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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:04:03 -0500


Bloomberg

Warren Buffett Sings for New Year Gala as China Welcomes Year of Dragon
Bloomberg
Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and an investor in Chinese carmaker BYD Co., was seen playing the American folk song in front of a room-sized model railroad. Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire acquired the railroad operator Burlington ...

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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:35:16 -0500


Great Train Expo pleases crowds, vendors during annual visit to Louisville
Louisville Courier-Journal
By Aaron Borton/Special to The Courier-Jou The Great Train Expo rolled into downtown Louisville this weekend, much to the enjoyment of model railroading enthusiasts and youngsters who delighted in operating train layouts, blowing train whistles and ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:41:25 -0500


Club News
Tuscaloosa News
No cover but donations welcomed to help fund veterans and community service programs. Call 205-553-8040 after 3 pm Black Warrior Model Railroad Society : 10a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, the old GM&O Railroad Station, 725 25th. Avenue., Northport “O” scale and ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:38:32 -0500


ABC News

Buffett Strums Ukulele for Chinese State Television Holiday Gala
BusinessWeek
Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., was seen playing the American folk song in front of a room-sized model railroad. Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire acquired the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad in 2010 for $26.5 billion.
Warren Buffett celebrates Lunar New Year with ukulele performanceWashington Post (blog)
Buffett sings in video for China's New Year galaSacramento Bee

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Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:49:17 -0500


Working on the railroad
Tonawanda News
By Jill Keppeler The Tonawanda News TOWN OF TONAWANDA — Things are finally back on track for the Model Railroad Club of Buffalo. After a long hiatus due to renovations at its site at the Boys and Girls Club of the Tonawandas, the club will host its ...

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:59:46 -0500


New Hanover News & Notes - Railroad ceremony; antique show; railroad show ...
StarNewsOnline.com
WILMINGTON | Cape Fear Model Railroad Society presents the 15th model railroad show and sale 10 am-5 pm Jan. 28, and 10 am-4 pm Jan. 29, at American Legion Post 10, 702 Pine Grove Drive. Activities include free clinics by Tom Staley, and O, O27, ...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:51:55 -0500


San Bernardino County Museum
Victorville Daily Press
Railroad enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy model train layouts, railroad artifacts and more. The Pacific Coast Modular Club, Orange County Modular Railroaders, Antelope Valley N-Scalers and Southern California Traction Club will install huge layouts ...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:30:59 -0500


Great Train Expo comes to Cal Expo this weekend
Sacramento Bee (blog)
By Sam McManis Satisfy your inner child -- or reward yourself for what you were denied as a child -- by viewing thousands and model trains and railroad tracks at the annual Great Train Expo Saturday and Sunday at Cal Expo. Experts in the field of model ...

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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:13:12 -0500


Man has continued railroad passion
Times and Transcript
Just as there was no interest in trains growing up, he felt the same ambivalence about model railroading until he helped a friend who was into it, with his basement layout. The two decided to look for a local club, found the Moncton Model Railroad ...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:07:43 -0500


Annual Train Fun Run Chugs Along
KFBB NewsChannel 5
From little people…to big, the Annual Train Fun Run is a New Years Day event everyone looks forward to. “I started playing with model trains as a little kid and never stopped,” said the President of the Great Falls Model Railroad Club Dean Zook.

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Railroading in the News

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:22:55 -0500


Techs, Railroads Pay Up
Barron's
DIVIDENDS ARE RUNNING full-speed ahead at North American railroad goliaths Norfolk Southern (NSC) and Canadian National Railway (CNR on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and CNI on the New York Stock Exchange), both of which are benefiting from strong ...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:06:41 -0500


Train cars gone from tracks in Ashland's Railroad District
Ashland Daily Tidings
By Sam Wheeler The lengthy line of dormant train cars once being stored along A Street in Ashland's Railroad District have vanished. That doesn't mean more unused cars won't take their place in the near future, though, said Steve Hefley, ...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:03:37 -0500


Railroad bridge demolition to close West End street today
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Route 60/South Main Street in the West End is scheduled to be closed from 6 am to about 6 pm today for removal of the unused railroad bridge between Sanctus Street and Route 51. A detour will be posted. Work to remove the overpass will be completed in ...

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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:05:53 -0500


New York Times

Songs, Some Coded, of Liberation
New York Times
Those “Songs of Harriet Tubman,” which were completed in 2007, will be a centerpiece of “A Ride on the Underground Railroad,” to be performed on Feb. 5 at Hofstra University in celebration of Black History Month. The concert, which includes both ...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:19:04 -0500


Railroad work crew no-show Thursday
Fort Morgan Times
Railroad officials notified City of Fort Morgan officials Wednesday afternoon of the planned work on the crossing. Railroad officials did not return a telephone call from The Fort Morgan Times seeking a reason for delay of the announced work and when ...
46 cited in Fresno for railroad violationsFresno Bee

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:13:58 -0500


Texas Railroad Commission deliberating new pipeline rules
Gas Business Briefing
Pipeline operators in Texas could soon face stiffer penalties for rule violations under a set of draft regulations being proposed by the Texas Railroad Commission. The draft rules, which the three-member commission approved unanimously earlier this ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:45:44 -0500


Railroad club says KCS engine headed to good home at Carona
Joplin Globe
But those who are working to save Kansas City Southern Railroad Steam Engine 1023 by moving it from Schlanger Park to the historic Carona Depot say the plan's wheels already have been set into motion and can't be derailed. “It's too late,” said Larry ...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:29:59 -0500


Wired News (blog)

Railroad Association Says Hack Memo Was Inaccurate
Wired News (blog)
By Kim Zetter A government memo saying a railway was hacked in a targeted attack was incorrect, according to a spokeswoman for the Association of American Railroads. “There was no targeted computer-based attack on a railroad,” according to spokeswoman ...
SCADA Systems in Railways Vulnerable to AttackeWeek
Hackers manipulated railway computers, TSA memo saysNextgov
DHS denies rail attack despite detailed TSA memoExaminer.com

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:28:07 -0500


Railroad Company CSX Anticipates A Bottom In Natural Gas Prices
Seeking Alpha
On the morning of January 24, CSX Corporation (CSX), a railroad company, provided timely commentary on natural gas during its earnings conference call. In the transcript provided by Seeking Alpha, CSX's CEO made the following claim (emphasis mine): ...

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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:34:08 -0500


Forbes

Railroad operator CSX posts increase in 4Q profit on higher freight prices
Washington Post
Freight railroad operator CSX Corp. said Monday that fourth-quarter profit rose 6 percent as higher rates offset a decline in the volume of goods it shipped. The company also announced it had replaced its chief operating officer.
Can This Railroad Keep Its Momentum?DailyFinance
Railroad CSX earns profit despite weak freight volume, replaces chief ...Chicago Tribune
CSX Posts Higher Profit, SalesWall Street Journal

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Region Announcements
2012 Spring Convention to be held in Winter Haven - Published: - Sunday, May 01, 2011
The 2012 Spring Convention will be held in Winter Haven at the Best Western Plus Park View Hotel in front of Legoland on May 18 & 19, 2012.