Railfanning.org News Wire – Page 367

RailAmerica Acquires Alabama Rail Line from BNSF

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company has sold and leased 288 miles of track in and around Mobile, Ala., to RailAmerica’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway for about $15 million.

The Conrail Saga

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Conrail, as a railroad company, began operations in April 1976, although its lineage can be traced to the earliest days of railroads in North America.

CPR Acquiring 600 High-Capacity Freight Cars For Lumber Shippers

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Railway will acquire 600 high-capacity freight cars for lumber products shippers by mid-July, swelling its fleet for North America’s robust and service-sensitive lumber market by close to 30 per cent.

Union Pacific Railroad Museum Officially Opens in Council Bluffs, Iowa

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Chairman Dick Davidson, along with federal, state and local elected officials, on May 10 officially opened the Union Pacific Railroad Museum at the historic Council Bluffs Carnegie Library.

Emergency Responders Complete UP-Sponsored Safety Course

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Twenty-five emergency response personnel from across the western two-thirds of the nation have completed a tank car safety course sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad.

CSX Transportation Launches Track Maintenance Blitz

July 8, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

During a nine-day blitz, CSX suspended operations on a key rail line from Elkhorn City, Ky., to Laurens, S.C., while hundreds of railroad employees performed track upgrades, highway-rail crossing improvements and bridge and tunnel repairs.

U.S., Canadian Customs Agencies, Railroads Reach Agreement To Strengthen Security

May 1, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

United States and Canadian customs agencies, along with Canada’s two major railways, have announced a declaration of principles to further enhance security at the Canada-U.S. border and to ensure secure rail access to the U.S.

High Speed Rail in America

April 15, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

At the new year of 2003, only one high-speed rail corridor was in operation in the United States – The Northeast Corridor.

Railroads in 2002

April 1, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

A look at how railroads performed in 2002.

UP Offers Quick Web Pricing Solutions For Expanding “MexDirect” Service

March 31, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific has announced that customers can now access rail through-rates and easy-to-use instructions on the UP Web site for their MexDirect product, offered in conjunction with the Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana and other participating rail connections.