December 2010 – Page 4 – Railfanning.org

Historic Wilmington Train Station Re-Opens

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Amtrak Wilmington Station located at 100 South French Street, opened to the public following extensive renovation work.

L.B. Foster, Portec Rail Products Announce Agreement with DOJ

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

PITTSBURGH — L.B. Foster Co. and Portec Rail Products Inc. announced that the Department of Justice has issued their final approval of and entered into an agreement with L.B. Foster and Portec relating to L.B. Foster’s acquisition of Portec and the sale of certain assets related to Portec’s rail joint business primarily located at Portec’s Huntington, W.Va., plant.

Union Pacific Railroad Joins Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)

December 15, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad has joined the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI), an organization of leading companies dedicated to fostering global environmental, health and safety and sustainability excellence.

Mongeau: CN’s Transformation Driven by Vision, Innovation and Execution

December 14, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — Claude Mongeau, president and chief executive officer of CN, said CN’s rise to rail industry leader from industry laggard in “one of the most profound transformations in Canadian business history” is the product of a compelling corporate vision, continual innovation and strong operational execution.

Union Pacific Railroad Increasing Train Speed on Its Rail Line in East Central Wisconsin Communities

December 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Recent track improvements will allow Union Pacific Railroad to increase the speed of its trains in central and eastern Wisconsin communities, reducing motorist wait time at crossings. The speed will increase from 25 mph to 50 mph across Union Pacific’s 112-mile line between Milwaukee and Adams, Wis., the company said.

BNSF: Star Tribune Continues to Deliberately Mislead Public Concerning BNSF Safety and Injury Record

December 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF is challenging what it termed “deliberate bias” in the Star Tribune newspaper’s cherry-picking unrepresentative and isolated incidents to imply an unsafe culture at the company.

L.B. Foster Company and Portec Rail Products, Inc. Announce Sale of Certain Assets

December 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

PITTSBURGH — L.B. Foster Co. and Portec Rail Products Inc. announced the signing of an Asset Purchase Agreement with Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc.

U.S. Department of Transportation Redirects $1.195 Billion in High-Speed Rail Funds

December 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that $1.195 billion in high-speed rail funds originally designated for Wisconsin and Ohio will be redirected to other states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States.

Norfolk Southern CEO Moorman Named Railway Age ‘Railroader of the Year’

December 9, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., has been named 2011 Railroader of the Year by railroad industry trade journal Railway Age.

FRA Awards Delaware $450,000 To Study New Rail Service

December 4, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) $450,000 to conduct studies for potential rail service between the Northeast Corridor and Maryland’s Delmarva Peninsula.