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BNSF Settles Lawsuit With Private Landowners After 2018 Derailment

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 21, 2024
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed as of reporting, but BNSF has reportedly settled the lawsuit from the Kooima family over a 2018 derailment.
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Continued Slope Movement Halts Freight Traffic in San Clemente

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 15, 2024
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SAN CLEMENTE – Freight operations have stopped overnight after crews documented continued slope movement.
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ICC Approves Upgrades in 3 Counties

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 10, 2024
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – On February 8th, the Illinois Commerce Commission has approved crossing upgrades in Iroquois, Adams, and Logan Counties.
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North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Previous Dismissal of FORB Lawsuit

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 10, 2024
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BISMARCK, N.D. – On Thursday, February 8th, the North Dakota Supreme Court unanimously ruled to uphold the previous dismissal of FORB’s lawsuit.
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Union Pacific Opens New Phoenix Intermodal Terminal

David C. Lester
February 9, 2024
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PHOENIX, Ariz. Union Pacfic has opened a new intermodal terminal in Phoenix which will connect the Southwest with international ports in Southern California. The terminal opened on Feb. 1.
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NS Engineering Teams Broke Records for Laying Rail

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 9, 2024
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ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern commends the work of its Capital Production Gangs for laying 556 miles of Program Rail.
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Norfolk Southern Invests $472K to Improve Drainage Issue in Bellevue

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 7, 2024
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BELLEVUE, Ohio – The Class I invests $472,000 to go toward repairing a drainage issue at the U.S. 20 underpass.
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Union Pacific Begins Infrastructure Projects in Missouri

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 3, 2024
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TRENTON, Mo. – Union Pacific crews are working near Trenton, Missouri to replace 83,000 ties and 17 miles of rail.
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Norfolk Southern Improves Infrastructure in Ohio

Jennifer McLawhorn
February 3, 2024
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CAMPBELLSTOWN, Ohio – Norfolk Southern removed double track and extended siding east to 15,000 feet in Ohio.
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Federal Railroad Administration Releases High-Hazard Flammable Train Route Assessment

David C. Lester
January 31, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a report of track and tank car inspection ordered in the wake of the Norfolk Southern East Palestine derailment on February 3, 2023.
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