The Daily CSX: Rail company blamed for Hurricane Florence flooding in North Carolina town

By Phil McCausland, NBC News; September 21, 2018 LUMBERTON, N.C. — People who live on the south side of town…

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Authorities say no one hurt after Union Pacific train derails into northwest Iowa river

By Austin Cannon, Des Moines Register; September 23, 2018 Authorities responded to another train derailment in a small northwest Iowa…

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After the problems of CSX, the Surface Transportation Board wants regular updates from Union Pacific as it phases in scheduled railroading

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 21, 2018 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has asked Union Pacific Railroad senior management to…

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Beavers may have contributed to fatal train derailment in northern Manitoba: Canada’s Transportation Safety Board

By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; September 19, 2018 A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have…

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Railway Association of Canada supports Canada’s tighter tank-car standards

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 20, 2018 The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has endorsed the Canadian government’s call for…

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The Daily CSX: CSX donates $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support Hurricane Florence recovery efforts

A press release from CSX; September 19, 2018: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX is donating $100,000…

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Union Pacific Railroad: Big Data Tech Helps Predict Rail Failure

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; October 18, 2018 The goal: Take the data collected across more than 32,000…

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Norfolk Southern Foundation supports Hurricane Florence recovery efforts

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; September 18, 2018: PR Newswire NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 18, 2018 NORFOLK, Va., Sept.…

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Ozarks farmer sues BNSF, says train company killed more than 50 cattle

By Giacomo Bologna, Springfield News-Leader, September 17, 2018 An Ozarks farmer is suing a train company over the deaths of more…

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Union Pacific to borrow from competition in its rail reforms

By JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer, San Francisco Chronicle; September 17, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific plans to…

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The Daily CSX: New book chronicles life and career of controversial CSX CEO Hunter Harrison

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 18, 2018 E. Hunter Harrison spent a lifetime in railroading. From his…

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Products worth millions need these aging Richland, Washington tracks. Inspectors say some are near failure.

By Wendy Culverwell, Tri-City Herald; September 16, 2018 Richland, WA The Port of Benton wants to evict Tri-City Railroad Co.…

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Canada: Hudson Bay Railway freight train derailment near Ponton kills one crew member and seriously injures another

From The Thompson Citizen; September 16, 2018 A 38-year-old man died and a 59-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a…

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The Daily CSX: Hurricane Florence brings down CSX train in North Carolina

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 17, 2018 Shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, several cars of a CSX…

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Book excerpt: How Bill Ackman convinced Hunter Harrison to ride the rails again

By Howard Green, Special to Financial Post, Ottawa Citizen; September 14, 2018 Book excerpt: The late Hunter Harrison was ‘kind…

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Canada: Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill, Manitoba

By Glacier Farm Media; Manitoba Co-Operator; September 15, 2018 The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service…

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Take a ride on firefighting train battling the Delta Fire in California

By David Caraccio, The Sacramento Bee; September 14, 2018 Special equipment, locomotives and water cars are being used by Union…

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Canadian Pacific prepared to move Canadian grain; highlights action plan in meeting with federal ministers of agriculture and transport

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway; September 12, 2018: CALGARY, Sept. 12, 2018 /CNW/ – Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP)…

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The Daily CSX: After expensive quarter of train accidents, CSX safety concerns return

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 12, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) boasts many impressive metrics: Last quarter,…

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Crews working daily to repair broken rail line to Churchill in northern Manitoba

By The Canadian Press, National Post; September 12, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — The partnership taking over a railway that runs…

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Opinion: Railroads Have Spent A Lot Of Money The Last 10 Years, And Customers Have Barely Benefited

From Freightwaves.com; September 12, 2018 After spending plenty of money on investment in the last 10-plus years, the nation’s class…

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After Iowa Pacific in New York State: Warren County cleans up North Creek railroad site

By DON LEHMAN, The Post-Star, Adirondack Daily Enterprise; September 12, 2018 Fed up with the slow pace of cleanup at…

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Association of American Railroads: Railroads preparing for Hurricane Florence

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 12, 2018 Freight railroads are taking direct action to protect employees, customers and infrastructure that…

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