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New West Baltimore rail tunnel could shake homes, displace people, study says
(Source: Baltimore Sun, December18, 2015) BALTIMORE, Md. — Replacing an antiquated rail tunnel under West Baltimore could displace people in dozens of homes and subject those in hundreds more to noise and vibration during and after construction, a new study says Full...
Focus shifts to stretching proposed Texas bullet train to downtown Houston
(Houston Chronicle, December 19, 2015) HOUSTON — Leaders of area transportation agencies are reviewing strategies to bring passengers from northwest Houston, where a proposed high-speed train is expected to stop, into the central business district. Full story: Houston...
Amtrak reroutes Texas Eagle as Senate confirms board members
(Source: Railway Age, December 18, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak announced on Dec. 17, 2015 that its Chicago-San Antonio Texas Eagle (Trains 21 and 22) is operating on a new route between Fort Worth and Dallas, and that the U.S. Senate confirmed Tony Coscia and Derek Kan as...
Norfolk Southern plans improvements to ex-D&H line
(Source: Albany Times Union, December 18, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Norfolk Southern has been working on the former Delaware & Hudson line from Albany to Sunbury, Pa., that it purchased earlier this year from Canadian Pacific Railway. That’s according to a story in the...
FRA issues report on Mount Carbon oil train crash
(Source: The Register-Herald, December 21, 2015) BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Federal Railroad Administration issued its final report on the February CSX derailment near Mount Carbon, issuing safety recommendations for the railroad and its contractor in what the government...
CP responds to letter from Illinois Congressional delegation
(Source: CP Rail press release, December 17, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific announced it has sent a response to those members of the Illinois delegation who signed a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) dated December 14, 2015. Below is the full...
CP Rail reiterates call for consistent, efficient service solution for Chicago
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, December 21, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific today reiterated that a coast-to-coast railway combination would not only alleviate congestion in the key Chicago hub but would enhance fluidity and create new...
Hunter Harrison is the key to CP Rail’s merger plan, and its potential flaw
(Source: Financial Post, December 18, 2015) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s takeover bid for Norfolk Southern Corp. rests on the assumption that CEO Hunter Harrison is a railroading Midas who turns everything he touches into gold. But as the ancient myth...
Regulations, doubts and concerns may thwart railway mergers
(Source: New York Times, December 20, 2015) NEW YORK — When it comes to railroad consolidation, most opponents hark back to the mid-1990s, when a series of mergers at the time were blamed for lost cargo, derailments, death and billions of dollars lost by businesses...
Amtrak activates Positive Train Control between New York City and D.C.
(Source: CBS New York, December 21, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak activated its Positive Train Control system over the weekend between New York City and Washington, D.C. The system is an automatic speed control system that will apply breaks when a train goes over the speed...
