News Archive (November 20 through November 26)

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• US rail fans wanted for national security (Reuters)
  BNSF program encourages railfans to report suspicious behavior.
• RailAmerica Agrees to $639.3M Takeover (AP)
  Hedge fund purchases short line operator for 32% premium; co-founder starts new railroad.
• Entertainers on track to perform on the 2006 Holiday Train (CP)
  CP train features Tracey Brown, Kelly Prescott, Willy Porter, Pat Flynn, and others.
  For more information: Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
• CP predicts less-than-expected profits for 2007 (Ottawa Business Journal)
  Canadian Pacific expects profits to rise 9-13% in 2007, short of analyst estimates.
• DM&E train derailment spills 30,000 gallons of ethanol (AP)
  Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern derails seven tankcars; CEO blames poor track condition.
• 2 killed, 8 injured in train derailment near Baxter (Colfax Record)
  Union Pacific rail grinder train derails, killing two employees.
• Train derailment in Bowie slows commuters (The Gazette)
  CSX derailment cuts power to Northeast Corridor, impacting Amtrak and MARC.
• Four rail cars back on track so far at derailment in Everett (Post-Intelligencer)
  BNSF derailment suspends Amtrak and Sounder commuter rail north of Seattle.
• Indonesian train derailment kills at least eight (Reuters)
  Railcar plunges into river on the island of Sumatra, killing 8 and injuring 38.