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And now their 'ignorance' of the realities they were warned about, have come back ta bite 'em! BNSF suing Kootenai County over new regulations Wednesday, November 03, 2010 BNSF is suing Kootenai County, Idaho, over new regulations proposed for the railroad's Hauser diesel refueling depot, the S...

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Siemens to build new Amtrak electrics Friday, October 29, 2010 Amtrak has awarded a six-year, $466 million contract to Siemens Mobility (a division of Siemens Industry, Inc.) for 70 Cities Sprinter ACS-64 electric locomotives for Northeast Corridor service. Designed to operate at speeds up to 1...

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They want, and need ta keep their rails ta continue makin' money for the state ta survive! Federal grant accelerates Nebraska Northwestern Railroad's plans Thursday, October 28, 2010 A $4.9-million federal grant will rehabilitate the Nebraska NorthWestern railroad line from Chadron, Neb., to...

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KCS, CN follow CSX, UP with big earnings hikeOn the heels of blockbuster third quarter earnings reports by CSX and Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern and Canadian National on Oct. 26 reported their own impressive earnings improvements. Kansas City Southern reported doubling its third quarter...

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October 7, 2010 Governor of New Jersey Blocks Hudson Tunnel Project By PATRICK McGEEHAN Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Thursday that he has decided to terminate the construction of a commuter train tunnel between northern New Jersey and Manhattan because of escalating estimates of the p...

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Open enrollment for RR GA-23111 health plansDuring November and December, United Healthcare will hold an open enrollment under railroad plans GA-23111. During this open enrollment period, any individual eligible for coverage under one of the GA-23111 plans may enroll and be accepted for co...

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FRA warns of lapses in situational awareness Citing a series of on-duty career ending injuries and fatalities over the past 24 months that occurred on or near mainline track, the Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory on the importance of situational awareness, especially...

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STB's lone Republican member to departWASHINGTON U.S. Surface Transportation Board member Charles "Chip" Nottingham said he will not seek reappointment when his term expires Dec. 31. Under federal law, STB members may continue serving for up to 12 months after expiration of their t...

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Train & engine employment still risingTrain and engine employment continues to climb back toward pre-recession levels, with Class I railroads continuing to call back furloughed train crews. The Surface Transportation Board posted data for September, showing train and engine employmen...

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New NS ad campaign: "One Line, Infinite Possibilities" Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Norfolk Southern announced Oct. 19 that is launching a "One Line, Infinite Possibilities" advertising campaign that it says builds on its "Thoroughbred of Transportation" com...

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BNSF, NS, UP upping bets on intermodalBNSF, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have spent or are spending more than $600 million in Kansas, Pennsylvania and Illinois to increase their intermodal business. BNSF is constructing a $200 million intermodal terminal southwest of Kansas City in Edge...

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Transit may benefit from new fuels-tax formulaWASHINGTONState departments of transportation, which have long relied on gasoline and diesel fuel taxes to fund highways and transit programs, are asking Congress to replace the decades old pennies-per-gallon tax with a flat percentage tax, repo...

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Amtrak CEO: 'More humility, listening skills'HOPE, Ark. Amtrak President Joseph Boardman told an audience here last week that poor service and arrogance was to blame for Amtraks loss of the contract to operate the Virginia Railway Express, reports the Hope Star newspaper. The commuter service...

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.jwts_tabbernav { display: none; }.jwts_tabber { display: none; } CSX third-quarter earnings beat Street Wednesday, October 13, 2010 CSX late Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit of $414 million, or $1.08 per share, 42.8% better than the $290 million, or 73 cents per share, it notched in the c...

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New York's Penn Station: 100 years youngNEW YORK Yes, Amtrak pines for a new, roomier, and more modern Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, but it hasnt written off the century old structure from which its Northeast Corridor and long-distance trains arrive and depart. On Monday, Oct. 18, Amtrak wi...

