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Norfolk Southern 1Q profit falls 39 percent

NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp., the largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products in North America, said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings tumbled 39 percent as lower costs could

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BNSF eyes route to electric trains

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Converting the freight rail system to electric trains from today’s all-diesel operations might seem like a far-off notion, but BNSF Railway Matthew K. Rose is starting to

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CSX profit down 30 percent but beats Wall St view; stock up

CHICAGO — CSX Corp., the No. 3 U.S. railroad, on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly net profit, sending its stock up 7 percent as it took steps to cut costs

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Union Pacific Helps Students Go Green on Earth Day

Houston, Texas – Union Pacific Railroad volunteers celebrated Earth Day today by teaching Hilliard Elementary School students to go green to protect the environment.The fourth- and fifth-graders learned to Reduce,

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Passenger rail: The engine of progress

In the 19th century, American railroads were the engine of rapid industrialization and growth, bringing new Americans and their attendant prosperity to far-off corners of the then-unsettled country, according to

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