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Norfolk Southern

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Expand “Blue Streak” Intermodal Service

December 12, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are expanding their “Blue Streak” intermodal service to link Northern California with the northeastern United States.

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Commuter Rail

Union Pacific Finalizes Land and Track Sale To Santa Clara VTA

December 11, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Union Pacific Corporation today announced the closing of the sale of land and track to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

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FRA

Funding For Grade Crossing Hazard Elimination Programs

December 11, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Allan Rutter today announced the award of approximately $5.4 million in grants to 10 states to enhance the safety of public and private highway-grade crossings along federally-designated high-speed rail corridors.

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Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern to Spend $798M in 2003

December 9, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Norfolk Southern Corporation plans to spend $798 million for capital improvements in 2003.

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CSX

President Bush Asks Snow to Head Treasury Department

December 9, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
President George W. Bush announced his intention to nominate John W. Snow, chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation, to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The nomination is subject to U.S. Senate confirmation.

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Canadian Pacific

CPR Introduced Service That Has Revolutionized Transportation

December 5, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Fifty years ago this month, Canadian Pacific Railway revolutionized North American transportation with the introduction of the intermodal freight system.

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Amtrak

Amtrak Names New Senior Vice President of Operations

December 5, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak named William L. Crosbie Amtrak’s new Senior Vice President, Operations.

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Norfolk Southern

New Norfolk Southern SteelNet Facility

December 2, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Collier Metals LLC, a provider of coil processing and distribution services to the metals industry, opened the first Class I SteelNet facility in the Atlanta area.

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Union Pacific

Union Pacific Plans Elmhurst Signal Upgrade

December 2, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Union Pacific Railroad plans a major signal upgrade in Elmhurst that will reduce the need to stop or park freight trains in the western suburbs of Chicago.

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Canadian Pacific

CPR’s CEO Says Canadians Losing Out On Economic Growth Because Government Policy Discriminates Against Rail

November 19, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire
Canadians are losing out on economic growth, cleaner air and safer, less congested roads because government taxation and investment policies routinely and consistently discriminate against the country’s railways, Robert Ritchie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway, said.

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