November 2010 – Railfanning.org

Norfolk Southern Issues 2010 Sustainability Report, Outlines 2011 Environmental Goals

November 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. has issued its third annual sustainability report, available for the first time exclusively on the company’s environmental website, Footprints, at www.nssustainability.com.

CP Holiday Train Ream Helps Out at Daily Bread

November 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

TORONTO — Members of the 2010 CP Holiday Train going across Canada in support of local food banks will take advantage of a few hours of free time on Nov. 29 to roll up their sleeves for Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank, as well as bringing in some much-needed food donations.

CALGARY — North America’s longest-running food bank fundraiser begins its unique trek across Canada as well as the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this weekend in its cross-border mission to feed communities the railroad serves.

CN: Engineers on Northern Quebec Internal Short Line Ratify New Labor Agreement

November 26, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN said locomotive engineers working on the Company’s Northern Quebec Internal Short Line (NQISL) have ratified a new labour agreement.

Lynchburg Amtrak Virginia Service Exceeds Yearly Performance Goals

November 23, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NTSB Opens Dockets on Two Investigations

November 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board today opened public dockets on two on-going railroad accident investigations and placed the dockets on its public website.

Odds and Maple Ridge Eatery Power Up Holiday Train Fundraising for Local Food Bank

November 21, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MAPLE RIDGE, British Columbia — Trax Café in Maple Ridge is joining the CP Holiday Train spirit and, together with Canada’s The Odds, supporting local food shelves.

Union Pacific Announces Second Dividend Increase in 2010

November 20, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company’s common shares by 15 percent to 38 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable January 3, 2011, to stockholders of record on Nov. 30. “As we generate strong and growing free cash flow, we are returning more cash to our shareholders,” said Jim Young, Union Pacific chairman and chief executive officer. “UP’s strategy to operate a safe, productive, service-oriented railroad is delivering record results, allowing us to increase the dividend for the second time in 2010. For the