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09 May 2013

AAR: Petroleum gains pace weekly, year-to-date vol ...

The Association of American Railroads has reported an increase in traffic for the week ending May 4, 2013, with total U.S. weekly carloads of 283,916 up 2.8%, compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 245,678 units, up 2.8% compared with the same week last ye ...

09 May 2013

Omnitrax bidding in Romania

The Romanian Government on May 8 received three bids for the sale of a 51% stake in CFR Marfă, the national rail freight operator, and U.S. short line operator Omnitrax is one of them. Omnitrax is bidding against Romania’s two largest independent rail freight operators—Grup Feroviar Român, and ...

09 May 2013

NJT says Bergen County will get LRT

Three decades after state planners and rail activists envisioned it, New Jersey Transit’s Board of Directors on May 8 officially recommended that the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit system finally be extended into Bergen County—choosing LRT over other options, and ending a decade-plus poli ...

09 May 2013

Designed To Move a Nation

The Association of American Railroads has launched “Designed To Move a Nation,” a new public information campaign that’s part of its “Freight Rail Works” initiative.

08 May 2013

Whatcha gonna do when CP’s cops come for you?

Canadian Pacific Police Service officers were out in force on May 7, Operation Lifesaver’s International Level Crossing Awareness Day, at five locations along the railroad’s U.S. network to enforce grade-crossing safety laws.

08 May 2013

NS Roanoke building earns ENERGY STAR certificatio ...

Norfolk Southern’s office building at 110 Franklin Road SE in Roanoke has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the building performs in the top 25% of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meets strict ...

08 May 2013

Nissan recognizes UP for logistics excellence

Union Pacific has earned Nissan Motor Company’s 2012 Logistics Carrier Conference Logistics Success Story Award, which identifies carriers and providers “that went above and beyond normal expectations in the past year.”

07 May 2013

Canadian Pacific increases 2013 capital investment ...

In December 2012, Canadian Pacific announced a 2013 capital spending plan of up to $1.1 billion. On May 7, CP said that it will move forward certain capital spending projects originally targeted for 2014 into this year, funded by a higher than anticipated 2013 cash flow projection.

07 May 2013

NS recognizes 54 safe chemical customers

Norfolk Southern has awarded its Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award to 54 customers for safe handling of chemical products during 2012.

07 May 2013

AAR fills vacant committee seats

The AAR’s Associate Advisory Board (AAB) has selected two nominees from Gold Associate Member companies to serve as full voting members on two AAR committee seats.

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