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Texas bullet train battle moves toward special session
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, June 11, 2017) AUSTIN — While advocates of the high-speed train linking Dallas and Houston remain bullish about getting off the drawing board and on track, new barriers could loom. Full story: Palestine Herald-Press
More than 400 Illinois school bus workers ratify 3 Teamster contracts
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 14, 2017) CHICAGO — More than 80 percent of First Student school bus drivers and aides have voted to approve new contracts in Glen Ellyn, Elk Grove Village and Villa Park, Ill., increasing wages and...
CN eyes driverless truck threat
(Source: Canadian Press, June 14, 2017) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway says it will spend $500-million over the next five years on technology to improve its safety, efficiency and competitive edge, partly in response to the potential threat posed by driverless...
May was possibly NJ Transit’s worst rail on-time performance month ever
(Source: www.nj.com, June 14, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit posted what some officials said may be the agency's lowest on-time performance numbers in its history last month. Full story: www.nj.com
Port of Charleston reopens after ‘dirty bomb’ threat
(Source: Reuters, June 15, 2017) CHARLESTON, S.C. — A terminal at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina will reopen and the safety zone has been lifted, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, after investigating a threat of a "dirty bomb" on a container ship. Full...
North American pipeline capacity crisis looms large
(Source: Baystreet.ca, June 14, 2017) OTTAWA — Canada’s problem with its oil pipeline capacity is becoming increasingly serious as opposition to new pipelines is growing in intensity. The situation will only worsen in the coming months as production continues to grow....
Goldman Sachs backed firm invests big in oil train plan along Keystone XL Pipeline route
(Source: DeSmog Blog, June 12, 2017) NEW YORK — USD Partners, a rail terminal operator owned in part by Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs, has signed a nearly three year deal to facilitate moving tar sands by train from where it is extracted in Alberta, Canada, to an...
Proposed Texas bullet train will give airlines serious competition
(Source: Futurism, June 13, 2017) HOUSTON — Texas Central is planning to build a bullet train route that will cut between Dallas and Houston, trimming about 2 hours off the average driving time, and saving over an hour compared to air travel. The approximately...
Amtrak to build $28 million locomotive service facility in Seattle
(Source: Amtrak press release, June 14, 2017) SEATTLE — Amtrak has announced it will build a $28 million locomotive service facility in Seattle. This is Amtrak’s third major investment in the Seattle facility that provides services for two long-distance trains, the...
Retired CN locomotive engineer: “I’m lucky I didn’t kill anyone”
(Source: CBC News, June 15, 2017) LONDON, Ontario — John Wever is confident he is one of the lucky few driving freight cars along the busy rail lines in southwestern Ontario who has never killed anyone. Full story: CBC News
