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Three states see Southwest Chief renovations
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 8, 2016) NEW YORK — Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman visited Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico last week, along the Southwest Chief route, showing his appreciation of local, state and federal partners for their support of...
Lone Star rail on life support after vote
(Source: Austin American-Statesman, August 8, 2016) AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star rail project, after one last Hail Mary with Union Pacific, is approaching the end of the line. Full story: Austin American-Statesman
BNSF running record number of large grain trains as oil and coal business falls off
(Source: Capital Journal, August 8, 2016) PIERRE, S.D. — BNSF Railway has, and is, shipping a record amount of grain across western states, including South Dakota, this summer and fall. Full story: Capital Journal
Texas bullet train developer might pick up tab for consultants to expedite permit process
(Source: Dallas Morning News, August 8, 2016) DALLAS, Texas — Dallas developers, officials and residents hope a planned high-speed train station near downtown and the Cedars will anchor a potential development that would spur economic growth and bridge two...
State rail authority will seek a $35 million increase for key project in California bullet train plan
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 8, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Relocation of Highway 99 in Fresno, a key part of the bullet train project, is over budget, behind schedule and will cost millions of dollars more to complete, officials said Monday Full story: Los Angeles...
Amtrak to replace Acela with faster new trains on Washington to Boston route
(Source: USA Today, August 8, 2016) RATON, N.M. — Amtrak plans to run new, faster trains on the busy Northeast Corridor with locomotives pulling passengers at up to 160 mph in sections. The $2.5 billion project to be announced later this month will replace the...
Sir Henry Thornton left his mark on Canadian National Railways
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 5, 2016) MONTREAL — It was a somber scene inside the CNR’s Bonaventure Station that summer evening. Two weeks before, Sir Henry Thornton had submitted his resignation as president of Canadian National Railways and now, on Aug. 1,...
Amtrak exhibit arrives in Pueblo
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, August 6, 2016) PUEBLO, Colo. — At one end of the train the history of Amtrak is on display, and as visitors walk further through it, the present and future of railway is presented. Full story: Pueblo Chieftain
Lone Star Rail project faces possible extinction in Monday vote
(Source: Austin American Statesman, August 6, 2016) AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star Rail District, after 13 years, a shelf full of consultant reports and $30 million of spending that produced only flickering prospects for an actual passenger line, faces a life-or-death...
‘Suspicious device’ investigated at Selkirk rail yard
(Source: Albany Times Union, August 7, 2016) BETHLEHEM, N.Y. — The Selkirk freight rail yards were temporarily cleared Sunday, as police and fire officials responded to a call about a "suspicious device" attached to a rail car. Full story: Albany Times Union
