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Amtrak Names New Senior Vice President of Operations

December 5, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak named William L. Crosbie Amtrak’s new Senior Vice President, Operations.

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Norfolk Southern

New Norfolk Southern SteelNet Facility

December 2, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Collier Metals LLC, a provider of coil processing and distribution services to the metals industry, opened the first Class I SteelNet facility in the Atlanta area.

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Union Pacific

Union Pacific Plans Elmhurst Signal Upgrade

December 2, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad plans a major signal upgrade in Elmhurst that will reduce the need to stop or park freight trains in the western suburbs of Chicago.

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Canadian Pacific

CPR’s CEO Says Canadians Losing Out On Economic Growth Because Government Policy Discriminates Against Rail

November 19, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadians are losing out on economic growth, cleaner air and safer, less congested roads because government taxation and investment policies routinely and consistently discriminate against the country’s railways, Robert Ritchie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway, said.

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BNSF

BNSF and NS Introduce New Coast-to-Coast Carload Service Assurance

November 18, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) announced a plan to introduce a new coast-to-coast carload service assurance program for temperature-controlled commodities moving from selected cities in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), to the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast.

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Next Phase of Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor Approved

November 6, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation last week received federal confirmation and approval on the designated Washington, D.C. to Charlotte high-speed rail route.

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Genesee & Wyoming Adds Rail Line in Oregon

October 24, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that it has signed a 15-year agreement with The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to lease a 76-mile rail line between the cities of Salem and Eugene, Oregon.

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CSX

Freight Train Backs Over Conductor

September 2, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

A 52-year-old CSX freight train conductor died early Monday morning when a freight train backed over him.

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Norfolk Southern

UP and NS Offer New Expedited Intermodal Service to Mexico

August 12, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad announced a new service that trims up to three days from current transit times on intermodal shipments from eastern cities to Laredo, Texas, and to Mexico.

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Canadian Pacific

CP and NS Streamline Northeast Operations

July 2, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Canadian Pacific Railway announced that CPR has granted Norfolk Southern Railway Company trackage rights between Sunbury, Pa., and Mechanicville, N.Y.

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