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Alleged Thief Faces Charges for Making Train Hit Bulldozer
Prosecutors charged a Collinsville, Ill., man last week with criminal damage to property after he allegedly parked a bulldozer on railroad tracks ...read more.
Alaska Couple Turns Rail Cars into “Quirky” Bed and Breakfast
A Fairbanks, Alaska married couple has won the designation from travel publications of operating the "the quirkiest hotel in the world" ...read more.

Judge Orders Treatment for Man who Caused Ohio Train Collision
An Ohio man who caused two Norfolk Southern Railway trains to collide and derail last year as they tried to avoid hitting him must pay the railroad ...read more.
CSXI Leads Surcharge Rise as Fuel Prices Climb in June
CSX Intermodal is raising its monthly fuel surcharge by 18 percent, beginning this week. The CSXI surcharge is one of the highest among ...read more.

Memphis Residents Look at Options to Improve Grade Crossing Safety
Norfolk Southern Railway's plans to expand its Crescent Corridor from New Orleans through New Jersey are making business owners and residents ...read more.
NTSB Broadens List of Documents Available on Web from Investigations
The National Transportation Safety Board started releasing investigation documents on rail and other accidents on its Web site, ntsb.gov, this ...read more.

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Union Pacific Spends $13 Million on Fort Worth Rail Intersection
Union Pacific Railroad reports that it is spending $13 million to upgrade track between Roanoke, Texas and Tower 55 in Fort Worth. Tower ...read more.
Agricultural shipments could save major rail haulers
Officials from major railroads predict an increase in agricultural shipments is likely to be the first indicator their industry is rebounding from ...read more.
Union Pacific headed for dispute over Las Vegas soil remediation
Union Pacific Railroad recently agreed to contribute $5 million to a soil remediation project in Las Vegas on a 61-acre downtown site. ...read more.
Shippers association urges policy supporting infrastructure funding
A trade association of shippers is urging the federal government to make freight mobility a higher priority in the multi-year surface transportation ...read more.
More Downturns in Freight Volume Cast Doubt on Economic Optimism
Union Pacific Defeats Motion Seeking Class Action Lawsuit
Canadian Pacific in Joint Venture with U.S., Canadian governments
Railroad Volumes Fall Again Amid Economic Pessimism