Friday | City of Vancouver
Update on Waterfront Access Project
Construction on the Railway Phase continues as contractors for Burlington Northern Santa Fe reconstruct the main rail line from Columbia Street to Jefferson Street, including bridge structures at Esther and Grant streets.
White Rock coal train protest cost city $18,000
The numbers are in: $18,000 is the cost to the City of White Rock for the May 5 coal train protest on White Rock beach.
Blotter: Man Cut Off From Free Coffee Threatens Bank Manager
A man threatened a La Grange bank manager who asked him to leave May 23 because he kept coming in and drinking free coffee.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad announces $199M project plan
Southbound Route 69 North of Liberty Closing for Bridge Replacement
Liberty, MO - infoZine - The Missouri Department of Transportation has finished the northbound Route 69 bridge replacement and will begin constructing a new bridge on southbound Route 69 over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad just north of Liberty as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program.
Rail Company Waits Until Road is Fully Functional to Close it for Work
Access to Bliss road again about to be a problem in La Crosse. Burlington Northern will shut down the railroad crossing at Main Street on Monday for a few days in order to reconstruct the crossing.
Buffett's Berkshire Plans $1.6 Billion Sale to Replace Debt
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to issue $1.6 billion of bonds to redeem senior notes due this month and replace $1 billion of debentures that matured in April.
Maritime week: Where the rails meet the sails
The Puget Sound ports are only as strong as the railroads that link them to the rest of the country, as well as to the interior of Washington.
Buffett's Biggest Takeover Targets Seen Spanning Deere to Henkel: Real M&A
Hot melt glue packs are seen floating in a cooling basin at Henkel AG's factory in Duesseldorf, Germany.
Buffett plays down health concern, mulled megadeal
Warren Buffett tried to allay fears of Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders about the company's future after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and revealed that he recently tried to make one of the biggest acquisitions of his storied career.
Stop Coal activists arrested in White Rock in protest against rail shipments to Delta
As the sunny Saturday wore on, it looked increasingly as if the narrative that anticoal activist Kevin Washbrook pulled out at 5:41 on the morning of May 5 would hold true.
Airport Authority announces deal with Patriot Rail Corp.
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company has provided rail-operating services to customers of the Kingman Airport & Industrial Park for more than 30 years.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway profits double
Berkshire owns more than 80 companies, including insurer Geico, chemical company Lubrizol, railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe and MidAmerican Energy.
Train Hits Debris In Central Fresno; Traffic Delays
A freight train that was stalled in Central Fresno for more than two hours Friday afternoon caused traffic to back up at several intersections.
Berkshire Hathaway to Report Earnings After the Close
This year's first quarter profit is likely to improve because major disaster losses of $1.7 billion in Berkshire's insurance units weighed down last year's profits.