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Part 1: What American commuter rail can learn from Paris
(Source: Streetsblog USA, February 13, 2017) SAN FRANCISCO — For years, transit advocates in New York and other U.S. cities with legacy rail systems have advocated for modernizing commuter rail to run more like a subway, often using Paris as an example. For good...
Train safety audit bill introduced after deadly NJ Transit crash
(Source: The Hill, February 15, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two New Jersey Democrats unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would require greater transparency about train safety audits after a deadly train crash in their state last year. Reps. Donald Payne Jr. and Albio...
Alarmed by fatalities, Metra leaders vow to reverse trend
(Source: Daily Herald, February 16, 2017) CHICAGO — A sobering surge in fatalities along Metra tracks has the railroad talking publicly about the problem and committing to prevent suicides and accidental deaths in 2017. Full story: Daily Herald
New storms may interrupt California train service
(Source: Record Searchlight, February 15, 2017) REDDING, Calif. — The series of storms expected to drench California with 3 to 8 inches of cool rain by Monday are prompting new worries about flooding and paralyzed traffic. Amtrak and Union Pacific on Wednesday were...
Rough weather puts railroads at risk in Northern California
(Source: Sacramento Bee, February 15, 2017) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The rail line near Elk Grove where a freight train full of canned tomatoes derailed last week is expected to be repaired by Thursday, allowing Amtrak trains to resume running and giving track owner Union...
Why is Exxon-funded Heartland Institute now calling oil trains ‘dangerously flammable’?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, February 15, 2017) NEW YORK — When President Donald Trump signed executive orders pushing for the approval and expedited review of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, an oil industry-funded think tank put out an interesting comment...
Man shot by Amtrak police officer in Chicago dies
(Source: Associated Press, February 15, 2017) CHICAGO — A Minneapolis man who was shot by Amtrak police near Chicago's Union Station has died. Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says 25-year-old Chad Robertson died Wednesday, one week after being shot. Full...
BNSF’s Rose asks Congress to pay for PTC in passenger trains
(Source: The Hill, February 15, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “As a freight railroad, it may sound out of line, but I actually urge Congress to fund passenger commuter rail funding for positive train control,” BNSF CEO Matt Rose said during a Senate Commerce, Science and...
Moorman to Congress: ‘New era’ of Amtrak investment required
(Source: Railway Age, February 15, 2017) NEW YORK — The head of Amtrak told lawmakers a new era of infrastructure investment is needed to ensure a healthy future for long-distance passenger rail travel in the U.S. Full story: Railway Age
The $10 billion battle for CSX stock will be decided next week
(Source: Fortune, February 15, 2017) NEW YORK — The man who has set railroad giant shares chugging up $10 billion will have to wait longer to take the conductors title, if at all. Few corporate conflicts are more riveting right now than the battle for CSX. Full story:...
