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Sen. Durbin says NS must do more to secure Chicago rail yard
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2017) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin told Norfolk Southern this week that it must do more to secure a major rail yard on Chicago's South Side after three major gun thefts led to many of the weapons circulating in nearby...
Amtrak reschedules Susquehanna Bridge hearing, releases Gateway economic analysis
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 15, 2017) Amtrak, federal and Maryland officials rescheduled to March 23 a final public hearing on the environmental assessment and preliminary engineering study for the replacement of the Susquehanna River rail bridge....
Amtrak says Gateway project would mean 4-to-1 economic payback
(Source: Bloomberg, March 15, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gateway, the $25 billion project to ease commuter congestion between New Jersey and New York, would generate $4 for every one spent, according to a summary released by Amtrak. Full story: Bloomberg
FRA gives latest quarterly report on status of PTC implementation
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 15, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a status update today on railroads’ progress implementing positive train control (PTC)...
Amtrak among losers in Trump’s first budget plan
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Military spending would get the biggest boost in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. Environmental programs, medical research, Amtrak and an array of international and cultural programs — from Africa...
Bill could put brakes on Orlando-Miami rail plans
(Source: SunSentinel.com, March 15, 2017) ORLANDO, Fla. — legislative proposal that would place regulations on passenger rail service could derail plans to link Orlando and Miami, a representative for All Aboard Florida's Brightline service warned as a Senate...
Landslide disrupts Amtrak services in southwestern Washington
(Source: Associated Press, March 13, 2017) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Officials say Amtrak services have been temporarily disrupted between Vancouver, Wash., and Kelso, Wash., because of a landslide. Full story: The Register-Guard
UP plans to appeal Mosier track expansion suit
(Source: The Dalles Chronicle, March 13, 2017) MOSIER, Ore. — The legal back and forth over the proposed four-mile extension of a railroad siding at Mosier continues. On March 8, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken dismissed a lawsuit filed by Union Pacific Railroad...
Phillips 66 oil by rail plan rejected once again
(Source: Central Coast Public Radio, March 14, 2017) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Opponents of the Phillips 66 oil-by-rail project celebrated Tuesday after the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted three to one to deny the company’s appeal. Full story:...
2 bills in Oregon legislature aim to curb, prevent oil train disasters
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2017) PORTLAND, Ore. — Native Americans, environmentalists and a fishing guide spoke out Monday in support of two bills that aim to prevent, or at least mitigate, an ecological disaster like an oil spill into the Columbia River....
