October 2010 – Page 4 – Railfanning.org

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).