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BNSF Railway to invest $223m for rail projects in Texas

2015-02-16 01:00:00| Railway Technology

US freight transportation company BNSF Railway has announced that it will invest approximately $223m for rail capacity improvement projects and maintenance in Texas, US, this year.

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Government to introduce legislation Monday to end rail strike: source

2015-02-15 20:43:21| Railroads - Topix.net

The federal government will introduce legislation to end a strike by more than 3,000 members of the Teamsters against Canadian Pacific Railway. A government source tells The Canadian Press the legislation will be tabled Monday morning.

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Arrium the latest Australian miner to be stung by take-or-pay rail contracts

2015-02-15 16:36:38| Real Estate - Topix.net

Arrium Ltd will continue to pay for rail access long after it shuts a group of loss-making mines in South Australia, in the latest example of Australian miners being stung by "take-or-pay" rail contracts. Arrium recently confirmed it would close its Southern Iron mines near Coober Pedy in the first half of 2015, on the back of steep declines in iron ore prices that have rendered the assets unviable.

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No deal yet as CP Rail strike deadline draws near

2015-02-15 00:55:19| Railroads - Topix.net

Some 5,000 train engineers, rail workers and mechanics might walk off the job Sunday if unions and the Canadian Pacific Railway do not reach a deal by midnight Saturday. Leaders from two unions, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Unifor, have been in talks with CP Rail negotiators in Montreal and issued a strike notice on Tuesday.

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Agriculture minister 'hopeful' no rail strike

2015-02-14 07:02:17| Railroads - Topix.net

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says he's hopeful mediators will be able to avert a strike by workers at Canadian Pacific Railway but if they don't, the government will take action to make sure the economy doesn't suffer. The union representing 1,800 safety and maintenance workers and another union which represents 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen and yardmen across Canada have issued a strike notice for early Sunday morning.

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