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3 hrs ago | UTU News

CN Rail warns delays endanger its EJ&E purchase

Canadian National Railway Co. has warned its planned purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway in the Chicago area could be in jeopardy if regulators do not complete their environmental review of the deal ... via UTU News

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11 hrs ago | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

CN: Blame the government, not us

“To my knowledge, our elected leaders have done virtually nothing”

TINLEY PARK, Ill. - Canadian National Railway is getting a bum rap over its plan to acquire the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, CN spokesmen said Monday. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

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Related Topix: Tinley Park, IL, Transportation, Canadian National Railway, Joliet, IL, Chicago Metro

Yesterday | Business Updates - OregonLive.com

Railroad seeks to abandon Eugene-Coos Bay line

Posted by The Associated Press May 13, 2008 12:47PM Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad will seek authority to abandon the railroad line that runs between the Eugene and Coos Bay areas. via Business Updates - OregonLive.com

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Wednesday | www.chicagotribune.com | Posted by norwest rail

CN wants decision Dec. 1 on railway sale

Facing a year-end deadline, Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday asked federal regulators to decide by Dec.

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Wednesday | www.orlandosentinel.com | Posted by norwest rail

Our position: Commuter rail's benefits can extend far beyond Central Florida

Opponents of Central Florida's commuter-rail project -- the Tampa contingent that wants rail there, not here; the Lakeland lawmaker who believes it can't benefit her constituents; the trial attorneys who don't ...

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Wednesday | Fort Worth Business Press

BNSF buys land at Dallas Logistics Hub

A unit of Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. has bought 198 acres of land in the Dallas Logistics Hub in Lancaster and Dallas. via Fort Worth Business Press

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Tuesday May 13 | www.amny.com | Posted by norwest rail

City would pay for 7 train expansion

In its effort to resuscitate development of the Hudson Yards, the city has sought to reassure the developer that cost overruns for extending the 7 train to 11th Avenue and 34th Street will be covered.

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Tuesday May 13 | www.mailtribune.com | Posted by norwest rail

Railroad will ditch line

RailAmerica said in a response posted on the Surface Transportation Board Web site on Monday, that it will seek to abandon its Coos Bay Line between Coquille and Eugene.

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Monday May 12 | www.sun-sentinel.com | Posted by norwest rail

Railroad track crossing jarring in Pompano Beach

Robert Holmes, of Pompano Beach , contacted the South Florida Sun-Sentinel concerned about a potential safety hazard caused by a rough Florida East Coast railroad track crossing on Esther Rolle Avenue that ...

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Monday May 12 | www.magic951.com | Posted by norwest rail

Railroad Collision

One person is injured after an accident with a train yesterday afternoon. The accident in Marion was at the intersection of Main Street and the Union Pacific Railroad where a passenger vehicle collided with a ...

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