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GE Transportation signs $900 million locomotive contract with Kazakhstan
(Source: YourErie.com, January 17, 2018) ERIE, Pa. — GE Transportation has signed two contracts valued at over $900 million, with Kazakhstan’s state-run railroad Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) — the company’s largest international rail customer — as part of its...
Vermont-Montreal train project rolls forward, but boarding years away
(Source: Burlington Free Press, January 17, 2018) MONTPELIER, Vt. — The effort to restore passenger train service between Vermont and Montreal has cleared major legislative hurdles in the United States and Canada, but several logistical challenges remain. Full story:...
BNSF to move coal that will power new IGCC plants in Japan
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 17, 2018) A Cloud Peak Energy subsidiary has entered into a term coal export sales agreement with Singapore-based JERA Trading Ltd. Coal produced at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine near Decker, Montana, will be carried...
California High-Speed Rail Authority names new CEO
(Source: California High-Speed Rail Authority press release, January 16, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the California High-Speed Rail Authority continues to move from the planning phase to full construction of the nation’s first high-speed rail system, the Board of...
Will Canada’s latest boom in tar sands oil mean another boom for oil by rail?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, December 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Nothing seems able to derail the rise in Canadian tar sands oil production. Low prices, canceled pipelines, climate realities, a major oil company announcing it will no longer develop heavy oils, divestment, and now...
Opinion: Positive Train Control prevents derailments – we must fund it
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Jim Mathews, January 17, 2018. Mr. Mathews is president of the National Association of Railroad Passengers.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Details are the lifeblood of policymaking. Especially in an era of “alternative facts,” command of the...
Lac-Megantic jury to deliberate today for eighth consecutive day
(Source: Canadian Press, January 18, 2018) SHERBROOKE, Que. — Jurors will deliberate for an eighth straight day today at the trial of three men charged with criminal negligence causing death in the Lac-Megantic railway disaster. There was no news from the 12 jurors...
House Democrats press Amtrak for train safety update
(Source: The Hill, January 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats on Wednesday pushed Amtrak to provide updates on its efforts to implement a key train safety feature, in addition to a progress report on the company’s overall “safety culture.” Full story: The...
CSX still hasn’t won back shippers
(Source: Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2018) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. still has work to do to win back shippers following last year's service disruptions that occurred after a massive overhaul of the railroad network under its prior chief executive. Full story: Fox...
Major U.S. railroads warn Trump against derailing NAFTA
(Source: Reuters, January 17, 2018) LOMBARD, Ill. — Major U.S. railroads on Wednesday warned President Donald Trump of the potential financial and political consequences of scrapping the North American Free Trade Agreement and urged U.S., Mexican, and Canadian...
