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Editorial: Light at the end of Gateway tunnel?
(Source: Editorial in the Asbury Park Press, November 13, 2015) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — The good news on the Gateway rail tunnel project across the Hudson River was plentiful last week. The basic financial parameters are in place, with the federal government agreeing to...
Crude by rail boom not a foregone conclusion after Keystone XL rejection
(Source: Canadian Press, November 13, 2015) OTTAWA — Now that the Keystone XL pipeline has been rejected, it’s not a foregone conclusion that much of the 830,000 barrels a day that would have flowed through it will move on trains instead, industry watchers say. Full...
CP Rail’s merger efforts separated by a year of change
(Source: Financial Times, November 16, 2015) NEW YORK — In October last year, the Canadian Pacific Railway approached CSX about a potential merger. Talks quickly broke down. Then, on November 9, it emerged that CP had made a similar approach to Norfolk Southern in the...
Hunter Harrison hunts for his biggest deal yet
(Source: Bloomberg, November 16, 2015) NEW YORK — A railroader for more than five decades, Hunter Harrison is a dealmaker who helped drive the industry’s initial consolidation wave in the 1990s. Now, his Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is exploring a takeover of U.S....
U.S. commuters see extra security after Paris terror attacks
(Source: The Journal News, November 16, 2015) NEW YORK — Security measures added after the Paris terrorist attacks should not cost commuters in the Lower Hudson Region any extra travel time on Monday, officials say. Full story: www.lohud.com
Metra approves 2016 fare hike
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 11, 2015) CHICAGO — As Metra approved a "modest" fare increase Wednesday that drew few complaints from the public, officials indicated the agency could someday give discounts to riders who travel during off-peak times. Full story:...
Union Pacific to fund Chicago-area safety initiatives
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, November 12, 2015) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad and Metra on Nov. 11, announced that the Cary, Crystal Lake, Elmhurst, Geneva, Lake Forest, Palatine and South Chicago Heights police departments will receive funding to enhance their...
Foreign companies still want to bring high-speed rail to Texas
(Source: Houston Press, November 11, 2015) HOUSTON — If you don't like the idea — for whatever reason — of a Japanese high-speed rail line in Texas, how would you feel about a French or Chinese one? Full story: Houston Press
Intermodal delays vexing shippers
(Source: Arkansas Online, November 13, 2015) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Traffic on U.S railways has been rising over the past several years. In 2014, there was an increase of 1.2 million shipments, which included 665,630 intermodal containers according to the white paper....
NW rail terminals could aid oil-sand producers, study says
(Source: Seattle Times, November 12, 2015) SEATTLE, Wash. — Proposed rail terminals in Vancouver, Wash., and other Northwest communities could be a boon to Canadian oil-sand producers seeking to get their product to U.S. and international markets, according to a...
