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Amtrak

Amtrak: Book Early For Thanksgiving Travel

October 3, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON – Amtrak, anticipating its busiest travel day of the year, is urging passengers to book their Thanksgiving holiday tickets early for best availability and pricing. The busiest travel days that are likely to sell out are the Tuesday and Wednesday before and the Saturday and Sunday following Thanksgiving. In time for this year’s Thanksgiving holiday, Amtrak will offer two new service expansions. Starting Nov. 1, the Downeaster will offer expanded rail service to Freeport and Brunswick, Maine. Tickets for this new service go on sale Oct. 1. In addition, tickets are now available for new Amtrak Thruway bus service
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CSX

CSX Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend

October 3, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Earlier today, the board of directors of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) approved a $0.14 per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on December 14, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2012.
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Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific Announces the Departure of Mike Franczak

October 1, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
CALGARY, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today announced that Mike Franczak, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, has resigned from Canadian Pacific, effective today. Mike joined CP in 1987 and has since advanced through a series of operating positions of increasing accountability and scope across CP’s network. “I wish to congratulate Mike on his distinguished career and thank him for his 25 years of dedication to CP and its customers,” said CEO E. Hunter Harrison. “Mike served the company well in all areas for which he had responsibility. We wish him success
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Norfolk Southern

NS: Rail-Delivered Sand Will Move Faster Through Upgraded Terminal

September 28, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Trains hauling sand used in extracting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation soon will have the ability to unload five times faster thanks to a $20 million upgrade at the Horseheads (N.Y.) Sand & Transloading Terminal (HOST). Owned and operated by Carriage House Partners and RLB Holdings, HOST is in the final stages of constructing a 90,000-square-foot transloading building, scheduled to be completed by Oct. 8. HOST also broke ground this month on a second 90,000-square-foot transloading facility to be opened in 2013, and both buildings are designed for the storage of
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Canadian National

CN to Build Two Central Training Facilities in Canada and U.S.

September 28, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
WINNIPEG, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:CNI) announced today a revitalized company-wide employee training program to meet the learning needs of CN’s current and future railroaders. The initiative will be anchored by two modern training centres to be built in Winnipeg, Man., and in suburban Chicago, Ill. “These facilities will be the centrepiece of CN’s enhanced railroader training program,” said Claude Mongeau, CN president and chief executive officer. “The centres in both Canada and the United States will include a modern training curriculum and equipment to effectively train a new generation of railroaders.” CN broke ground today
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Canadian Pacific

United Steelworkers, Canadian Pacific Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

September 28, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
CALGARY, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP)(NYSE: CP) and the United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1976, have announced a tentative contract agreement. The USW represents 800 clerical and intermodal employees at CP. The current contract was due to expire December 31, 2012. The ratification process will take place over the next few weeks. Details of the contract will be disclosed following ratification.
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Amtrak

Amtrak Launches History Website

September 27, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak certainly has an interesting history. Since its inception 41 years ago, Amtrak has ferried passengers across the country’s rail network. Its routes have ranged from cross-country hauls to speedier service between closer destinations. Amtrak, which has never turned an annual profit, this week launched a new website (history.amtrak.com) dedicated to the railroad’s history. The site includes digital copies of ads, timetables and images. “Amtrak is woven into the fabric of America, providing a vital transportation service to the nation and connecting families and communities as part of an amazing and unfolding history,” Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said in
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Amtrak to Operate Test Trains at 165 mph

September 25, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is testing high-speed test trains at 165 mph in four areas covering more than 100 miles of the Northeast Corridor. The tests in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are locations that may at some future time experience regular 160 mph service, the railroad said. The tests will use high-speed Acela Express equipment and will measure the interaction between the train and the track, rider quality and other safety factors. The test runs must be performed at 5 mph above the expected maximum operating speed of 160 mph. The test areas between approximately Perryville, Md.
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Boardman: Amtrak ‘provided a high return on the limited Federal investment’

September 23, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON — Amtrak “has provided a high return on the limited Federal investment we’ve received,” Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman told Congress. “[P]assenger rail has received only a tiny portion of the annual Federal transportation budget,” Boardman said in his written testimony. “To give just one example, in the past four years the Federal government has appropriated $53.3 billion from the General Fund of the Treasury to bail out the Highway Trust Fund. That’s almost 30% more than the total Federal expenditure on Amtrak since 1971 [$39.3 billion]. “Federal expenditures on Amtrak during the past 41 years pale next