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PITTSBURGH — L.B. Foster Co. and Portec Rail Products Inc. announced that they have executed a second amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated Feb. 16, which was initially amended on May 13.

EDMONTON — The Canadian harvest is getting underway and CN is ready to meet the demand. CN’s objective is to move this year’s crop more reliably than it ever has before, and CN has launched a Scheduled Grain Plan to do just that.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the first-ever uniform technical standards for the manufacture of high-speed intercity passenger rail cars, a development that will enhance the ability of U.S. manufacturers to compete in what is set to become a burgeoning industry.