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RAILROAD RUMBLE: Closure Angers Neighbors 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
A proposal is drawing criticism involving a main road through the east side of Des Moines. Union Pacific Railroad wants... read full article
Des Moines City Council advances railroad crossing plan 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
City officials brought forward more details Monday of improvements that would be made in conjunction with the closure of three railroad crossings in east Des Moines, but they did not satisfy concerns ...
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 28, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 28, 2013 read full article
BNSF Logistics, LLC Works with Ceres Barge and Big Hope 1 to Raise Cancer Awareness Moving Large Transformer 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
BNSF Logistics, LLC, DBA Albacor Shipping U.S., was issued a contract to transport one transformer from the Port of New Orleans to Vassel Substation, located near Columbus, Ohio. The transformer weigh...
Plans For Ash Crossing Still In The Works 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
By David Kapitan Staff Writer Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Union Pacific train, tractor-trailer collision that sent shockwaves through Wills Point, and shut down the Ash (also referred ...
BNSF workers repair, replace track on main lines - Mon, 26 Aug 2013 PST 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
A rail gang of three dozen workers moved through Spokane last week, repairing and replacing track on BNSF Railway’s main lines as part of a $125 million investment in the railroad’s facilities and equ...
Amtrak Chose Not To Deluge Penn Station During Hurricane Sandy 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
While Hurricane Sandy raged over the New York metropolitan area, the underground infrastructure of the city began to flood. Now Amtrak is revealing that they could have let Penn Station flood instead ...
HSR Needs to Be Built, Not Restarted 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
In the wake of Judge Michael Kenny’s ambiguous ruling earlier this month in the anti-HSR lawsuit, project critics and opponents are busy calling for a major revision to the project. State Senator Andy...
Getting There: BNSF workers repair, replace track on main lines - Mon, 26 Aug 2013 PST 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
A rail gang of three dozen workers moved through Spokane last week, repairing and replacing track on BNSF Railway’s main lines as part of a $125 million investment in the railroad’s facilities and equ...
Union Pacific, Des Moines work on details of closing crossings 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Union Pacific Railroad is working with city staff on a contract detailing the infrastructure improvements that will be made if Des Moines leaders follow through on the company's request to close three...
