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California republicans ask Trump administration to block bullet train funding
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2017) LOS ANGELES — California’s House Republicans have asked the Trump administration to block a pending federal grant that will ultimately support the state’s high speed rail project until an audit of the project’s finances is...
Teamsters denounce passage of destructive anti-worker bill in Missouri
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 6, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union strongly denounces an anti-worker bill passed by the Missouri legislature and signed by Gov. Eric Greitens today making Missouri a...
Amtrak passengers coping after Marias Pass avalanche halts trains
(Source: Spokesman Review, February 6, 2017) SPOKANE, Wash. — Two Amtrak passenger trains – one headed to Seattle, the other to Chicago – are stranded in Montana after an avalanche apparently wiped out or covered sections of BNSF Railway track on Marias Pass in...
Montana avalanche halts Amtrak trains
(Source: Railway Age, February 6, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak trains were stopped mid-route after an avalanche closed BNSF’s main line through the Montana Rockies. Full story: Railway Age
Northwest Montana blizzard shuts down railroads, highways, schools
(Source: Billings Gazette, February 6, 2017) KALISPELL, Mont. — In Northwest Montana, portions of a major highway and rail lines were closed, the Blackfeet Nation declared a state of emergency, Amtrak passenger trains were stuck in Whitefish and Shelby, most schools...
Tales from a train: Amtrak travelers tell stories of their journey
(Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2017) TAMPA, Fla. — Editor's note: Associated Press Tampa, Florida, correspondent Tamara Lush spent 15 days traveling via train across the U.S. as part of Amtrak's residency program, designed for creative professionals to spend...
California State Railroad Museum exhibit showcases history of snowplowing in Sierra
(Source: Sacramento Bee, February 3, 2017) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dealing with winter in the Sierra Nevada isn’t easy, but a new exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum shows visitors how the railroads have kept trains moving year-round. Full story: Sacramento...
What’s next for Carbondale’s stalled multimodal project?
(Source: The Southern Illinoisan, February 4, 2017) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Each night, bleary-eyed travelers board the City of New Orleans at the Amtrak station on South Illinois Avenue. That historic overnight passenger train, immortalized in Steve Goodman’s 1971 folk...
New York state awarding $25 million in railroad improvement grants
(Source: Associated Press, February 4, 2017) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is awarding $25 million to railroad infrastructure improvement projects across the state. Full story: Union-Sun & Journal
NS VP Hurlbut sells $71,783 in company stock
(Source: The Market Digest, February 4, 2017) NEW YORK — Thomas E Hurlbut , Vice President and Controller of Norfolk Southern Corp., sold 607 shares on Feb. 1, 2017. The Insider selling transaction was reported by the company on Feb. 3, 2017 to the Securities and...
