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Memphis Residents Look at Options to Improve Grade Crossing Safety
Norfolk Southern Railway's plans to expand its Crescent Corridor from New Orleans through New Jersey are making business owners and residents ...read more.
NTSB Broadens List of Documents Available on Web from Investigations
The National Transportation Safety Board started releasing investigation documents on rail and other accidents on its Web site, ntsb.gov, this ...read more.

Union Pacific Spends $13 Million on Fort Worth Rail Intersection
Union Pacific Railroad reports that it is spending $13 million to upgrade track between Roanoke, Texas and Tower 55 in Fort Worth. Tower ...read more.
Agricultural shipments could save major rail haulers
Officials from major railroads predict an increase in agricultural shipments is likely to be the first indicator their industry is rebounding from ...read more.

Union Pacific headed for dispute over Las Vegas soil remediation
Union Pacific Railroad recently agreed to contribute $5 million to a soil remediation project in Las Vegas on a 61-acre downtown site. ...read more.
Shippers association urges policy supporting infrastructure funding
A trade association of shippers is urging the federal government to make freight mobility a higher priority in the multi-year surface transportation ...read more.

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More Downturns in Freight Volume Cast Doubt on Economic Optimism
No evidence could be found in the latest rail volume reports of the federal government's recent predictions that the economy would improve ...read more.
Union Pacific Defeats Motion Seeking Class Action Lawsuit
The Arkansas Supreme Court last week refused to allow class action certification for a lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad that accuses the ...read more.
Canadian Pacific in Joint Venture with U.S., Canadian governments
Canadian Pacific Railway is joining a public-private venture to improve security at the Windsor, Ontario border crossing. Canadian Pacific ...read more.
Railroad Volumes Fall Again Amid Economic Pessimism
Rail volumes fell again in the week ending April 18 as economic recession continues to take a bite out of railroads' business, according to the ...read more.
EPA's “Endangerment Finding” Could Alter Rail Emission Rules
Chemical Manufacturers Object to UP in Common Carrier Obligation Dispute
Canadian National Plans Oil “Pipeline on Rails”
Drop in Minnesota Mine Production Results in Rail Employee Furloughs