Video Interview: 2019 Railway Age Magazine Railroader of the Year – Jean-Jacques ‘JJ’ Ruest, Canadian National

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; January 11, 2019 CN President and CEO Jean-Jacques “JJ” Ruest, Railway Age’s…

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The Daily CSX – CSX talks draw big Massachusetts crowd: Negotiations between Middleboro officials and MBTA give hope for end to controversy

By Daniel Schemer, Contributing Writer, South Coast Today; January 10, 2019 MIDDLEBORO — Representatives from the state Department of Transportation…

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The Daily CSX: Analyst downgrades CSX after big run

By Mark Basch, Contributing Writer, Jacksonville Daily Record; January 10, 2019 CSX Corp. has been the best performing Jacksonville-based company…

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Parks Canada responds to grain spills on Canadian Pacific Railway line

By Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook; January 10, 2019 BANFF – Parks Canada has responded to three significant grain spills…

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Norfolk Southern facilitated over $1.5 billion in industrial development in 2018

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; January 10, 2019: NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 10, 2019 – Norfolk Southern generated more…

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The Canadian invasion of U.S. freight railroading continues: Union Pacific names Jim Vena Chief Operating Officer

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; January 7, 2019: OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Union Pacific today named…

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Virginia: Newport News Transportation Center project has been in the design phase for nearly six years. Here’s why

By Julia Marsigliano, Williamsburg Yorktown Daily; January 3, 2019 NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Transportation Center was supposed be…

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Man convicted of stealing 100-year old Hammond, Indiana railroad bridge wants a new trial

By Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune; December 31, 2018 Whiting man convicted of stealing a Hammond railroad bridge says federal…

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Infrastructure push will hit familiar roadblocks in new Congress

By Sam Mintz, Politico Morning Transportation; January 2, 2019 … —All 41 railroads required by law to implement positive train…

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Too fat to work for Norfolk Southern? Man sues railroad over rescinded job offer.

By Scott Daugherty, The Virginian-Pilot; December 28, 2018 With a job offer in hand earlier this year, Matthew Sturgill thought…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Rail bike company sues train line owner

BY DON LEHMAN, Glens Falls Post Star, Press Republican; December 26, 2018 ELIZABETHTOWN — A rail bike company ousted from a…

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What the government shutdown means for rail

By Paul Conley, Engineering Editor; and Editor-in-Chief, Railway Track & Structures; December 26, 2018 The effects of the partial shutdown…

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Transport Canada calls on railroads to revise work/rest rules

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 27, 2018 Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau has ordered the nation’s railroads to revise their…

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Canadian Pacific rail workers ratify new 4-year labour agreement

By The Canadian Press, Bloomberg; December 28, 2018 CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says Unifor members have ratified a…

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Thief stole tools from BNSF, then got truck stuck on tracks

By Zachariah Bryan, The Herald; December 24, 2018 MONROE — Railroad tracks apparently foiled someone’s plan to make off with…

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Norfolk Southern sues Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over costs of 2016 landslides

By Bob Bauder, Trib Live; December 20, 2018 Norfolk Southern Railroad sued Pittsburgh, seeking more than $1.1 million in damages…

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U.S. miscalculated benefit of better train brakes, the Associated Press reports

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press, The Spokesman-Review; December 20, 2018 BILLINGS, Mont. – President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential…

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Norfolk Southern will pay back Virginia, City of Norfolk for millions in incentives it received

By Kimberly Pierceall, Staff Writer, The Virginian-Pilot; December 20, 2018 NORFOLK Norfolk Southern says it will pay back the state…

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Canadian Pacific Board Chair Andrew F. Reardon to retire from Board of Directors; Isabelle Courville designated as the next Chair

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway; December 17, 2018: CALGARY, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Andrew F. Reardon has notified…

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Frac sand producers spent millions and filled wetlands for now underused rail yards in Wisconsin

By Chris Hubbuch, Madison.com; December 17, 2018 In 2016, the startup frac sand producer Smart Sand began construction on a…

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Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel project back on with CSX support, Maryland delegation says

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 17, 2018 CSX has reversed an earlier decision and determined the Class I will participate…

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The Daily CSX: CSX shareholders suing board of directors over Hunter Harrison’s hiring

By Andrew Pantazi, The Florida Times-Union; December 14, 2018 A Jacksonville judge may soon decide if CSX shareholders have the…

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Wilmington, North Carolina moving forward with rail-realignment project

By Paul Conley, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; December 11, 2018 Are you a rail project manager looking for a challenge? Wilmington, NC,…

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It’s official: Norfolk Southern announces new corporate future in the city of Atlanta

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; December 12, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., and ATLANTA, Dec. 12, 2018– Norfolk Southern Corporation…

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