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[ April 24, 2025 ] Union Pacific Volume Growth and Robust Core Pricing Gains Offset by Business Mix and Fuel Headwinds Union Pacific
[ April 24, 2025 ] NJ Business Group: Work to Reach Deal in NJ Transit Contract Dispute Commuter Rail
[ April 23, 2025 ] DART Silver Line Trains to Start Test Runs in Addison, Dallas, and Downtown Carrollton Commuter Rail
[ April 23, 2025 ] NS Reports $3 Billion in First Quarter 2025 Revenue Norfolk Southern
[ April 18, 2025 ] San Joaquin Valley Railroad to Continue Leasing 101.5 Miles of Rail From Union Pacific Short Line/Regional

President Bush Asks Snow to Head Treasury Department

December 9, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

President George W. Bush announced his intention to nominate John W. Snow, chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation, to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The nomination is subject to U.S. Senate confirmation.

CPR Introduced Service That Has Revolutionized Transportation

December 5, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Fifty years ago this month, Canadian Pacific Railway revolutionized North American transportation with the introduction of the intermodal freight system.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.