News Archive (February 26 through March 4)

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• Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E) Railroad Looks to Wall Street (AP)
• US denies loan for Powder River rail project (Reuters)
• Railroads, Union Reach Tentative Deal (AP)
• FRA finds defects in 170 CSX rail cars at Baldwin Yard in Jacksonville (Times-Union)
• Business leaders favor Amtrak funding, which they link to economy (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Auto industry turmoil tests Norfolk Southern's railroad network (Virginian-Pilot)
• Freight slowdown spurs Union Pacific layoffs (AP)
• Amtrak to operate second run to Vancouver, BC (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• Dependent on Freight Railroads, Amtrak Can't Run Trains on Time (AP)
• Proposed Union Pacific route to Mexico seaport called a threat (AP)
• Washington County getting Oregon's first-ever commuter rail (KGW)
• Intermodal Up, Carload Freight Down on Nation's Railroads (AAR)
• Portec Rail Products Reports 2006 Fourth Quarter and Annual Operating Results (PRPX)
• Canadian Pacific declares dividend and announces share repurchase (CP)
• Canadian National Clears Tracks After Derailment; GO Transit resumes (Bloomberg)
• Broken Rail Blamed for January CSX Derailment in East Rochester (AP)
• Rail Authority to go forward with acquisition from Norfolk Southern (Salamanca Press)
• A city deep with railroad roots is bound to have train enthusiasts (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)
• Western fringe lauds Metra (Kane County Chronicle)
• No toxic spills in B.C. derailment, Canadian National says (Globe and Mail)