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Railroad Headlines

• The recession, Republicans and Democrats, college drinking
  In Economics 101 we learned that railroad carloadings is one of the principal criteria used in measuring the economy. […]
• Media Advisory - CN vice-president of investor relations to address...
  CN vice-president of investor relations to address Credit Suisse 2010 Automotive & Transportation Conference on September 9 MONTREAL , Sept. […]
• The Closing Bell: Good day, good week
  But for the flat performance by shares of Sprint Corp., our local list below posted gains. […]
• Union Pacific's reach expanding
  Johnson Sash & Door is a family owned and operated Window and Door Company that has been doing business in the Omaha area since 1932. […]
• The One Thing to Know About Union Pacific
  I know it sounds ludicrous, but investors often overlook the people in charge of protecting their investments. […]
• Thomas DiNapoli's office to clarify website tips for pension padding
  The office of Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli responded today to a report by the Democrat and Chronicle that the comptroller's website provides 'tips' for government employees to pad their pension by stockpiling vacation and sick time, or working overtime and holidays. […]
• Wi-Fi headed to New Jersey Transit trains, stations soon
  Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. As a journalist based in New York City, he has written for Popular Mechanics and Men's Vogue and his byline has appeared in New York magazine, The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, Editor & Publisher, New York Press and many others. […]
• Virgin's Richard Branson Circles His Wagons
  Just weeks after the airline troika of American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia gained antitrust immunity from U.S. and E.U. regulators to expand its transatlantic alliance on flights between the U.S. and Europe, it was Sir Richard Branson who was taking a victory lap around the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. […]
• All New Jersey
  Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard. […]
• Former airline rivals team up to attract Japanese visitors
  They once waged fierce battles for Canada's skies, but now they're teaming up to take on Japan. […]
• Newsprint Warehouse Goes Up for Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
  Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. is building a $1.3 million newsprint warehouse in a new industrial park where the Union Pacific Railroad will deliver rolls. […]
• KC Southern forecasts second-half revenue growth of 20 percent
  Kansas City Southern said this morning that its rail network has "fully recovered" from the impact of Hurricane Alex and related storms that caused flooding and track damage in northeastern Mexico. […]
• Norfolk Southern makes preparations for Hurricane Earl in North Carolina and Virginia
  Norfolk Southern has been making preparations for the pending landfall or passing of Hurricane Earl regarding their operations in North Carolina and Viriginia. […]
• Bombardier awarded $267M railcar contract
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. a " Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a $267 million contract for 100 New Jersey Transit Corp. […]
• NJ Transit pays $267M to purchase 100 new rail cars
  Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a $267 million contract for 100 New Jersey Transit Corp. […]
• Calgary moves up to second place for corporate headquarters
  Calgary now ranks in second place, behind only Toronto, as the most attractive city in the country to locate corporate headquarters. […]
• UpdateFirefighters: Railroad flames caused by cutting torch
  Firefighters doused a large fire near the railroad tracks just north of the Spokane County Interstate Fairgrounds Wednesday. […]
• CN launches scheduled grain delivery plan
  In a bid to improve grain deliveries on time and on schedule, Canadian National Railway said it has launched a scheduled grain plan over the past six months. […]
• Man struck and killed by Northstar train in Coon Rapids identified
  A man was struck and killed by a Northstar Commuter Rail train at the Egret Boulevard railroad crossing in Coon Rapids this morning . […]
• Counsel's job is not to prove guilt
  Lawyers are no different than scientists, at least in one respect: While they may enjoy personal theories, they must set those aside and consider alternate hypotheses in assessing any case. […]