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Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ruled that several mining permits for the Lake Belt area in South Florida were granted to its aggregate customers without issuance of an adequate Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and other deficiencies.

A CN Rail worker was injured in what was deemed an industrial accident at the railroad's Winnipeg, Manitoba yard.

Alstom Transport has signed a 5-year, $80 million parts supply agreement with Amtrak for work associated with the Northeast passenger fleet.

A judge has set an April 10 trial date for a lawsuit filed against the BNSF Railway Company by the city of Burlington, Iowa.

CSX Transportation is donating $5000 to the Oak Grove, Ohio, Volunteer Fire and Rescue.

An Amtrak engineer suffered injuries to his hands Tuesday morning after the train carrying 55 passengers collided with a tractor-trailer in McLeansville, North Carolina, according to the NC Highway Patrol.

Cliff Mackay is the new President and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada, effective May 1.

Southern Florida commuter rail carrier Tri-Rail says it will add 10 more trains for its week-day runs, beginning on Monday, March 27.

The train and engine service employees of the Stillwater Central Railroad (SLWC) will conduct another vote under the direction of the National Mediation Board (NMB) for determination of possible union representation.

Kansas City Southern-Mexico has seen significant improvements in key operating performance indicators, due to several efforts including infrastructure, customs and blocking changes at Sanchez Yard; a revised transportation service plan; and the establishment of a new crew change point at Leal outside of Monterrey.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Pennsylvania's Blair County Development Corporation III (BCDC), a subsidiary of the Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation, today announced that they have entered into a tentative agreement to transfer ownership of the Hollidaysburg Car Shop from NSRC to BCDC.

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company announced its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net income for the year increased to $1.3 million from $1.0 million in 2004.

The Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Board has approved the purchase of 104 new Silverliner V Regional Rail cars from United Transit Systems, LLC (a Consortium of Sojitz Corporation of America and Rotem Company) for a contract price of $244,236,714.

BNSF has donated a 2.88 mile-long rail line in South Hutchinson, Kan., to use as a nature trail.

RailAmerica, Inc. announced that it will transfer ownership of the right of way corridors of the 181-mile E&N Railway to the Island Corridor Foundation on Friday, March 24, 2006.

With a nod to its 175- year history, Norfolk Southern Corporation salutes its most successful year ever in its 2005 Annual Report.

On March 13, the Kansas City Southern Railroad signal department placed Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) in service on the main line from Bovay, Louisiana to Smiths, Mississippi.

Railroad officials are continuing their investigation into what caused a five-car derailment on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Augusta County, Virginia on Tuesday afternoon.

The Rochester, Minnesota City Council authorized an appeal of a federal decision to permit the expansion of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern's railroad through town.

Amid a strong economy and increased demand for rail services in 2005, the number of overall train accidents and derailments declined according to the latest statistics compiled by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced.

Progress Rail Services Inc. registered an initial public offering Friday to sell up to $345 million in common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway has promoted Melody A. Sheahan from director engineering administration to vice president Engineering, effective March 15, at the railway's headquarters in Hermon, Maine. She succeeds Thomas R. Klemm, who resigned to join another railroad.

The State of New Mexico has purchased a stretch of BNSF Railway trackage for the first phase of a commuter rail system and trains could be running in June.

Last year, BNSF moved more than 10 million units -- a first and a historic record.

Amtrak and Union Pacific freight service was disrupted in California Friday after a UP train derailed in the early morning hours south of Soledad.

Railpower Technologies Corp. hopes to deliver 90 to 100 of its diesel-electric hybrid locomotives in 2006 after struggling to ramp up production last year.

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway has appointed John W. Schultz as vice president Transportation, effective March 13, 2006, at the railway's headquarters in Hermon, Maine.

CN Rail has scheduled a planned 30-hour major maintenance program this weekend at mile 59.9 on the Clearwater Subdivision, between Jasper, AB and Kamloops, BC, in order to replace decking on a key bridge over the Thompson River.

U.S. Class I freight railroads will spend more than $8 billion in 2006 laying new track, buying new equipment and improving infrastructure, the Association of America Railroads (AAR) announced.

Railpower Technologies Corp. reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2005.