The Daily CSX: CSX Postpones Investor Conference and Announces $1.5 Billion Share Buyback

A press release from CSX: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following today’s announcement of executive changes including…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Corporation Announces New Chief Operating Officer and Executive Management Changes

A press release from CSX: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX Corporation (CSX) today announced that James…

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Florida East Coast Railway Concealed Plans to Move Deadly Liquefied Natural Gas Next to 110-mph Passenger Trains

By Sunshine State News, WBOB AM 600; October 23, 2017 Folks along the Florida East Coast rail corridor, a highly…

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Quebec: MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Mégantic nearly 3,000 tonnes too heavy, trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; October 23, 2017 A former locomotive engineer for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) who…

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Florida NIMBYs Can’t Stop America’s First Private High-Speed Rail

By Chris Persaud, Next City; October 23, 2017 Inside a massive West Palm Beach garage, sleek yellow and silver train…

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The Daily CSX: CSX won’t confirm report of reducing operations in North Baltimore, Ohio

By DEBBIE ROGERS County Editor, Sentinel-Tribune; October 20, 2017 NORTH BALTIMORE — CSX Transportation is reportedly reducing operations at its…

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Union Pacific Unveils Commemorative Locomotive Honoring U.S. Armed Forces

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: UP Locomotive No. 1943 begins Salute to the Military Tour San Antonio, October…

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34th Chicago area CREATE project under construction

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 18, 2017 Ground has been broken on Phase III (construction…

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Study to look at passenger rail service in Cadillac, Michigan

By Ben Glick, Cadillac News; October 19, 2017 CADILLAC — The city of Cadillac could soon be on track for…

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CP ready to close out Canada 150 celebrations with 19th annual Holiday Train, raising food and funds for local food banks across Canada and the U.S.

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway: CALGARY, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – With its biggest ever lineup of Canadian…

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Iowa Pacific’s hometown of Chicago: Developer seeks federal ruling in North Side rail feud

By Alby Gallun, Crain’s Chicago Business; October 17, 2017 The firm that wants to redevelop the Finkl steel site and…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: First tank train cars arrive for storage in Adirondacks

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; October 18, 2017 Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s first shipment of rail tank cars…

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Connecticut Governor Malloy: CTfastrak Proves Rail Service Will Transform ‘Knowledge Corridor’

By Don Stacom, Hartford Courant; October 17, 2017 When Hartford Line trains start running next spring, they’ll fuel a long-term…

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The Daily CSX: Rail Operator CSX Reduces Locomotives in Maintenance Program

By Reuters, The New York Times; October 18, 2017 (Reuters) – CSX Corp, the No. 3 U.S. railroad operator, will…

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Georgia: You may have never seen it, but Macon’s Brosnan Yard is a railroad wonder

By Joe Kovac Jr., The Macon Telegraph; October 17, 2017 On a spring day 50 years ago, William Brosnan, the…

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Finger-pointing intensifies as train cars shipped out of Churchill, Manitoba

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 17, 2017 Omnitrax fired another blast at the federal government and Ottawa wasted no time hitting…

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Temporary repairs to Churchill, Manitoba rail line could get it running in 30 days: Consultant report

By Kelly Malone, CBC News; October 16, 2017 A temporary repair proposal outlines how Omnitrax could get rail service returned to…

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The Daily CSX: CSX earnings fall, but analysts are cautiously optimistic

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; October 17, 2017 CSX Corp.’s (Nasdaq: CSX) net earnings fell $51 million or…

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Kenya: 140 cows hit by Madaraka Express since June

By KENNEDY KANGETHE, Capital FM Business; October 17, 2017 NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 – China Roads and Bridges Corporation has…

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Today’s history note: How Aussies Beat the Odds To Build The Trans-Australian Railway

By Jess Zavolokin, National Geographic Magazine; October 17, 2017 The railway project that took 2.5 million hardwood sleepers and 140,000…

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The Daily CSX: CSX trims intermodal services, considers hub overhaul

From Staff, Journal of Commerce; October 17, 2017 CSX Transportation is ending domestic and international intermodal services to and from…

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Alaska opinion: Mat-Su commuter train? We’ve got the rails, just need the will

By Cynthia Wentworth, Alaska Dispatch News; October 16, 2017 On April 5, 2017, Anchorage was fortunate to have Madison, Wisconsin’s…

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Churchill, Manitoba will be warm this winter, but its future worries locals

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 16, 2017 Trucks laden with heating fuel rumble through Manitoba’s most northern community during the…

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