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CSX train collides with steamroller that had gotten stuck on tracks
(Source: Marietta Daily Journal, September 21, 2016) ACWORTH, Ga. — The new safety equipment that turned Acworth’s railway crossings into silent crossings was operating properly when a collision between a train and a paving steamroller occurred Wednesday morning,...
Rail shipments of oil will grow tenfold without new pipelines, group says
(Source: Globe and Mail, September 21, 2016) CALGARY — Daily oil-by-rail shipments are set to climb tenfold within 25 years if no new major pipelines are built to help move Western Canadian oil to domestic refineries and international markets, the National Energy...
Metro-North says it will meet 2018 deadline for PTC installation
(Source: The Journal News, September 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Metro-North will meet the 2018 deadline for federally mandated anti-collision and anti-derailment technology, officials said Wednesday night at a meeting with Connecticut commuters. Full story: www.lohud.com
September 22 marks 23rd anniversary of Sunset Limited disaster
(Source: Television station WTVM, September 22, 2016) MOBILE, Ala. — It's been 23 years since a deadly Amtrak train wreck near Mobile. A total of 47 passengers and crew were killed and another 103 were injured in the most deadly wreck in Amtrak’s history. Full story:...
Alaska Railroad prepares for first liquefied natural gas shipment
(Source: Associated Press, September 21, 2016) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad is making final preparations for the first U.S. rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, a fuel that could be used to alleviate pollution problems in the state’s second-largest...
Germany to get world’s first zero-emission hydrogen-powered train
(Source: www.rt.com, September 21, 2016) BERLIN — The first CO2-emission-free train powered by hydrogen, dubbed ‘hydrail,’ has been unveiled at the Berlin InnoTrans trade show and is due to start operating next year. The ‘Coradia iLint’ train developed by French...
Opinion: Amtrak’s imperiled success story
(Source: Column by Nicole Gelinas in the Washington Examiner, September 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's hard to believe, but Amtrak's Acela is old. Way back in the year 2000, the U.S. government did something that would become an unusual occurrence in the new...
Teamsters win court decision against Amerijet
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Amerijet must follow a district court order to arbitrate labor disputes with Teamsters who...
Ticket to bringing trains back to Wichita: Hot meals and dome car?
(Source: McClatchy News Service, September 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — When, and if passenger trains stop in Wichita again, they may not be owned or operated by Amtrak, which left the largest city in Kansas more than three decades ago. Full story: Wichita Eagle
Seattle to Vancouver in 57 minutes? Political leaders push for cross-border high-speed rail
(Source: GeekWire, September 20, 2016) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Plenty of barriers have kept Seattle and Vancouver from becoming a single, connected region. Chief among them, the international border and the numerous traffic jams that travelers inevitably encounter one a...
