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House appropriators cut TIGER grants, Calif. high-speed rail
(Source: E&E Daily, July 11, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A popular infrastructure grant program and funding for California's high-speed rail project would be eliminated under the House's proposed fiscal 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development spending bill...
New York commuters take repairs in stride
(Source: Reuters, July 10, 2017) NEW YORK — Commuters were warned to expect hell going to and from New York City, but on the first day of disruptive repairs at the nation's busiest rail hub on Monday many said their rides were no worse than usual for the crowded,...
Overall, trains ran smoothly on first day of Penn Station repairs
(Source: Associated Press, July 10, 2017) NEW YORK — For hundreds of thousands of commuters heading into New York on Monday, the first day of disruptions due to extensive repair work at Pennsylvania Station brought some confusion, a bit of overcrowding and some delays...
Batory picked for FRA chief
(Source: Railway Age, July 11, 2017) NEW YORK — The White House on July 10 announced that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Ronald L. Batory, who recently retired as President and Chief Operating Officer of Conrail, as the next Federal Railroad Administrator....
UP hopes to soon reopen track near Milwaukee after coal train derailment
(Source: Associated Press, July 9, 2017) WEST ALLIS, Wisc. — Union Pacific says crews are making "good progress" repairing but haven't reopened a stretch of track where several coal cars derailed near Milwaukee. Full story: Star Tribune
Train-vehicle crashes on decline despite tragic month in Central Illinois
(Source: State Journal-Register, July 8, 2017) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Seven deaths in less than a month involving train-vehicle collisions across central Illinois were tragic exceptions to crashes that have been on the decline for decades. Full story: State...
Rail riders turn complaints over delays into lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, July 9, 2017) MINEOLA, N.Y. — All aboard the lawsuit train. Even before this week's start of a two-month track renovation project at New York's Pennsylvania Station that's expected to disrupt life for hundreds of thousands, some frustrated...
Details of Penn Station’s summer repairs plan
(Source: New York Times, July 10, 2017) NEW YORK — After two derailments that caused major disruptions this year, Amtrak determined that track conditions have reached a critical point. Another derailment occurred on Thursday, a few days before the beginning of...
Former firefighter gets 24 months in jail for burning CN trestle in Mayerthorpe, Alberta
(Source: CBC News, July 6, 2017) EDMONTON — A former firefighter who torched the massive CN trestle bridge outside of Mayerthorpe, Alta., last year has been sentenced to 24 months in jail and three years probation. Full story: CBC News
Trial to decide if railroad shares blame in movie crew death
(Source: Associated Press, July 8, 2017) SAVANNAH, Ga. — A movie director served jail time for trespassing onto a Georgia railroad bridge and putting his film crew in the path of a freight train that slammed into the group and killed a young camera assistant. Now the...
