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MBTA looks for sunnier financial footing with new solar initiative
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 3, 2016) NEW YORK — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) approved a plan allowing for the installation of solar energy generating equipment at 37 T-owned parking...
North Carolina officials praise CSX rail hub
(Source: Rocky Mount Telegram, August 4, 2016) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Despite the local economy’s high unemployment rate, state officials are optimistic about future economic growth spurred by the recent announcement of a new railroad terminal coming to the Twin...
Illinois Teamster saves passenger from burning car after accident
(Source: Teamsters Joint Council 25 press release, July 18, 2016) CHICAGO — At 1:48 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, Illinois Department of Transportation Minuteman and Teamsters Local 700 member Matt Spina was responding to a crash when a drunk driver on the Dan Ryan...
Rural Georgia rail port gets big boost from Kia auto parts
(Source: Associated Press, August 3, 2016) SAVANNAH, Ga. — A rail terminal in rural southwest Georgia got a big boost Wednesday from automaker Kia, which plans to move daily shipments of auto parts from the busy Port of Savannah through the site to supply its...
Opinion: Study confirms freight rail is the backbone of U.S. economy
(Source: Opinion column by Dennis Shingleton in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 3, 2016) FORT WORTH, Texas — If the North Texas economy were a living organism, our roads, runways, rails and other infrastructure would be the skeleton, with freight rail tracks...
Ackman’s Pershing Square selling its stake in Canadian Pacific Railway
(Source: Bloomberg News, August 3, 2016) NEW YORK — Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is unloading its entire stake in Canadian Pacific Railway, almost five years after sparking a turnaround at the Calgary-based company and becoming its biggest...
SEPTA to phase in return of Silverliner V cars through November
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 4, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA should return to a regular Regional Rail schedule again by October, the authority's general manager said in a press conference Wednesday. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
U.S. crude oil train movements down 45 percent from 2015
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 3, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday confirmed what many trainspotters have observed: Movements of crude oil by rail within the United States for the first five months this year are down 45 percent from...
County officials see big future for Atlantic City train, but NJ Transit skeptical
(Source: Press of Atlantic City, August 3, 2016) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The slogan “NJ Transit. The Way to Go” is printed on the receipt of every train ticket bought on the Atlantic City Rail Line. But with declining ridership and an infrequent schedule, that slogan is...
New York eyeing incentives for Alstom deal
(Source: Press & Sun-Bulletin, August 2, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — State officials are looking to bolster a deal to manufacture high-speed trains in the Southern Tier by proposing a $30 million subsidy to land the agreement. Full story: www.pressconnects.com
