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Union Pacific Museum has ‘hidden gem’ from 1869 Golden Spike ceremony
(Source: Daily Nonpareil, October 18, 2015) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — An authentic piece from one of the most important moments in American transportation history has been on display at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum since it opened in 2003. Yet museum officials feel...
Work to begin this week in Kansas for Amtrak Southwest Chief upgrades
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, October 15, 2015) NEW YORK — Work is expected to begin next week on infrastructure improvements for the Amtrak Southwest Chief route, which will upgrade several miles of the La Junta subdivision of the BNSF Kansas Division to...
Siemens aims to make Sacramento a hub for bullet train
(Source: Sacramento Bee, October 18, 2015) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — International rail giant Siemens wants to turn the capital city into the country’s bullet train manufacturing hub. After six years of prep work at its sprawling French Road plant in south Sacramento, the...
Amtrak Blue Ribbon panel addresses Chicago, Midwest rail delays
(Source: Toledo Blade, October 19, 2015) TOLEDO, Ohio — While the recommended improvements are all in the Chicago area, Amtrak’s Blue Ribbon Panel noted that train congestion there affects freight shipments from coast to coast and compromises plans for higher-speed...
Capitol Hill moves toward delaying PTC deadline
(Source: Politico, October 18, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last spring's deaths of eight passengers in an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia called attention to a glaring hole in the nation's rail safety network: railroads' failure to install an advanced anti-collision...
Lawmakers close to agreement to extend PTC deadline
(Source: The Hill, October 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers in the House and Senate are "very close" to reaching an agreement on extension of a federal deadline for automating trains on most of the nation’s railways at the end of the year, aides in the lower...
Opinion: Why we love the Clinchfield
(Source: Trains Magazine column by Jim Wrinn, October 16, 2016) WAUKESHA, Wisc. — Thursday’s news that CSX, which runs the Clinchfield today as part of its system, will downgrade the railroad and reroute much of the traffic was unsettling to those of us who know the...
Still reeling from CSX blow, Erwin looks to rebound
(Source: Johnson City Press, October 17, 2015) ERWIN, Tenn. — Sad. Shocking. Hard. Brutal. Those are the words used by railroad men and community leaders in Erwin, who blinked away tears as they described the void created by Thursday’s sudden closing of CSX facilities...
Erwin community holds prayer meeting for 300 people laid off by CSX
(Source: Television statin WJHL, October 18, 2015) ERWIN, Tenn. — Sunday in Erwin, more than a hundred people gathered to pray for the 300 local workers who got devastating news this week. The CSX railroad company announced it’s cutting 300 jobs from its Erwin...
Man accused in 2014 Amtrak stabbing not guilty due to insanity
(Source: Associated Press, October 15, 2015) NILES, Mich. — A man accused of stabbing four people on an Amtrak train in southwestern Michigan has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Full story: ABC News
