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10/5/2016    

Rail News: BNSF Railway

10/3/2016    

Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway

Rail News Home Norfolk Southern Railway 10/3/2016 Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway
The NS safety train offers continuing education to first responders.Photo – Norfolk Southern Corp.

9/30/2016    

Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN

Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 9/30/2016 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN CN announced earlier this week that it would award grants of 25,000 Canadian dollars to 50 communities to fund local tree planting projects across Canada.The 2017 grant awards double from 25 to 50 the number of communities that have received grants in previous years, according to a CN press release.The awards are part of the sixth year of CN's EcoConnexions "From the Ground Up" program launched in partnership with "Tree Canada" and "Communities in Bloom."Selected communities will each receive a CA$25,000 grant from CN, a plaque and a ceremonial tree to be planted in celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary.Since CN launched From the Ground Up in 2012, more than 60,000 trees and shrubs have been planted in Canada. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 9/30/2016

9/29/2016    

Rail News: Canadian Pacific

9/29/2016    

Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway

Rail News Home Norfolk Southern Railway 9/29/2016 Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Corp. announced yesterday that James Hixon, executive vice president law and corporate relations and chief legal officer, will retire effective Dec. 1.Hixon joined NS in 1985 as a tax attorney and was elected an officer of the company in 1993 when he was named vice president taxation. He subsequently was promoted to senior executive positions with a range of responsibilities, including senior vice president administration, and executive vice president finance and public affairs.Hixon was named to his current position in 2005."Jim has served Norfolk Southern in a wide variety of executive capacities for more than two decades," said James Squires, chairman, president and chief executive officer in a press release. "His contributions to the success of our company and to the overall vitality of the American railroad industry are significant and long-lasting."William Galanko, senior vice president law and corporate communications, will assume Hixon's legal and corporate communications responsibilities on Dec. 1.Galanko joined NS in 1990 as a tax attorney and was named vice president taxation in 1999, vice president financial planning in 2005, and vice president law in 2006. Also effective Dec. 1, NS named John Scheib vice president law to replace Galanko. Since joining NS in 2005, Scheib has held positions of increasing responsibility in the NS law department and currently is general counsel commerce. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 9/29/2016

9/29/2016    

Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN

9/26/2016    

Rail News: CSX Transportation

9/20/2016    

Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway

Rail News Home Norfolk Southern Railway 9/20/2016 Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Corp. yesterday marked the first anniversary of its acquisition of the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.'s line between Sunbury, Pa., and Schenectady, N.Y.During the past year, NS has improved customer service and invested in infrastructure in the corridor, according to an NS press release. The Class I installed 90,000 new ties, resurfaced 84 miles of track, and made improvements to the Belden Tunnel in New York.In addition, NS hired 166 new employees, including 140 former Delaware & Hudson workers.Service improvements, including an average eight daily trains, have helped attract additional rail traffic and shifted long-haul trucks off roadways. NS intermodal terminals at Ayer, Mass., and Scranton, Pa., have seen double-digit volume growth during the past year, NS officials said.NS acquired 282 miles of Delaware & Hudson track for $214.4 million from Canadian Pacific. The line connects to NS's network at Sunbury and Binghamton, N.Y., as well as to its joint venture subsidiary Pan Am Southern at Mechanicville, N.Y. Together, the Pan Am Southern network, which serves New England markets, and the former Delaware & Hudson line provide NS with a single-line route linking Chicago and southeastern U. S. markets to the capital region of New York. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 9/20/2016

9/19/2016    

Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN

9/16/2016    

Rail News: BNSF Railway

9/16/2016    

Rail News: Canadian Pacific

9/15/2016    

Rail News: CSX Transportation

9/15/2016    

Rail News: BNSF Railway

9/14/2016    

Rail News: CSX Transportation

9/9/2016    

Rail News: Kansas City Southern

Rail News Home Kansas City Southern 9/9/2016 Rail News: Kansas City Southern Kia Motors on Wednesday officially opened a new manufacturing plant in Mexico that will be served by Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V.Located in Pesqueria in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the plant is Kia's sixth overseas production base and represents a $3 billion investment by Kia and suppliers, according to a Kia Motors press release.The plant will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 units, which will increase the company's global manufacturing capacity to 3.56 million vehicles. Production began in May, with the plant serving as the production base for the C-segment Kia Forte. Starting in 2017, the plant will produce the new fourth generation B-segment Rio.Kia officials anticipate the plant will be operating at full capacity by the end of 2018. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 9/9/2016