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More high-speed rail upgrades underway in Central Illinois
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, April 4, 2017) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Work at a West Washington Street railroad crossing and another in Normal signals the end of major improvements in the Twin Cities related to high-speed passenger rail service. Full story: Bloomington...
Subway attacks: Terrorists have targeted rail before
(Source: USA Today, April 3, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is a rail passenger's darkest nightmare: An assault on a jammed subway car at the peak of rush hour. Seven years ago, that was the scene in Moscow when two female suicide bombers struck two subway stations...
MBTA’s newest locomotives have defect
(Source: Boston Globe, April 3, 2017) BOSTON — Eight of the MBTA’s 40 newest commuter rail locomotives had a defective engine component that must be replaced across the fleet, the latest in a series of mechanical problems the trains have encountered since they were...
At Penn Station, rail mishap spurs large and lasting headache
(Source: New York Times, April 4, 2017) NEW YORK — It was a relatively minor mishap — several cars on a slow-moving New Jersey Transit train jumped the tracks on Monday morning at Pennsylvania Station in New York. But by the next day, it had cascaded into a...
Thousands of defects found on oil train routes
(Source: Associated Press, April 5, 2017) BILLINGS, Mont. — Government inspections of railroads that haul volatile crude oil across the United States have uncovered almost 24,000 safety defects, including problems similar to those blamed in derailments that triggered...
NY Mets opening day to feature vintage subway trains
(Source: AM New York, April 2, 2017) NEW YORK — Baseball fans can celebrate the return of America’s pastime with a ride on vintage subway trains. The MTA is rolling out its “nostalgia” trains to shuttle fans to Citi Field on April 3, with a departure to the ballpark...
Teamsters applaud executive orders addressing U.S. trade abuses
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 31, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Teamsters Union supports two executive orders signed today that establish initiatives to address long-standing issues that have plagued U.S. trade policy. The first...
Return of a New Orleans-Orlando Amtrak train in further doubt
(Source: Times-Picayune, April 1, 2017) NEW ORLEANS, La. — Since 2005 there's been no passenger train from New Orleans to Orlando. Considering the cuts to long-distance rail service proposed in President Trump's 2018 budget outline, it may stay that way. Full story:...
Support growing for an Amtrak route in North Louisiana
(Source: Shreveport Times, April 3, 2017) SHREVEPORT, La. — A long-distance passenger rail service along the I-20 Corridor in North Louisiana has long been a dream and topic of discussion for local officials. Now, the time seems right for the dream to come to...
CP could make big profit by moving Montreal-area rail yard
(Source: Montreal Gazette, March 31, 2017) MONTREAL — Even with the cost of moving the St-Luc rail yard off the island and decontaminating the 200 hectares of land they sit on, Canadian Pacific could make half a billion dollars by relocating them, according to a...
