffett takes on chokepoint in Chicago with Burlington Northern
(Bloomberg circulated the following story by John Lippert on February 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Warren Buffett and Bill Gates face a roadblock on the route toward payoff on their investment in U.S. freight transportation. Chicago, whose railroads made it hog...
Striving to prevent suicide by train
(The following story by Noah Bierman appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 9, 2010.) MANSFIELD, Mass. — Steve Vale has to walk only 45 seconds beyond his driveway to get to the train tracks where his daughter killed herself 17 months ago. “You could almost...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 3, 2010.) The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement beneficiaries...
Lincoln monument unveiling today at Amtrak station in Springfield, Ill.
(The following appeared on the State Journal-Register website on February 8, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday to unveil a monument that marks the spot where the body of President Abraham Lincoln was returned to Springfield. The...
Highway re-opens after fuel spill at Elkhart rail yard
(The following appeared on the South Bend Tribune website on February 9, 2010.) ELKHART, Ind. — Authorities have re-opened U.S. 33 in Elkhart, after cleaning up a fuel spill late Sunday at the Norfolk Southern railyard. An estimated 200 gallons of fuel had spilled...
Amtrak increases security for trains to Vancouver
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 9, 2010.) SEATTLE — Amtrak says it's stepping up security this week on trains operating to Vancouver, British Columbia, because of the Winter Olympics. Passengers may notice more police, baggage screening and...
CSX derailment cleanup in Pa. near completion
(The following appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on February 9, 2010.) GLENCOE, Pa. — CSX Transportation rail service is expected to resume sometime this morning following derailment of 113 coal cars early Saturday not far from Meyersdale in Somerset...
Kansas City Southern says director Karen L. Pletz won’t seek re-election
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 8, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said Monday that director Karen L. Pletz won't seek re-election at the freight rail operator's annual meeting in May. The company said the decision was...
Union Pacific freight train jumps the tracks in Wisconsin
(The following story by Deneen Smith appeared on the Kenosha News website on February 9, 2010.) KENOSHA, Wisc. — A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Pleasant Prairie Monday afternoon, with 24 of the 113 cars coming off the track between Bain Station Road and...
Genesee & Wyoming’s revenue falls, operating ratio climbs
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 8, 2010.) In the fourth quarter, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) registered “unexpected revenue strength” in a few areas of the United States, including grain shipments in the Gulf Coast and steel...
Three women sue CSX for asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis
(The following story by Kyla Asbury appeared on the West Virginia Record website on February 9, 2010.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three women are suing CSX Transportation in separate cases for asbestos-related problems. Crystal L. Morris' father, Stuart E. McQuan and Pamela...
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