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September 26

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Freedom of Information: BWC Ohio vs. Kansas City Contract Company

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9/26/2008 11:05:13 AM

Railroaderblog published a blog entry.

Information Received from the Ohio BWC

Recently Railroaderblog received an email from an attorney representing Transportation Certification Services (TCS), Inc. from Kansas City. The email said, “…a vistor to the blog posted a...

9/26/2008 9:16:03 AM

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Deleted Blog Article

Recently one of Railroaderblog’s writers posted an article called Union Pacific Railroad: OUTSOURCED TRAINING. There was some controversy regarding this article, especially the comments from on...

9/26/2008 7:42:36 AM

July 30

Railroaderblog published a blog entry.

Irate Contractor

We received this email from a guy who didn’t sign his name. Ironically, his opening line said, “First, have the courage to use your real name and or email address.” Well, he did us...

7/30/2008 11:19:11 PM

July 21

Railroaderblog published a blog entry.

RRB financial reports

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1. CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of ...

7/21/2008 10:12:49 AM

July 18

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Remote Control Agreement: CSXT vs. BLET

Federal court calls for arbitration in UTU’s dispute of CSXT-BLET remote-control agreement A federal district court in Ohio has ordered arbitration to determine if CSX Transportation violated a...

7/18/2008 1:16:39 PM

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Commuter Railroads Expanding

I’m glad to see that more commuter railroads are expanding. Boston to Nashua is a start, but I would like to see the rails expand to more rural areas. N.H.-to-Boston by rail? NASHUA, N.H. &#...

7/18/2008 1:03:58 PM

July 13

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Railroad Contractors: CAN THEY AFFORD TO BE IN BUSINESS?

Railroad Contractors Hit By Rising Fuel Costs The surge in fuel costs has hit the railroad contract companies where it hurts – the wallet. Contract companies are locked in “boilerplate&#...

7/13/2008 1:17:13 PM

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Total Eclipse Of The Moon

LAGUNA NIGUEL For the first time in the event’s 29-year history, police are closing down the 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak because of big crowds and heavy drinking Saturday afternoon. Police dec...

7/13/2008 12:47:20 PM

July 8

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Railroads: A THING OF THE PAST?

A new study (by a barge owner’s foundation) shows barges as being more efficient and safer then both rail and trucks. Look out – this could be the beginning of a new effort to divert more ...

7/8/2008 1:59:21 PM

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Rail Boom Shows No Signs Of Stopping

Interesting article by Railway Age. Just wondering how long until the bust. The CEO’s and executive offices will do their part in screwing up a good thing. Investor’s Business Daily r...

7/8/2008 1:03:20 PM

July 7

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An Email From A Reader

I received an email from a reader this past weekend. I disregarded all of the banter and threats, but I did want to respond to one question in the email. The question was: “…Why are you...

7/7/2008 10:57:25 AM

July 4

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Happy Independence Day

We would like to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day! Our thoughts are with the military personnel who are stationed throughout the world. We would like to say Thank You!

7/4/2008 5:44:58 PM

July 3

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Corporate Pirates: Another Viewpoint

Per your recent article on “Corporate Pirates” I have a different opinion. It is something that has been needed for a long time. The CSXT is a combination of 21 different railroads, 22 i...

7/3/2008 5:50:30 PM

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Railroad Stock Taking Big Hits

A big down day today for railroads on the NYSE. BNI down 5.22% CSX down 6.35% NSC down 5.38% UNP down 4.67% What is happening? A clue comes from two oth...

7/3/2008 3:49:31 PM

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