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The Strange Case of STB Laryngitis

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle weaved mysteries as no other, with his protagonist detective, Sherlock Holmes, well-tuned to the significance (The Adventure of Silver Blaze) of a watchdog not barking when it should.

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Class I Briefs: NS, CN, UP/BNSF, CPKC (UPDATED)

Norfolk Southern (NS) hosts students at its Decatur Terminal for a behind-the-scenes tour. Also, CN completes the first of two derailment training sites; the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency suspends BNSF and Union Pacific (UP) from its Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) plans a tour to mirror the monarch biological corridor.

“CP celebrated the opening of a new border station in Jackman, Maine today [May 17] with @CBP & @HapagLloydAG. This new live lift operation will help create a seamless service between @PortSaintJohn & terminals in Canada & the U.S.,” the Class I railroad reported on Twitter. Pictured: Hapag-Lloyd’s Jason Tock (left) and CP’s Todd Ferland. (Photograph Courtesy of CP via Twitter)

CP, CBP Open New Border Station in Maine

With Canadian Pacific’s (CP) support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has opened a new freight inspection facility that the Class I railroad says “will help to create a seamless flow of goods across the border between Quebec and Maine.”