The Daily CSX: CSX CEO Hunter Harrison takes medical leave amid rail overhaul

By Nick Carey and Bhanu Pratap, Reuters, nasdaq.com; December 14, 2017 Dec 14 (Reuters) – CSX Corp said on Thursday…

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Norfolk Southern begins running trains over new Portageville Bridge, expanding economic opportunities for New York’s Southern Tier and New England

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation: CASTILE, N.Y., Dec. 11, 2017 – After two years of construction across a…

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United Industries fined for unneeded railcar repairs

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 A unit of Progress Rail Services has agreed…

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The Daily CSX: ‘Hunter Envy’ concerns analyst

Note: The story below is part of a larger “round up” of stories in Jacksonville, Florida’s The Financial News &…

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Now a 30-year-old regional, Montana Rail Link continues to mine carloads both solo and with BNSF

By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 2017 Montana Rail Link (MRL) launched operations on Halloween in 1987.…

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The Daily CSX: Major freight train derailment causes shutdown of New Jersey Transit line

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 8, 2017 A major freight train derailment in Union Township has caused the indefinite shutdown…

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The Daily CSX: ‘Arrangement’ between CSX, 4th judicial circuit lawyers on blocked railroad crossings

By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics; December 7, 2017 Railroad company CSX embraced a “precision railroading” model, one that led to…

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The Daily CSX: Massachusetts residents rail against freight operations

By Alexandra Gomes, The Foxboro Reporter; December 7, 2017 Residents from both Foxboro and Mansfield gave state transportation officials an…

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New York picks DeWitt rail yard for ‘inland port’ over sites in Camillus, Jamesville

By Tim Knauss, Syracuse.com; December 6, 2017 SYRACUSE, N.Y. – State transportation officials today said they are working to expand…

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Canadian National-Norfolk Southern interline service is seeing solid early returns

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, Logistics Management; December 6, 2017 The joint interline service formally rolled out in October…

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How America’s Top Railroad Learns to Fly

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; December 5, 2017: We’ve all seen them – those miniature helicopters flying over…

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North Dakota: Canadian Pacific to end crew change point in Harvey in 2018

By Joe Skurzewski, KFYRTV.com; December 5, 2017 HARVEY, N.D. – Canadian Pacific will be ending its crew change point in…

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The Daily CSX: Growing length of U.S. freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; December 6, 2017 SEATTLE • The investigative arm of the Congress is launching…

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The Daily CSX: Hunter Harrison says ‘No red carpet’ when I arrived at CSX Corp. and it hurt his feelings a little bit

By Mark Basch, The Financial News & Daily Record; December 4, 2017 A month after CSX Corp. announced a shakeup…

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Two Major Unions Join In Ratifying Agreements With The Freight Railroads

A press release from National Railway Labor Conference: Accords now cover more than 81,000 employees in national bargaining ARLINGTON, Va.,…

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Quebec: Locomotive engineer Tom Harding was patient, safety-conscious, Lac-Mégantic trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; November 28, 2017 A former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) train conductor who worked at MMA…

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Banff grain spill on Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks attracts wildlife

By Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook; November 30, 2017 A significant grain spill on the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff…

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The Daily CSX: Harrison Talks CSX Succession Plan as Shippers Brace for New Fees, Tighter Rules in 2018

By Ari Ashe, Staff Reporter, Transport Topics; November 30, 2017 CSX Corp. CEO Hunter Harrison told a conference that he’s…

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Union Pacific, startup accelerator partner to spur freight innovations

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 30, 2017 Union Pacific Railroad has partnered with startup accelerator Plug and Play to help…

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The Daily CSX: Faulty bearing blamed for train derailment, molten sulfur spill in Lakeland, Florida

By John Chambliss, The Lakeland Ledger; November 28, 2017 LAKELAND — A freight train derailment early Monday in Kathleen was…

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Iowa Pacific in New York: Warrren Buffett urged to take old oil tankers out of Adirondacks

By Brian Nearing, The Albany Time-Union; November 28, 2017 Albany – An Adirondack conservation group is urging billionaire investor Warren…

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