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Dual commuter-freight rail project would use company's lines from Charlotte to ... - Charlotte Observer

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Dual commuter-freight rail project would use company's lines from Charlotte to ...
Charlotte Observer
6:30 pm, Mooresville Town Hall, 413 N. Main St, Lake Norman Regional Transportation Commission meeting. Bjorn Hansen of the Centralina Council of Governments will discuss a regional freight study, and O'Toole will discuss the Red Line's draft business ...
Red Line project takes another hit Huntersville Herald
Railroad letter concerns Red Line proposal critics The Lake Norman Citizen
Norfolk Southern announces Q4 and FU 2011 results SteelGuru
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Published on Sunday 29th of January 2012 12:33:54 AM

EDITORIAL: Freight line can benefit Adirondack Park - Glens Falls Post-Star

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EDITORIAL: Freight line can benefit Adirondack Park
Glens Falls Post-Star
The Iowa Pacific Holding Inc. has plans to reopen the freight rail line to Tahawus to remove mining remnants left during the production of titanium needed for World War II. The last time environmentalists fought freight rail service from North Creek to ...
Adirondack looks to future: Rails or trails Albany Times Union

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Published on Sunday 29th of January 2012 12:33:54 AM

3 Killed in Sacramento SUV-Light Rail Train Crash - ABC News

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3 Killed in Sacramento SUV-Light Rail Train Crash
ABC News
The light rail followed two Union Pacific freight trains, which use separate tracks, and the arms had remained down during the interval, said Alane Masui, spokeswoman for the Sacramento Regional Transit District. "They were down after the UP trains and ...
3 dead after car collides with light rail train News10.net
2 adults and baby killed, 7 hurt in crash between light-rail train, SUV in ... Washington Post

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Ore export ban: SWR registers loss in freight earnings - Deccan Herald

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Deccan Herald

Ore export ban: SWR registers loss in freight earnings
Deccan Herald
The South Western Railway (SWR) registered a financial loss of nearly 21.59 per cent through freight earnings during the past nine months of the current fiscal due to the ban on iron ore export, said SWR General Manager K Mittal.
Despite ban on iron ore exports, SW Rly ferries more freight Hindu Business Line

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Freight train between Karachi, Premnagar restored - Pakistan Observer

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Freight train between Karachi, Premnagar restored
Pakistan Observer
The railways admonitions has also claimed that some 600 wagons loaded with oil, containers, phosphate, railway material and other commercial items had reached their destination and all freight wagons halted at Karachi port were new cleared.
Karachi to Premnagar Dry port: Railways restores freight train service Business Recorder (blog)

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Cargo Forwarders Say Better Rail System Will End Port Delays - AllAfrica.com

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Cargo Forwarders Say Better Rail System Will End Port Delays
AllAfrica.com
Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association chairman Hezron Bolo Awiti said rail should account for 75 per cent of cargo transport. Two weeks ago, KPA chief Gichiri Ndua said rail transport accounted for less than 10 per cent of cargo.

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Tri-Rail's Board of Directors is set to discuss a controversial agreement to ... - Sun-Sentinel

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Tri-Rail's Board of Directors is set to discuss a controversial agreement to ...
Sun-Sentinel
In 2007, the Florida Department of Transportation and the CSX freight railroad agreed that Tri-Rail should control dispatching and maintenance on the tracks, now run by CSX. But missing was the serious infusion of cash necessary for Tri-Rail to carry ...
Editorial: Why the rail rush? The Daily News Online

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Huawei to display rail communication system - Gulf Daily News

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Gulf Daily News

Huawei to display rail communication system
Gulf Daily News
"Better public transport helps big cities work smarter, with metro systems improving mobility. "Rail freight brings cities closer, giving more efficient access to goods. "Providing commuters with seamless connectivity on-board trains and creating ...

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SA escalates regional rail wars - Mmegi Online

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Mmegi Online

SA escalates regional rail wars
Mmegi Online
"This new line will create additional capacity of 15 million tonnes, which will predominantly be general freight volumes from the existing coal export line," Transnet said. This project is seen as an unfriendly response to specific projects some ...

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Published on Sunday 29th of January 2012 12:33:54 AM