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Amtrak: Record ridership; up 37% since 2000 Amtrak set an annual ridership record of almost 29 million passengers for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, and collected a record $1.74 billion in ticket revenue. The record FY 2010 ridership followed FY 2009 passenger boardings of 27.2 million, which...

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Bucket's "Uncle Warren" missed his best shot. Ever! He even sold all his shares in UP ta buy the rest of the shares of BNsf that he didn't already own... UP: Wherever you find business, youll find us Tuesday, October 12, 2010 On Oct. 13, Union Pacific will launch a national advertising campa...

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Bad economy? Rails keep chugging alongWarren Buffett called his railroad purchase last year an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States." He probably should have included China, too, reports the Wall Street Journal. Trade volumes driven by emerging markets, and Chin...

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Train brakes eyed in Neb. bridge fireBELLEVUE, Neb. -- Investigators said a train may be to blame for a fire on a Platte River bridge early Sunday, television station KETV reported. Firefighters were called to the bridge west of Highway 75 at about 12:30 a.m. to investigate reports of a fire. Firefig...

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Anti-terror drill puts railroads to test (The following story by Richard Weir appeared on the Boston Herald website on October 9, 2010.) BOSTON Armed officers patrolled platforms and police dogs sniffed for bombs aboard Amtrak trains throughout the Bay State and across the nation yesterday as pa...

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French rail unions to strikeFrances rail unions have added to the governments woes by calling for rolling strike action from October 12, euronews reports. Other national strikes are also planned for that day. French workers are angry at President Nicolas Sarkozys plans to increase Frances retir...

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Rails fight class-action on fuel surchargesA key ruling on class-action status could come by the end of the year in a closely watched lawsuit against the top U.S. freight railroads for allegedly colluding to inflate fuel surcharges by billions of dollars, reports the Wall Street Journal. Two days...

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Progressive approach to PTC in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- A former Federal Railroad Administration chief safety officer, Jim Schultz, who later became a highly respected safety officer at CSX, is advising Los Angeles Metrolink as it moves to lead the rail industry in installing and implementing a...

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Swiss dig world's longest rail tunnelGENEVA, Switzerland - Workers toiling deep beneath the Swiss Alps are inching toward a breakthrough in what will soon be the world's longest railway tunnel, the Associated Press reports. The company in charge of the project says there are only 59 feet (18 metre...

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EEOC sues Watco, KCS for worker retaliationShort line operator Watco, and Kansas City Southern Railway have been cited by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly retaliating against a former employee in violation of federal law, reports tradingmarkets.com. The...

