News Archive (December 25 through December 31)

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• NJ Transit, Amtrak disagree over who's to blame for delays (The Record)
  Commuter railroad seeks joint dispatching authority for its 115,000 annual trains.
• New Amtrak president reshuffles senior management (AP)
  New Amtrak president fires CFO, marketing chief, and risk officer, among other changes.
• Subway Riding Record Shattered! (Gothamist)
  Friends shatter 17-year-old record by traveling the NYC subway system in 24h 54m.
• Railroads Ride Pricing Power Into 2007 (AP)
  Pricing power expected to continue for North American railroads in 2007.
• Norfolk Southern chief predicts good times for industry (Virginian-Pilot)
  NS CEO says "rail renaissance" is unlikely to fade soon.
• Rail Intermodal Sets Fifth Consecutive Annual Record (AAR)
  US railroads carried a record 12 million trailers and containers in 2006.
• Tri-Rail goal: Get on track, on time (Sun-Sentinel)
  Double-track bridge and additional trains expected to improve Miami commuter rail.
• Commuter rail could come to downtown Lodi (News-Sentinel)
  ACE commuter train could expand north to Sacramento and south to Merced.
• CPR Holiday Train breaks three million dollars for food banks (CPR)
  Canadian Pacific's annual Holiday Train raised more than 300,000 pounds of food in '06.
• In avalanche debate, Park wants snowsheds, BNSF wants artillery (Whitefish Pilot)
  Glacier Park debate involves environmentalists, technical consultants, and BNSF.
• CSX stops looking at county (News & Reporter)
  CSX abandons plan for terminal in Chester County SC, instead focusing on Charlotte.
• Engineer attentiveness blamed in 2005 Chicago train derailment (ABC7)
  NTSB finds that fatal Metra crash was caused by inattentiveness to signals.
• Norfolk Southern Reaches Agreement for Graniteville Accident Claims (NSC)
  NS files settlement for injuries from a January 2005 derailment in Graniteville, SC.
• Year in Review: CSX (AP)
  CSX's stock rose 38% in 2006 as a result of record industry demand and profits.
• Shares of Greenbrier Try to Rebound (AP)
  Railcar manufacturer's stock rebounds from profit warning as investor increases stake.
• CN Rail, CP Rail both exceed grain revenue cap (Reuters)
  Canadian National and Canadian Pacific exceed revenue caps, owe government $4M.
• Genesee & Wyoming Reconfigures North American Operating Regions (GWR)
  Regional and shortline operator changes management structure to support growth.
• Northern exposure: High Line faces threat (The Villager)
  Efforts to convert former Manhattan rail viaduct into an elevated face risk at north end.
• Late Amtrak trains delay Rail Runner (Albuquerque Tribune)
  Albuquerque commuter rail impacted by delays of Amtrak's Southwest Chief.
• Amtrak train catches fire in Rochester on the way to New York City (WHEC)
  Amtrak engine catches fire on Toronto to NYC train.
• Elmira Reacts To Derailment (WETM)
  Residents concerned by Norfolk Southern derailment that followed recent speed increases.
• Train Derailment Forces Residents to Evacuate (KQ2)
  BNSF derailment in St. Joseph, MO involved tank cars carrying alcohol.
• BNSF train derails east of Newberry Springs (Desert Dispatch)
  BNSF derails several cars near Newberry Springs, California.
• Rail line cleared after derailment in town of West (AP)
  Union Pacific derails five cars, two empty and three carrying fertilizer, in West, Texas.