January 2003 – Page 2 – Railfanning.org

New Web Site features trains in Norcross, Ga.

January 15, 2003 Railfanning.org

A new web site features pictures of trains running through the heart of Norcross along the Norfolk Southern main line.

New Web Site features trains in Cartersville, Ga.

January 15, 2003 Railfanning.org

A new web site features pictures of trains running through the heart of Cartersville along the CSX main line.

Clarksville, Tenn., Railroad Strikes After Money Tightens

January 15, 2003 Todd DeFeo

When the money ran out on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, employees refused to work and a nearly two-week strike began on Feb. 6, 1868.

CSXT Announces Smartway Transport Partnership

January 10, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Transportation announced that it has agreed to become a Charter Partner with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Smartway Transport program.

UP’s Davidson Named Railway Age Railroader of the Year

January 9, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dick Davidson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Railroad, has been named 2003 Railroader of the Year by railroad industry trade journal Railway Age.

Norfolk Southern Launches Thoroughbred Extra Premium Paper Service

January 9, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Railway today launched its Thoroughbred EXTRA premium paper service to help customers manage their supply chains and is offering an incentive for shippers to take advantage of the new service.

Amtrak Announces Fare Rollbacks

January 7, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak today announced that it is making rail travel a better value than ever before with a rollback in coach fares on many of its routes from coast-to-coast.

Antelope Valley Train Derails

January 6, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

A southbound Antelope Valley Line train derailed at about 9:30 a.m., officials said.

Railfanning.org launches quarterly newsletter

January 5, 2003 Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org announced today that it is launching a quarterly newsletter dedicated to railroad news.

Intermodal Sets Industry Record in 2002

January 5, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads set an annual record during 2002, for the sixth time in the last seven years, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).