Previous Depot News Wire & Industry  December 2001                                             Previous Summarys

Congressman stops funding for Rail Line Assistance   OmniTrax Upgrades Terminal  Decisions About Mergers   Restoring that first Depot

See the BNSF Employee Special  Cal Tran On-Track    New France TVG Train - To The Beach!

STB - Surface Transportation Board Ends Formal Oversight of "Union Pacific-Southern Pacific" Railroad Merger; Resolves Various Disputes; Will Continue Enforcement of Agency-Imposed Merger Conditions STB - Surface Transportation Board Allows Household Goods Moving Companies to Simplify Liability-Based Rate Offerings; Changes Will Aid Consumer Understanding of Billing Options STB - Surface Transportation Board Denies "Sea-Land" & "Matson's" Motion to Dismiss Water-Carrier Rate Complaint Filed by "DHX," a Freight Forwarder NFS - Snow in Buffalo, New York RAIL - RailAmerica Chilean Railroad to Take over Operations of Codelco's Potrerillos Railway; Ferronor Announces 15-Year, US$69 Million Take-or-Pay Transportation Agreement RAIL - RailAmerica Sells Minnesota Railroad for $7.6 Million

NFS - Norfolk Southern Opens New Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer Facility in Chicago RAIL - RailAmerica Commences Tender Offer for 12 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due August 2010 RAIL - RailAmerica Completes Acquisition Of StatesRail; Increases Number of Railroad Operated to 47 UPRR - Union Pacific Activates Customer Speech-Recognition System

Genesee & Wyoming Receives $25 Million  Union Pacific Posts 3rd Quarter Results Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Practices Safety First