BNSF puts plans for Texas logistics facility on hold

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GUNTER, Texas — BNSF Railway is pulling back from plans to develop a 950-acre logistics center north of Dallas in light of community opposition. The railroad announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing an application to rezone and annex property in the community of 2,200 in Grayson County, about 45 miles from downtown Dallas, “based on […]

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CSX recognizes shippers for chemical safety

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. on Thursday announced recipients of its 29th annual Chemical Safety Excellence Awards, for customer contributions to the safe transportation of hazardous materials. The 54 companies presented with awards shipped at least 600 carloads of hazardous materials on CSX during 2022 without a release due to controllable factors. Combined, the companies […]

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Norfolk Southern, SMART-TD announce plan to improve conductor trainee program

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Norfolk Southern and the union representing conductors will collaborate on efforts to improve the training program for conductor trainees and increase compensation for conductors who provide the training, the two parties announced Wednesday. The agreement by NS and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD) comes after the Federal […]

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Vermont Rail System repairs continue

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RUTLAND, Vt. — Vermont Rail System continues to make progress in repairs to flood damage sustained by its lines earlier this month, company president Selden Houghton told a local news site on Wednesday. “Hopefully, by next week, we’ll be 100% put back together,” Houghton said in a phone interview with the VTDigger. Houghton detailed the […]

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Union Pacific names Vena as new CEO (updated)

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OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific today named Jim Vena, its former chief operating officer, as the railroad’s next chief executive. The announcement comes five months after one of UP’s largest investors publicly demanded that the board oust CEO Lance Fritz and hire Vena as his replacement [see “Union Pacific to seek new CEO …,” Trains […]

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