Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 2/4/2021 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad
The equipment — called the avalauncher — releases two pounds of explosives at the mountain to create a controlled avalanche.Photo – up.com
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Union Pacific Railroad engineers in the Roseville Subdivision one-upped Mother Nature at California's Donner Pass by creating a controlled avalanche before she brings the snow crashing down, according to an article on the Union Pacific’s Inside Track website.
The equipment — called the avalauncher — releases two pounds of explosives at the mountain to create a controlled avalanche.
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Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 2/3/2021 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
CN's ability to deliver record amounts of goods is largely due to its investments in capacity, company officials said.Photo – cn.ca
CN's ability to deliver record amounts of goods is largely due to its investments in capacity, company officials said.Photo – cn.ca
CN has set a new grain-hauling record for the 11th consecutive month by shipping more than 2.95 million metric tons (MMT) of Canadian grain and processed grain products via carload in January.
The grain haul exceeds the previous January record of 2.33 MMT set in 2019 by 27%, as well as the three-year average of 2.24 MMT by 32%, CN officials said in a press release.