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(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 5, 2017) ATLANTA, Ga. — A train derailed and knocked a home off its foundation in northwest Atlanta, sending a man sleeping in his bedroom to a local hospital with minor injuries early Thursday. Full story: www.aj.com

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 4, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to the House Education and Workforce Committee’s approval today of a measure that...

(Source: White House press release, October 4, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate Leon “Lynn” A. Westmoreland of Georgia to be a Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years. Congressman Lynn...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 4, 2017) Juan Reyes has been appointed chief counsel of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), according to a press release issued by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, a law firm where Reyes has served as partner. Full story: Progressive...

(Source: Railway Age, October 14, 2017) NEW YORK — Long starved of funding and subject to Washington’s political whims, Amtrak is taking its message to the public with the “Ready To Build” campaign, a series of short films showcasing five critical investments it says...

(Source: CBC News, October 4, 2017) MONTREAL — Denis Soulard, a provincial police investigator deployed to Lac-Mégantic on July 6, 2013, after the fatal train wreck, says Thomas Harding, the engineer of the runaway train on the day it derailed and exploded, was...

(Source: Roanoke Star, October 3, 2017) ROANOKE, Va. — After an absence of almost 40 years passenger train service returns to downtown Roanoke via Amtrak on October 31, a day after the ceremonial first train arrives with dignitaries at the new platform that is nearing...

(Source: Hanford Sentinel, October 3, 2017) HANFORD, Calif. — BNSF Railway is currently replacing more than 35,000 ties over a 75-mile stretch of track from north of Madera to Corcoran, including in Hanford. Full story: Hanford Sentinel

(Source: www.nwitimes.com, October 4, 2017) MUNSTER, Ind. — A new sidewalk mural near Griffith's Broad Street railroad crossings warns passersby to "Look, Listen, Live." It's a lesson railroad and law enforcement officials say still hasn't been fully absorbed by...

(Source: www.tmj4.com, October 3, 2017) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — High-speed locomotives set to debut on the Amtrak route between Milwaukee and Chicago will be hit with a speed limit of 79 on their run between the two cities. The new Siemens Charger locomotives are capable...