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	It's not like they weren't warned (Preview) And now their 'ignorance' of the realities they were warned about, have come back ta bite 'em! BNSF suing Kootenai County over new regulations Wednesday, November 03, 2010 BNSF is suing Kootenai County, Idaho, over new regulations proposed for the railroad's Hauser diesel refueling depot, the S...	Uke	4	376	10:03 AM, 11/06/10 by BlackDog
	Amtrak's newest power (Preview) Siemens to build new Amtrak electrics Friday, October 29, 2010 Amtrak has awarded a six-year, $466 million contract to Siemens Mobility (a division of Siemens Industry, Inc.) for 70 Cities Sprinter ACS-64 electric locomotives for Northeast Corridor service. Designed to operate at speeds up to 1...	Uke	1	478	4:42 PM, 11/01/10 by Snippy
	Nebraska? Yep! (Preview) They want, and need ta keep their rails ta continue makin' money for the state ta survive! Federal grant accelerates Nebraska Northwestern Railroad's plans Thursday, October 28, 2010 A $4.9-million federal grant will rehabilitate the Nebraska NorthWestern railroad line from Chadron, Neb., to...	Uke	1	382	2:50 AM, 10/30/10 by The Krink
	KCS, CN follow CSX, UP with big earnings hike (Preview) KCS, CN follow CSX, UP with big earnings hikeOn the heels of blockbuster third quarter earnings reports by CSX and Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern and Canadian National on Oct. 26 reported their own impressive earnings improvements. Kansas City Southern reported doubling its third quarter...	Troll	3	389	10:52 AM, 10/29/10 by Freddie Krueger
	End of the Cross Hudson Tunnel? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) October 7, 2010 Governor of New Jersey Blocks Hudson Tunnel Project By PATRICK McGEEHAN Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Thursday that he has decided to terminate the construction of a commuter train tunnel between northern New Jersey and Manhattan because of escalating estimates of the p...	Uke	20	1306	8:59 AM, 10/27/10 by Freddie Krueger
	Open enrollment for RR GA-23111 health plans (Preview) Open enrollment for RR GA-23111 health plansDuring November and December, United Healthcare will hold an open enrollment under railroad plans GA-23111. During this open enrollment period, any individual eligible for coverage under one of the GA-23111 plans may enroll and be accepted for co...	Troll	0	441	11:45 AM, 10/25/10 by Troll
	FRA warns of lapses in situational awareness (Preview) FRA warns of lapses in situational awareness Citing a series of on-duty career ending injuries and fatalities over the past 24 months that occurred on or near mainline track, the Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory on the importance of situational awareness, especially...	Troll	6	851	4:54 PM, 10/22/10 by Snippy
	STB's lone Republican member to depart (Preview) STB's lone Republican member to departWASHINGTON U.S. Surface Transportation Board member Charles "Chip" Nottingham said he will not seek reappointment when his term expires Dec. 31. Under federal law, STB members may continue serving for up to 12 months after expiration of their t...	Troll	2	458	9:33 AM, 10/21/10 by Calvin
	Train & engine employment still rising (Preview) Train & engine employment still risingTrain and engine employment continues to climb back toward pre-recession levels, with Class I railroads continuing to call back furloughed train crews. The Surface Transportation Board posted data for September, showing train and engine employmen...	Troll	0	350	8:24 AM, 10/21/10 by Troll
	NS goes forth... Inta the future. Oph possibilities! Yep! (Preview) New NS ad campaign: "One Line, Infinite Possibilities" Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Norfolk Southern announced Oct. 19 that is launching a "One Line, Infinite Possibilities" advertising campaign that it says builds on its "Thoroughbred of Transportation" com...	Uke	2	508	1:33 PM, 10/20/10 by Freddie Krueger
	BNSF, NS, UP upping bets on intermodal (Preview) BNSF, NS, UP upping bets on intermodalBNSF, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have spent or are spending more than $600 million in Kansas, Pennsylvania and Illinois to increase their intermodal business. BNSF is constructing a $200 million intermodal terminal southwest of Kansas City in Edge...	Troll	0	326	8:22 AM, 10/19/10 by Troll
	Transit may benefit from new fuels-tax formula (Preview) Transit may benefit from new fuels-tax formulaWASHINGTONState departments of transportation, which have long relied on gasoline and diesel fuel taxes to fund highways and transit programs, are asking Congress to replace the decades old pennies-per-gallon tax with a flat percentage tax, repo...	Troll	0	309	8:22 AM, 10/19/10 by Troll
	Amtrak CEO: 'More humility, listening skills' (Preview) Amtrak CEO: 'More humility, listening skills'HOPE, Ark. Amtrak President Joseph Boardman told an audience here last week that poor service and arrogance was to blame for Amtraks loss of the contract to operate the Virginia Railway Express, reports the Hope Star newspaper. The commuter service...	Troll	0	267	8:20 AM, 10/19/10 by Troll
