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Editorial: Protect Amtrak’s City of New Orleans from federal budget cuts
(Source: Editorial in the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, April 15, 2017) MATTOON, Ill. — There is no doubt that many mid-sized communities like Mattoon and Effingham need long-distance Amtrak service, and we urge Congress to preserve federal funding for this...
Train stuck in tunnel 3 hours, then stun gun sparks stampede
(Source: Associated Press, April 16, 2017) NEW YORK — A train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey for nearly three hours on Friday, and the chaotic scene escalated to pandemonium when Amtrak police used a stun gun to...
Connecticut’s rebellion against federal rail plan grows, and may have impact
(Source: Connecticut Mirror, April 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A rebellion that began in Old Lyme and has spread along coastal Connecticut is pressing the federal government to make big changes in an ambitious plan to bring high-speed rail to the Northeast, and to...
Wisconsin silica sand supplier expands rail sidings on CN line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 12, 2017) Badger Mining Corp. has completed a 4,500-foot rail siding expansion near its facilities in Taylor, Wis., the company announced yesterday. The expansion will allow the site to hold up to three unit trains concurrently....
Amtrak close to reviving Gulf Coast line despite budget concerns
(Source: www.al.com, April 13, 2017) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — "When we look at the situation of where we are, we are closer now than we have ever been over the course of the last 12 years, " said Thomas Stennis III, Amtrak's Director of Government Affairs South, who told...
Gateway Tunnel may proceed even with proposed budget cuts
(Source: Curbed New York, April 12, 2017) NEW YORK — Despite initial fears that budget cuts by the Trump administration might impede work on the Gateway tunnel project, the group developing it is now saying it has an alternate plan. WNYC spoke with the leadership at...
CSX accused of $3 million breach of contract
(Source: Madison-St. Clair Record, April 12, 2017) EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A company providing railway services is suing CSX Transportation Inc., citing alleged failure to pay more than $3 million for completed work. Full story: www.madisonrecord.com
As Alton prepares to open new train station, high-speed rail poised to start in the fall
(Source: Fox 2 Now St. Louis, April 12, 2017) ALTON, Ill. — Plans are on track for a new high-speed rail travel on Amtrak. The upgraded system will run from St. Louis to Chicago. Starting in the fall of 2017 people will be able to get on the Amtrak in St. Louis and it...
LIRR on-time performance falls short in 2016
(Source: NBC New York, April 12, 2017) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road couldn't meet its own on-time performance goals last year, having canceled or delayed nearly 18,000 trains in 2016, according to a new report by the state comptroller. Full story: NBC New...
Rail traffic halted after fire burns under CSX bridge in Atlanta
(Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 13, 2017) ATLANTA, Ga. — Two weeks after the I-85 fire and bridge collapse, crews early Thursday had to battle another massive fire, this time under a railroad bridge in Buckhead, officials said. Full story: Atlanta Journal...
