Cable channel to live-stream Alaska Railroad on Thanksgiving NEWSWIRE

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An Alaska Railroad passenger train glides through the open terrain of the U.S.’ largest state. Discovery channel’s Destination America channel plans to live-broadcast an entire one-way trip on the railroad. Frank Keller SILVER SPRING, Md. — If having a yule log burning on your television screen seems too cliché on Thanksgiving, a cable television channel […]

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NS introduces latest specialty locomotive NEWSWIRE

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Norfolk Southern’s latest specialty painted locomotive for First Responders, GP38-2 No. 5642. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern says it has another special-painted locomotive gracing its rails. This time, GP38-2 No. 5642 is painted as a first responder unit similar to SD60E No. 9-1-1. NS says on its Facebook page that the locomotive will […]

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Is the IHB Hunter’s real target? NEWSWIRE

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Is the Indiana Harbor Belt’s 54 miles of mainline track a key component of the proposed 33,700-mile merger of Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern? Quite possibly. The IHB, whose main line circles Chicago and could link CP lines in the Midwest with NS lines to the East and South, is an integral part of CP’s […]

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Hunter and the hunted NEWSWIRE

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A CSX Transportation train with Canadian Pacific power waits on a Norfolk Southern train to cross the diamonds at Northwood, Ohio, in January 2014. Michael Harding He said he might do it. Discussing his company’s flirtation with CSX in October 2014, Canadian Pacific Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison mentioned that CP had looked at […]

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CP or NS: which has a soul for preservation? NEWSWIRE

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No. 611 on an excursion. Jim Wrinn Canadian Pacific’s offer to purchase Norfolk Southern has the full attention of industry analysts and investors. They’re thinking deeply about the railroads’ “net present values,” network operations, and regulatory filings. But what about the companies’ souls? How do the two companies compare in terms of railway preservation? A […]

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Hunter speaks NEWSWIRE

Canadian Pacific CEO E. Hunter Harrison AP If only Norfolk Southern would agree to talk more — and to Canadian Pacific. If that were to happen, Canadian Pacific CEO Hunter Harrison says he’s confident he could work out a deal to buy NS that would win over shippers and regulators. Harrison made the comments about […]

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Trains’ ‘cheat sheet’ for CSX’s Santa Train NEWSWIRE

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Santa Claus on the observation car platform on CSX Transportation’s Santa Train from 2013. Kevin Gilliam Map of the Clinchfield from the Jan. 2016 issue of Trains. Kevin Gilliam KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Fans and photographers are gearing up for the 73rd annual CSX Transportation Santa Train this Saturday Nov. 21. Decisions by CSX earlier this […]

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