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BNSF to move ahead with second Sandpoint rail bridge; mayor voices opposition
(Source: Spokesman-Review, April 18, 2017) SANDPOINT, Idaho — BNSF Railway Co. said it is moving ahead with a second railroad bridge across Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, while the city’s mayor voiced opposition. BNSF said it had been considering building the second...
Proposed federal cuts could impact Montana Amtrak service
(Source: KTVH, April 18, 2017) MISSOULA, Mont. — President Donald Trump’s proposed budget could greatly reduce passenger rail service in the United States, impacting Amtrak’s Empire Builder that runs through Montana. Full story: www.ktvh.com
Visualizing Amtrak’s vanishing train service under proposed federal budget
(Source: City Lab, April 19, 2017) NEW YORK — Among the many groups of Americans who are eyeing President Donald Trump’s proposed budget with acute anxiety: rail travelers. The 2018 budget outline includes a 13 percent cut to the Department of Transportation, which...
California panel seeks stricter locomotive emissions standards
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 18, 2017) California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary Nichols has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt stricter locomotive emissions standards to improve air quality in and around the nation's rail...
Amtrak defends self from lawsuit brought by engineer in 2015 fatal derailment
(Source: Forbes.com, April 18, 2017) NEW YORK — On April 12, Amtrak filed an answer to a lawsuit filed by Brandon Bostian, the engineer of one of its trains that derailed in Philadelphia in May 2015, killing eight people. The company also filed a counter-claim against...
Union Pacific CEO vouches for NAFTA and activism
(Source: Iowa State Daily, April 18, 2017) AMES, Iowa — Half of all acres in Iowa are planted for international export and trade, Lance Fritz, chairman, president and CEO for Union Pacific, said. Fritz shared his thoughts on the importance of international trade with...
Did some political pork give a boost to California high-speed rail?
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, April 17, 2017) SAN FRANCISCO — It took a bunch of compromises, but Governor Brown passed his $52 billion transportation bill, which included a gas tax increase. To make the political math work, Brown had to get the vote of one...
Teamsters: ‘Buy American and Hire American’ Executive Order benefits U.S. jobs, production
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union supports today’s signing of the ‘Buy American and Hire American’ Executive Order by President Donald Trump. The initiatives that promote American...
East Coast refiner shuns Bakken oil train delivery as Dakota Access Pipeline starts
(Source: Reuters, April 19, 2017) NEW YORK — Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc, the largest refiner on the U.S. East Coast, will not be taking any rail deliveries of North Dakota's Bakken crude oil in June, a source familiar with delivery schedules said on Tuesday — a...
Expanded rail capacity for Port of Everett
(Source: Railway Age, April 17, 2017) NEW YORK — The Port of Everett, Wash., has begun construction on a new rail siding to handle the movement of international cargo. Full story: Railway Age
