News Archive (November 6 through November 12)

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• Union Pacific, M.T.H. Electric Trains Settle Trademark Dispute (UP)
  Trademark license program allows model railroad manufacturers to no longer pay royalties.
• Helena man seeks forced sale of rail line (Independent Record)
  Orthodontist seeks lease of inactive 95-mile rail line from BNSF for freight and dinner train.
• Rail line gets boost from vote (Star-Telegram)
  Grapevine voters overwhelmingly approve sales tax for commuter rail to Fort Worth.
• Vote won't alter DM&E plans (Argus Leader)
  Voter rejection of community partnership agreement won't impact $6 billion expansion.
• U.S. railroad stocks are picking up steam (Fortune)
  Editor of Fortune Magazine suggests railroad stocks will continue recent climb.
• Light rail finally gets green-light in Kansas City (AP)
  City officials shocked as voters approve ballot initiative after six failed attempts.
• Mudslide Stalls Amtrak (KOIN)
  Two passengers suffer minor injuries as train strikes mudslide near Tacoma, Washington.
• Union Pacific: U.S. seeks over $246 million in damages for 2000 forest fire (DJ)
  UP disputes government claim and believes insurance coverage to be adequate.
• Fight brews over steam engine (Winnipeg Sun)
  Businessman takes on Winnipeg Railway Museum over preservation of Transcona engine.
• American Railcar Industries, Inc. Reports Record Earnings and Backlog (ARII)
  Railcar maker reports flat revenue due to shutdown of tank railcar manufacturing plant.
• CN recognizes four short-line railways for superior performance (CN)
  Canadian National honors four shortlines for accurate and timely reporting.
• Railroad: No deal on freight facility in Kingman (Daily Miner)
  Politicians in Kingman Arizona seek economic boom from a BNSF transload facility.
• Railroad demands immunity (Rocky Mountain News)
  BNSF seeks immunity from lawsuits before light rail service can expand in Denver.
• One Dead In Florida Train Crash (AP)
  Truck driver killed after Amtrak's Silver Star hits tractor trailer in Tampa, Florida.