	Ferdys outphit has more mony! (Preview) .jwts_tabbernav { display: none; }.jwts_tabber { display: none; } CSX third-quarter earnings beat Street Wednesday, October 13, 2010 CSX late Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit of $414 million, or $1.08 per share, 42.8% better than the $290 million, or 73 cents per share, it notched in the c...	Uke	3	411	4:52 AM, 10/19/10 by Freddie Krueger
	New York's Penn Station: 100 years young (Preview) New York's Penn Station: 100 years youngNEW YORK Yes, Amtrak pines for a new, roomier, and more modern Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, but it hasnt written off the century old structure from which its Northeast Corridor and long-distance trains arrive and depart. On Monday, Oct. 18, Amtrak wi...	Troll	1	371	6:26 AM, 10/14/10 by Troll
	Amtrak: Record ridership; up 37% since 2000 (Preview) Amtrak: Record ridership; up 37% since 2000 Amtrak set an annual ridership record of almost 29 million passengers for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, and collected a record $1.74 billion in ticket revenue. The record FY 2010 ridership followed FY 2009 passenger boardings of 27.2 million, which...	Troll	0	587	6:15 AM, 10/14/10 by Troll
	Union Pacific braggin' rights. Redux (Preview) Bucket's "Uncle Warren" missed his best shot. Ever! He even sold all his shares in UP ta buy the rest of the shares of BNsf that he didn't already own... UP: Wherever you find business, youll find us Tuesday, October 12, 2010 On Oct. 13, Union Pacific will launch a national advertising campa...	Uke	0	259	11:51 AM, 10/13/10 by Uke
	Bad economy? Rails keep chugging along (Preview) Bad economy? Rails keep chugging alongWarren Buffett called his railroad purchase last year an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States." He probably should have included China, too, reports the Wall Street Journal. Trade volumes driven by emerging markets, and Chin...	Troll	0	319	10:10 AM, 10/12/10 by Troll
	Train brakes eyed in Neb. bridge fire (Preview) Train brakes eyed in Neb. bridge fireBELLEVUE, Neb. -- Investigators said a train may be to blame for a fire on a Platte River bridge early Sunday, television station KETV reported. Firefighters were called to the bridge west of Highway 75 at about 12:30 a.m. to investigate reports of a fire. Firefig...	Troll	0	375	10:39 AM, 10/11/10 by Troll
	Anti-terror drill puts railroads to test (Preview) Anti-terror drill puts railroads to test (The following story by Richard Weir appeared on the Boston Herald website on October 9, 2010.) BOSTON Armed officers patrolled platforms and police dogs sniffed for bombs aboard Amtrak trains throughout the Bay State and across the nation yesterday as pa...	Troll	0	360	10:10 AM, 10/11/10 by Troll
	French rail unions to strike (Preview) French rail unions to strikeFrances rail unions have added to the governments woes by calling for rolling strike action from October 12, euronews reports. Other national strikes are also planned for that day. French workers are angry at President Nicolas Sarkozys plans to increase Frances retir...	Troll	3	407	3:01 PM, 10/07/10 by Freddie Krueger
	Rails fight class-action on fuel surcharges (Preview) Rails fight class-action on fuel surchargesA key ruling on class-action status could come by the end of the year in a closely watched lawsuit against the top U.S. freight railroads for allegedly colluding to inflate fuel surcharges by billions of dollars, reports the Wall Street Journal. Two days...	Troll	0	319	9:15 AM, 10/07/10 by Troll
	Progressive approach to PTC in Los Angeles (Preview) Progressive approach to PTC in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- A former Federal Railroad Administration chief safety officer, Jim Schultz, who later became a highly respected safety officer at CSX, is advising Los Angeles Metrolink as it moves to lead the rail industry in installing and implementing a...	Troll	4	440	11:00 PM, 10/06/10 by Snippy
	Swiss dig world's longest rail tunnel (Preview) Swiss dig world's longest rail tunnelGENEVA, Switzerland - Workers toiling deep beneath the Swiss Alps are inching toward a breakthrough in what will soon be the world's longest railway tunnel, the Associated Press reports. The company in charge of the project says there are only 59 feet (18 metre...	Troll	3	427	2:07 AM, 10/06/10 by The Krink
	EEOC sues Watco, KCS for worker retaliation (Preview) EEOC sues Watco, KCS for worker retaliationShort line operator Watco, and Kansas City Southern Railway have been cited by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly retaliating against a former employee in violation of federal law, reports tradingmarkets.com. The...	Troll	1	480	8:03 AM, 10/05/10 by Calvin
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