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Ill., Disabato studied graphic design and advertising at Columbia College. She and her family reside in Evanston, Ill. “Heather Disabato brings impressive credentials to the Simmons-Boardman Rail Group,” said Senior Vice President and Rail Group Publisher Robert P. DeMarco. “Our advertising clients, and our industry-leading railway trade publications, will most certainly benefit from her creativity and dedication to customer service.” Disabato can be contacted at 312683-0130; e-mail hdisabato@sbpub.com. In his new position, SimmonsBoardman Corporate Marketing Manager Peter Sexton has responsibility for creating and producing sales promotion and marketing programs for the company’s trade publications, both print and electronic, including Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures, ABA Banking Journal, Marine Log and Sign Builder Illustrated. Sexton joined the Chicago office of Simmons-Boardman in 1992 as Regional Sales Manager of Rail Group publications. He continues to work out of the Chicago office and is also working closely with Disabato on accounts in his former sales territory. Sexton’s career includes extensive experience in creative and account management at major national advertising agencies, and sales and marketing responsibilities at leading consumer and business-to-business publications. He has also edited employee publications for major international manufacturers. “Simmons-Boardman trade magazines are the leaders in their respective fields,” said company Chairman and President Arthur J. McGinnis, Jr. “Peter Sexton’s expertise in marketing and sales promotion will help ensure we maintain our leadership role in print and electronic media.” Sexton is married and currently resides in Lake Bluff, Ill., where he is active in local government and various civic activities. million). The acquisition will significantly improve the fluidity of CN’s rail operations in the Chicago region, rewarding customers with faster transit times and more reliable service. Under the agreement, U. S. Steel’s Transtar subsidiary will retain railroad assets, equipment, and employees that support the Gary Works site in Northwest Indiana and the steelmaking operations of U. S. Steel. Transtar’s remaining operations will become the Gary Railway. The acquisition is subject to regulatory review by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. Both CN and U. S. Steel believe that if the application is approved by the STB as filed, it should allow closing in mid-2008. EJ&E, a Class 2 railroad, operates over 198 main line miles of track encircling the City of Chicago from Waukegan, Ill., on the north, to Joliet, Ill., on the west, to Gary, Ind., on the southeast, and then to South Chicago. CN to acquire key operations of EJ&E for US$300 million Canadian National Railway and United States Steel Corp. announced today that their respective Boards of Directors have approved an agreement under which CN will acquire the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway for US$300 million (approximately C$301 www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures October 2007 9 http://www.rtands.com

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