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[ September 12, 2026 ] Government: £1 Billion Investment Will Benefit Passengers Across the North of England World
[ September 12, 2026 ] RAIB Completes Preliminary Examination into North Yorkshire Near Miss World
[ September 12, 2026 ] CN Files Description of Anticipated Requested Conditions to Preserve Midwest Rail Competition Canadian National
[ September 11, 2026 ] The FRA’s New Advisory Is a Reminder: PTC Backstops the Rules, It Doesn’t Replace Them Safety
[ September 9, 2026 ] Hirect to Debut 6,000 HP Locomotive Propulsion System at InnoTrans World

Amtrak, TSA, and Local Law Enforcement Conduct National Passenger Rail Security Exercise

October 9, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – During the Oct. 8 morning and evening commutes, Amtrak Police, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel and law enforcement officers from federal, state, local and rail police agencies around the country are being deployed at passenger rail stations in an exercise of expanded counterterrorism and incident response capabilities.

New Jersey and CSX Celebrate Opening of Liberty Corridor Freightway

October 8, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX, the State of New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey celebrated the opening of the Liberty Corridor Freightway, a major public-private partnership that provides expanded access to the Port of New York and New Jersey.

CN: Improved Supply Chain Efficiencies Increases Car Capacity for North American Steel Traffic

October 8, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN said it has developed new supply chain efficiencies to help it better meet short-term car order requirements of major steel producers in Canada and help them to compete more effectively in their markets.

Motiva and Norfolk Southern Announce Unit-Train Capability

October 7, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

HOUSTON — Motiva Enterprises and Norfolk Southern Corp. announced expansion of Motiva’s Doraville, Ga., operations to allow for the delivery of unit trains of fuel-grade ethanol to the Motiva refined products terminal rail yard.

Teck and Canadian Pacific Announce 10-Year Agreement for Westbound Coal Exports

October 6, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

VANCOUVER — Canadian Pacific Railway and Teck Resources announced a 10-year agreement to transport Teck’s steelmaking coal from its five mines in southeast BC to Vancouver area ports.

BNSF Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Sanctions and Damages in Anoka Collision Case

October 5, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

FORT WORTH — BNSF Railway Co. has asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn pecuniary loss damages of $24 million and sanctions of more than $4 million awarded against the railroad in a case involving four fatalities in a 2003 car and train collision in Anoka, Minnesota.

Norfolk Southern Handles One of Its Largest Vessel Coal Loadings

October 5, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern handled one of its largest cargo loadings of the last 20 years at its Pier 6 coal transloading facility at Lamberts Point in Norfolk, the company said.

CN Reaches Tentative Labor Contract Settlements With Train Conductors’ Union in Canada

October 2, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN said it has reached tentative collective agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainmen and Yardmen (TCRC-CTY).

Norfolk Southern Announces Extension of Early Exchange Date of Private Exchange Offer

September 30, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that the early exchange date with respect to its private exchange offer for its outstanding 7.9 percent notes due 2097 has been extended until midnight on Oct. 14, which is also the expiration date of the Exchange Offer.

GE and MRS Sign Largest Locomotive Purchase Agreement in Brazil History

September 30, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

BERLIN — GE Transportation and Brazilian rail operator MRS Logística S.A. (MRS) signed the largest locomotive purchase agreement in the history of Brazil both companies announced at InnoTrans 2010, the world’s largest rail exhibition in Berlin.