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The way now appears clear for Canadian National Railway Co. to cement its deal to buy some of the biggest and most deeply established transportation companies in the Northland.

Crews were working Friday to right three derailed train cars that derailed Thursday off Oak Street near Convention Hall in Pittston Twp., PA on the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern.

A CN Railway official says a span where an Amtrak train spun down an embankment Tuesday was inspected two days before Tuesday's derailment near Flora.

Canadian Pacific Railway said that it plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal of the B.C. Court of Appeal decision upholding a Vancouver city bylaw that designated CPR's privately owned Arbutus lands for public use.

RailAmerica announced that President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gary O. Marino has decided to retire from the Company effective immediately.

Due to a bridge fire on the E&N Railway approximately 4 miles north of Nanaimo, British Columbia, VIA Rail Canada's passenger train service operating between Nanaimo and Courtenay is temporarily disrupted.

Johnson County Community College in Kansas, has received a gift of $750,000 from The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation, the college announced on Wednesday.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has invited the state to begin detailed negotiations on a contract to operate commuter passenger service between Big Lake and Minneapolis, Minneapolis, on its existing freight railroad tracks.

Tuesday night's Amtrak derailment occurred on a section of track where several freight trains have derailed in recent years.

Testifying before the Commons sponsorship program probe, the former president of VIA Rail is denying that the Crown corporation was ever involved in "imaginary" or fraudulent transactions.

Hill County, Montana, grain growers turned out en masse Monday for a community forum on the future of rail service to Big Sandy's grain elevator.

Federal safety officials plan to interview crew members today of an Amtrak train that derailed outside Jackson Mississippi.

A New York congressional subcommittee is expected to begin hearings on railroad safety in Western and Central New York by the end of the month.

A 68-year-old passenger was killed and more than 60 others were injured when an Amtrak passenger train jumped its tracks in a swampy area of the Mississippi Delta, the first deadly accident involving the rail line in two years.

Mexican transport firm TMM and U.S. rail firm Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. said Wednesday they had reached a truce in their dispute over TMM's stake in railroad operator TFM.

Recognizing that railways are a potential target for terrorism, Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee Chairman Rick Geist (R-Altoona) today announced he will introduce legislation containing a range of measures aimed at improving the safety and security of Pennsylvania's rail system.

Union Pacific has been named a 2003 General Motors Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance for GM. This is the third consecutive year Union Pacific has received the award, which was presented to UP Chairman and CEO Dick Davidson April 3 during ceremonies in Prague, Czech Republic.

Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced that on April 2, 2004, the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (FCC) granted an extension of 180 calendar days from the date of notice (April 2, 2004) for its ruling issued on May 19, 2003, granting authority for the sale of Grupo TMM's interest in Grupo TFM (GTFM) to KCS.

A Missouri Department of Transportation inspector gave Chillicothe's newly-acquired railroad a poor critique, stating that there were "113 track deviations" that are not in compliance for Class I railroad operation.

In February, Norfolk Southern ran more coal trains than ever from Pennsylvania's Monongahela Valley. Most of the deliveries went to Northern Region utilities that were rebuilding stockpiles due to an extremely cold winter.

The Lackawanna Cutoff rail project from Pennsylvania through northwest New Jersey was included last week in new federal transit legislation that labels it as one of the Garden State's key rail projects for future funding.

Union Pacific Corp. has asked customers to reduce their use of the railroad as it works out problems with traffic congestion and crew shortages, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

There were some tense moments Sunday afternoon after a fire at Union Station.

Union Pacific is adding more jobs in Omaha.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. will raise its rates to ship wheat from the northern U.S. Plains by $100 per car starting June 1, the carrier said in a statement on Friday.

Two men who suffered severe electrical burns when they climbed atop a train near Lancaster are seeking damages from Norfolk Southern and Amtrak.

Seeking to recover from a round of delays, Union Pacific will start next week shifting a portion of cargo it carries for the United Parcel Service onto trucks, Bloomberg News reports. Union Pacific spokesman Norman Black says the company will pay truckers to carry United Parcel packages between Los Angeles and Chicago and between Dallas and Memphis for four weeks.

A $16 million project to replace the Canadian Pacific Railway's century-old swing bridge over the Black River at La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a lift bridge will be completed during the last week in April, a railroad spokeswoman said Wednesday.

On Friday, Canadian National informed VIA Rail Canada that it will no longer allow the public to access CN's property at Transcona, Winnipeg for reasons of railway safety.

Kansas City Southern revised its 2003 earnings upward to $12.2 million late Tuesday in its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. KCS had reported Jan. 29 that it earned $11.2 million in 2003, including estimated losses for Grupo TFM, its Mexican joint venture railroad. Tax adjustments at Grupo TFM accounted for most of the $1 million change, the company said.