Cincinnati

Cincinnati voters approve sale of city-owned railroad to Norfolk Southern

Cincinnati voters decided on Election Day to allow their city to sell the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern.

Tuesday’s vote was 51.56% in favor of the sale and 48.44% against the sale, according to Ballotpedia. By votes, those supporting the sale were 43,173 and those against the sale were 40,559 — a difference of 2,614.

The Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees owns the 382-mile railroad in a trust and leases it to NS (NYSE: NSC) for Cincinnati’s benefit. The city currently...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cincinnati-voters-approve-sale-of-city-owned-railroad-to-norfolk-southern

Cincinnati voters to decide on sale of Cincinnati Southern Railway to NS

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Those for and against the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern are gearing up...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cincinnati-voters-to-decide-on-sale-of-cincinnati-southern-railway-to-ns

Rail Roundup: Norfolk Southern seeks short line acquisition; BNSF opens bridge

Norfolk Southern intends to acquire 300-plus-mile Midwest-Southeast short line

Norfolk Southern plans to acquire the 337-mile Cincinnati Southern Railway, which runs between Cincinnati and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The city of Cincinnati, which owns the railway, would receive cash consideration of $1.62 billion. The railroad would pay for the transaction through a combination of internal and external sources, NS said Monday. 

The acquisition, which would need to be approved by Cincinnati voters and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-norfolk-southern-seeks-short-line-acquisition-bnsf-opens-bridge

CBP reveals how cocaine corn flakes were sniffed out in Cincinnati

A graphic illustration of a box of of cocaine cereal to illustrate an article about the interception of a shipment of cocaine cornflakes.

On Feb. 13, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Cincinnati were checking a shipment of corn flakes from Peru when suddenly Bico, a narcotics K-9, alerted agents that something was amiss.

The corn flakes were frosted with something besides sugar – they were coated with cocaine. In all, agents would find about 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes, worth about $2.8 million. 

The cocaine corn flakes were en route to a private residence in Hong Kong when they were seized at an express...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/cbp-reveals-how-cocaine-corn-flakes-were-sniffed-out-in-cincinnati

CBP seizes rare ‘green cocaine’ in Cincinnati

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati prevented hundreds of pounds of green cocaine from being shipped across North America and Australia, authorities said Monday.

Fifty shipments of green powder cocaine were seized over four months, from Oct. 1, 2020, through last Sunday. The total amount of cocaine in all 50 shipments was 433 pounds.

Originating from Peru and Colombia, the shipments were headed to individuals across the U.S., Canada and Australia. Some of the shipments...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbp-seizes-rare-green-cocaine-in-cincinnati

Austal USA delivers Navy’s LCS 20, christens LCS 24

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has delivered its 10th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy. The future Cincinnati (LCS 20) will be the 18th LCS to enter the fleet. (Normally, Navy vessels are not as far along as commercial vessels upon delivery.)

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship is a 421’6″x103.7′ high-speed, agile, shallow draft, focused-mission surface combatant. With its open architecture design, the LCS can support modular weapons, sensor systems and a...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/austal-usa-delivers-navys-lcs-20-christens-lcs-24/