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Rochester’s new $30 million train station opens for business
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2017) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester's new train station is officially open for business. Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined local leaders such as Rep. Louise Slaughter, a fellow Democrat, and other state officials for Friday's grand opening...
Amtrak commits to rename 30th Street Station
(Source: Philly Voice, October 6, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Amtrak officials have finally committed to renaming Philadelphia's 30th Street Station after the late Congressman William H. Gray III – a move mandated by Congress three years ago. Full story: Philly...
Amtrak locomotive hits boulder, partially derails
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2017) DENVER — Passengers and crew aboard a Chicago-bound Amtrak train spent the night stopped in northern New Mexico hill country after the lead engine struck a boulder and partially derailed. No serious injuries were reported...
California bullet train staff recommend German operator
(Source: Associated Press, October 7, 2017) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The agency overseeing California's bullet train project recommended Friday that a U.S. subsidiary of a German rail company design and operate a train segment from the Central Valley to Silicon Valley in...
Avelia Liberty look revealed
(Source: Railway Age, October 6, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak’s Avelia Liberty, the Alstom-built integrated high-speed trainset that will replace the equipment currently used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service on the Northeast Corridor, will be significantly...
Canada expects crude by rail boom as pipeline project collapses
(Source: Reuters, October 6, 2017) CALGARY — TransCanada Corp’s decision this week to scrap its $12 billion Energy East pipeline and delays to other export pipeline projects look set to increase producers’ reliance on costly crude-by-rail to bring barrels to market....
Before derailments at Penn Station, competing priorities led to disrepair
(Source: New York Times, October 9, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak officials knew for years that they would have to replace large sections of deteriorating track in Pennsylvania Station in New York City. As engineering crews applied short-term fixes to rows of rotted ties,...
CSX reporting “positive trends”
(Source: Railway Age, October 6, 2017) NEW YORK — Approximately one week before the Oct. 11 Surface Transportation Board hearing (curiously called a “public listening session” by the STB) on CSX service issues, the railroad is pointing to extended “positive trends” as...
NS making recovery efforts after Tropical Storm Nate
(Source: Norfolk Southern Service Alert, October 8, 2017) NORFOLK, Va. — Recovery efforts are underway to restore service to areas impacted by Tropical Storm Nate. Operations to and in New Orleans, LA have been restored to service and Norfolk Southern will begin to...
Teamsters remember members killed in Las Vegas shooting
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 6, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are mourning the deaths of two members and one retired member who were killed this week in the senseless Las Vegas shooting that claimed the lives of 58...
