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BLET Engineers, Trainmen Ratify Wheeling & Lake Erie Contracts
June 25, 2008
Progressive Railroading
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET)-represented train and engine-service workers at the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Co. (W&LE) overwhelmingly ratified labor agreements last week.
Expiring Dec. 31, 2011, the co | 06/25/08 |
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Court Denies Injunction Pending Appeal in CSX Case
Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 2008
blet.org
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request by CSX Corp. (CSX) to temporarily put to the side a little more than 6% of its shares held by two hedge funds in a proxy fight over its board.
In an order F | 06/24/08 |
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CSXT to Hold Fall e-business Workshop in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
June 23, 2008
Progressive Railroading
Based on the success of its e-business workshops held in Baltimore, Nashville, Tenn., and Orlando, Fla., the past two years, CSX Transportation is scheduling one this year in Chicago.
"The Power | 06/23/08 |
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UP Iowa Main Lines Opened: BNSF Still Blocked
Des Moines, Iowa
June 20, 2008
The Register
Union Pacific Railroad said Thursday that its main lines through Iowa have been reopened, although lingering effects of the flooding will cause trains to move slower than usual, the Register reports.
BNSF Rai | 06/20/08 |
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Flooding Hurting Wisconsin Railroad Service
Wisconsin
June 19, 2008
weau.com
Ken Lucht of Wisconsin and Southern Railroad says flooding has pretty much crippled operations, with the railroad waiting for the water to recede to see the extent of the damage.
But he estimates repairing the line between | 06/19/08 |
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KCSR Scores Higher Service Metric Grades at Shreveport Terminal
Shreveport, Louisiana
June 18, 2008
Progressive Railroading
Earlier this year, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) made operational and management changes at its Shreveport, La., terminal. Now, the changes are paying off in service metric impro | 06/18/08 |
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FRA Focuses Attention on Grade Crossing Accidents
Washington, D.C.
June 17, 2008
Progressive Railroading
By year's end, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to implement several initiatives designed to reduce grade crossing accidents.
Yesterday, the FRA released the first-ever comprehens | 06/17/08 |
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Amtrak Suspends Service Due to Midwest Flooding
Chicago, Illinois
June 16, 2008
AP
Amtrak is suspending service between Chicago and destinations to the north and west because of flooding across the Midwest, the Associated Press reports.
Service between Chicago and St. Paul and between Chicago and | 06/16/08 |
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Forbes.Com: Railroads "Recession Proof"
June 13, 2008
AAR News
On Forbes.Com Web site, Tom Slee's Canada Report noted that while many industries are hunkering down to weather the storm, the railroads are thriving during this time of economic uncertainty.
"Surging demand for commodities is more than offsetting a slump in building ma | 06/13/08 |
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As Oil Rises, Americans Rediscover the Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts
June 12, 2008
Daily News
As oil prices spike, many Americans are rediscovering the railroad. Amtrak, America's struggling passenger railroad, saw record numbers in May when ridership rose 12.3 percent from a year earlier, and ticket sales climbe | 06/12/08 |
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