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UP, NS, CSX and BNSF accused of illegal price fixing in lawsuit (Source: Reuters, June 21, 2012) NEW YORK — A lawsuit alleging that major U.S. freight railroads conspired to drive up shipping costs by fixing fuel surcharges, generating billions of dollars in extra revenue, can move forward as a class action case, a judge ruled on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman of the District of Columbia court certified a consolidated case involving eight shipping companies who claim they were "subjected to an endless string of rate increases" between 2003-08. Full story: Reuters Friday, June 22, 2012 © 1997-2013 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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