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(Source: Globe and Mail, March 7, 2018) OTTAWA — The backlog of crop shipments that has raised tensions between the railways and grain industry has clogged West Coast ports with ships waiting to be loaded. Full story: Globe and Mail Wednesday, March 7, 2018

(Source: Observer-Reporter, March 6, 2018) FREDERICKTOWN, Pa. — On March 6 near Fredericktown, Pa., a train broadsided a tanker truck hauling some 4,400 gallons of a corrosive solution of hydrochloric acid as the rig’s driver crossed the tracks about 10:30 a.m. Officials said the truck driver was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. Washington…

(Source: New Orleans Advocate, March 2, 2018) NEW ORLEANS — The Trump administration’s plan to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is “troubling in a number of ways” and almost certainly would send ripples through Louisiana’s economy, the head of Union Pacific Railroad said at a World Trade Center reception in New Orleans. Full…

(Source: Omaha World-Herald, March 3, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. —While the Union Pacific benefited from the recent changes to federal tax law, Chief Executive Lance Fritz said that alone won’t push him to add jobs now. Full story: Omaha World-Herald Monday, March 5, 2018