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Illinois Department of Transportation officials are bracing for potential cuts in Amtrak service because of the state's budget crisis, although the agency is still pushing for the same level of rail funding.

Anderson County, South Carolina, and the town of Williamston have sued CSX Transportation in hopes of getting a closed railroad bridge repaired.

Canada's municipal governments and railways launched a joint website Monday afternoon that provides a storehouse of information on freight and passenger railways, the communities they serve, contacts in both, and the efforts underway to prevent, or resolve, proximity issues they face together.

When it comes to fuel consumption, few companies on the east coast come close to Norfolk Southern Corp.

Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association recently acquired 13 miles of train tracks through the Hiwassee River Gorge.

Opening day for the Georgetown Loop Railroad tourist season on May 28 might be the last opening day for the popular Colorado attraction.

Canadian Pacific Railway announced its Soo Line Railroad subsidiary has reached a five-year contract agreement with the United Transportation Union.

RailPower Technologies Corp. announced an 'Agreement in Principle' for a Green Goat

Area boaters were blocked from traveling up the Grand River for about eight hours after a train derailed last Thursday afternoon and blocked a swing bridge crossing the Grand River between Ferrysburg and Grand Haven.

A deal to turn New York City's landmark main post office into a replacement for Penn Station reportedly has been complicated by demands from Amtrak.

General Motors Corp. is discussing the sale of its 84-year-old locomotive and diesel-power business to Caterpillar Inc., the head of the Canadian Auto Workers union said Tuesday, but he doesn't want GM Electro-Motive sold to the heavy equipment maker because of Caterpillar's history of labor problems.

A section of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway track near Langdon, N.D., likely will be abandoned by the end of June.

If LaPorte County, Indiana, were to help the LaPorte County Farm Bureau Cooperative purchase the section of CSX Transportation rail line set to be abandoned, the county would be giving an unfair advantage to one business, according to farmers opposed to the project.

Ken Kempker has been appointed vice president and chief sourcing officer of The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), it has been announced by Carl Ice, executive vice president and chief operations officer. Kempker, who will report to Ice, succeeds Mark Schulze, who was named general manager of BNSF's Texas Division earlier this month.

CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries ("CSX") convey their corporate image through trademarks, service marks and slogans, which promote recognition and communicate a sense of relationship among the companies within the CSX corporate umbrella.

Arch Insurance Group, a division of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced its entrance into the railroad arena with up to $25 million in new capacity, which it said will provide

Three years in the planning, a mile-long park in the middle of South Side Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is one step closer to becoming reality.

VIA has recently launched two new Web sites that make it easy for potential rail travelers and tour operators to find one another.

Amtrak and Lionel are partnering this summer on an essay contest for Amtrak's younger passengers who like to ride the train and Oklahoma's Heartland Flyer is participating.

A Minnesota rail company is taking over service on the rail lines in the area with the hopes of creating new industry and expanding existing industry.

Canadian National Railway Co. hopes to generate annual revenues of $8 billion by 2009 and earnings per share growth of up to 12 per cent a year, the company's chief executive has said.

Once a common aggravation for police and motorists in Holland, Michigan, incidents of train blockings have decreased significantly over the past three years.

Regional railways in Northern Ontario will have to wait until fall to find out what portion of Transport Canada

Union Pacific Corp. and lawyers for more than 10,000 people who say they were injured in a 2000 chemical-train derailment announced Tuesday that they have tentatively agreed to a $65 million settlement.

CSX Intermodal will implement changes designed to simplify operations and improve on-time train performance. Some of the company's terminals and trains will be designated for containers only while other terminals and trains will only handle trailers.

RailAmerica, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Central Railroad of Indianapolis, notified the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that it intends to lease 276 miles of railroad from CSX Transportation, subject to negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement.

After a 44-year absence dating back to May 26, 1960, CPR Empress 2816 is returning home to Montreal.

The railroad company that owns most of the New Hampshire

The derailment of an Iowa Interstate train near Bureau Jct., Illinois, occurred at about 13:30 CDT on Saturday, while traversing CSXT trackage rights.

MotivePower, Inc., a subsidiary of Wabtec Corporation announced a $12 million order from Amtrak for 10 MP15B switcher locomotives that will be delivered this year. The new state-of-the-art, 1,500 horsepower work train locomotives will help Amtrak meet its objectives to improve efficiencies and reduce operating costs. The units meet the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 1 emissions standards and feature a specially designed low-clearance cab to accommodate tunnels in the New York City area. The locomotives' cooling systems will be supplied by Young Touchstone, another Wabtec subsidiary.