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Norfolk Southern’s ‘Train Your Brain’ Public Safety Awareness Program Heads to Ohio

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

It’s on to Ohio in 2011 for “Brainy” and Norfolk Southern’s “Train Your Brain” safety campaign after completing a two-year successful run in east central and northern Indiana.

Amtrak Adding Weekend Service at Newark, Del.

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – Amtrak is adding Northeast Regional weekend stops at the station in Newark, Del., starting Dec. 17. The new schedule will include a southbound stop every Friday at 3:05 p.m. (train 133), and a northbound stop every Saturday and Sunday at 8:43 p.m. (train 182).

Model Amtrak Train to Circle National Christmas Tree

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – Amtrak plays a significant role in connecting families during this Christmas season – the National Christmas Tree. Amtrak will have a model train circle the National Christmas Tree and is a sponsor of the event.

Canadian Pacific Declares Quarterly Dividend

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CALGARY — The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway declared a quarterly dividend of 27 cents Canadian per share on the outstanding Common Shares.

Amtrak Sets New Thanksgiving Ridership Record

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – The numbers are in and Amtrak had a record-breaking Thanksgiving holiday travel week carrying 704,446 passengers, up 2.7 percent over last year.

High-Speed Rail Project North of Springfield Continues

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Improvements supporting future high-speed rail on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor north of Springfield will continue to cause the daily Amtrak Lincoln Service trains to originate and terminate in Bloomington/Normal between Dec. 16 to Dec. 23.

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.