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A Canadian oil-sands town is on fire; 80,000 residents must evacuate
(Source: Washington Post, May 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sky in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was gray with smoke. The ground beneath was glowing red with fire. Fort McMurray is home to the Athabasca Oil Sands, the largest single oil deposit in the world, containing an...
Crude by rail is running out of track as the economics behind it lose steam
(Source: Financial Post, May 4, 2016) OTTAWA — The crude-by-rail phenomenon that had led to the rapid build-up of new rail terminals in Western Canada is losing steam. Full story: Financial Post
Teamsters launch unfair labor practice strike against US Foods in Corona, Calif.
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 2, 2016) CORONA, Calif. — Yesterday, Teamsters who drive for US Foods in Corona began an unfair labor practice strike to protest allegations that the foodservice giant violated federal law that...
Rock slide closes NS tracks in southern W.Va.
(Source: Associated Press, May 2, 2016) BORDERLAND, W.Va. — Norfolk Southern says a rock slide has temporarily closed tracks in both directions in southern West Virginia. Full story: Daily Journal
Road work for midwest high-speed rail to start this month in Illinois
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, May 3, 2016) NORMAL, Ill. — A busy intersection near Illinois State University is expected to close for high-speed rail upgrades this month — the first of several in Bloomington-Normal to be renovated this year. Full story: Bloomington...
City of Houston wants to study feasibility high-speed rail line to Dallas
(Source: Houston Public Media, May 3, 2016) HOUSTON, Texas — The city of Houston is requesting applications from companies to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas. Full story: Houston Public Media
For faster train travel, Amtrak wants to fix bottlenecks in Maryland
(Source: Baltimore Sun, May 2, 2016) BALTIMORE, Md. — As Amtrak trains whisk passengers hundreds of miles along the East Coast between Boston and Washington, they're forced to slow down at four pinch points in Maryland, where ancient railroad infrastructure can't...
CSX: Most cars that derailed in D.C. are back on track
(Source: Associated Press, May 2, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX says train cars that derailed in the nation’s capital over the weekend have largely been put back on the tracks, and workers on Monday finished offloading liquids from two of the cars. CSX said Monday...
In aftermath of derailment, D.C. officials turn focus to CSX and its cargo
(Source: Washington Post, May 2, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A day after a CSX train derailed in Northeast Washington, leaking hazardous substances along a busy rail corridor, local officials and activists turned their attention to the transportation company responsible,...
Constitution check: Is an old anti-New Deal precedent getting new life — again?
(Source: Constitution Daily, May 3, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A series of Supreme Court decisions in the 1930s, striking down much of President Franklin Roosevelt’s “New Deal” plan to pull America out of the Great Depression, brought on a constitutional crisis when...
