Canadian federal money for consortium takeover of Churchill port, rail waiting for Omnitrax to sign deal

By Dylan Robertson, Winnipeg Free Press; August 22, 2018 OTTAWA — The federal government has approved a financial package for…

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Railroads built West Virginia, and still play a vital role

By James E. Casto, Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail West Virginia; August 23, 2018 The railroads serving West Virginia played an enormously…

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Despite ‘disaster risk,’ trains haul highly flammable gas cargo across South Florida

Editor’s Note: Railroad public relations executives often have to deal with near-hysterical stories in all types of news media, most…

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North Carolina Railroad completes High Point infrastructure project

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 17, 2018 Infrastructure improvements along a stretch of the North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) in…

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After Iowa Pacific: New York State formally asks that Tahawus rail line be ‘abandoned’

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star; August 17, 2018 The state Department of Environmental Conservation this week notified the owners of…

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The Daily CSX: Tour of CSX Intermodal Terminal in Worcester reveals many heavy lifts

By Matthew Tota, Correspondent, The Telegram; August 18, 2018 WORCESTER – A 43-foot-tall crane that can lift up to 100,000…

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After Iowa Pacific in New York State: Denver firm wants to buy, operate rail line to Tahawus

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; August 19, 2018 The rail line from North Creek to Tahawus that drew officials’ ire…

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$51,000 base salary: Norfolk Southern struggling to hire 30 train conductors in Decatur, Illinois

By Tom Lisi, Herald & Review; August 15, 2018 DECATUR — With a starting wage of more than $20 an…

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Illinois and Indiana: Decatur & Eastern to take over CSX rail service

By Doug Wolfe, WAND NBC 17; August 10, 2018 Decatur, Ill (WAND) – Decatur & Eastern Railroad is a new…

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The Daily CSX Book Review: EHH, a lean, mean street fighter

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; August 9, 2018 If ever there were a human equivalent to…

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Pennsylvania: Out-of-staters have lawsuits against CSX tossed from Philadelphia court

By Kyla Asbury, PennRecord; August 8, 2018 PHILADELPHIA — The Superior Court of Pennsylvania on July 20 ruled a trial…

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Chicago and railroad police use of ‘bait truck,’ caught on viral video, is criticized by alderman, ACLU

By Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune; August 8, 2018 A joint investigation by Chicago police and the Norfolk Southern Railroad that…

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Here’s what happens when a train car’s shipping container loses its lunch

By Anthony Conroy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; August 7, 2018 While crews moved around shipping containers left over from Sunday’s train derailment,…

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The Daily CSX: CSX revamps management structure in latest operational change

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; August 7, 2018 CSX Corp. is reorganizing its management structure in its latest…

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BNSF to spend $750K on road repairs in Western Montana derailment settlement

By PATRICK REILLY, Montana Standard; August 3, 2018 BNSF Railway has agreed to pay the U.S. government $200,000 and spend…

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Norfolk Southern begins derailment cleanup in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 6, 2018 A Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed yesterday near Station Square in Pittsburgh,…

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Buckingham Branch launches Norfolk Division

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; August 1, 2018 Buckingham Branch Railroad on Aug. 1 launched its new…

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Canadian National Rail CEO Vows Loyalty to Grain Farmers as Oil Shipments Climb

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; July 31, 2018 Crude oil demand may be on the rise again, but Canadian National Railway…

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‘Cardinal rule violation’: Revelstoke, B.C., train engineer speaks out after unbraked explosive freight verdict

By David P. Ball, The Star; July 31, 2018 VANCOUVER—A longtime Canadian Pacific Railway engineer in Revelstoke, B.C., said he’s…

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Norfolk Southern partners with Heartwood 3D to develop and deploy simulation-based training, starting with Class I brake test inspection

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 31, 2018: NORFOLK, Va. and SAN MATEO, Calif., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As…

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Oil-by-rail reaches record levels in May — on track to rise higher still amid pipeline crunch

By Geoffrey Morgan, National Post; The London Free Press; July 30, 2018 CALGARY – Canadian shipments of oil via rail…

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The Daily CSX: Year after derailment, Pennsylvania town remains ‘on edge,’ has mixed relationship with CSX

  By Jeffrey Alderton, Cumberland Times-News, The Tribune-Democrat; July 28, 2018 HYNDMAN, Pa. – As Beverly Shaffer sits at a…

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Susquehanna railroad bridge collapses under train in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; July 28, 2018 RIDGEFIELD PARK — A New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway bridge partially collapsed early Saturday…

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Wisconsin frac sand producers seek relief from rail costs, service issues

By Chris Hubbuch, La Crosse Tribune; July 30, 2018 In a clash of old and new industries, Wisconsin frac sand…

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