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Six members of Congress ride North Dakota rails to take closer look at Bakken oil shipping
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, August 3, 2015) WILLISTON, N.D. — As six members of Congress rode the rails in northwest North Dakota on Monday to learn more about how Bakken crude is produced and transported, the topic hit especially close to home for one in the group....
EPA: Plan to build oil by rail terminal in Vancouver doesn’t pass muster, permit should be withheld
(Source: Associated Press, August 4, 2015) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Environmentalists opposed to the construction of the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal on the Columbia River in Vancouver say it could be a “game-changer” that two federal agencies have recently...
California high-speed rail agency seeks consultant for Bay to Valley studies
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 4, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority is looking for consultants to help it secure the environmental clearances it needs for its rail sections between San Francisco and the central San Joaquin Valley. And it has...
How much money do railroads need?
(Source: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, August 3, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of freight rail customers says it’s time for the Surface Transportation Board to change the way it looks at the industry’s bottom line so they can get a fairer...
Teamsters and coalition of unions reach tentative agreement with American Red Cross
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After several months of serious negotiations, the Teamsters, as part of a union coalition, have come to a tentative agreement for members working at American Red Cross....
Unions, NJ Transit remain far apart in negotiations
(Source: Bergen Record, August 4, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has offered its unionized rail workers a 10-percent pay increase over 7.5 years, according to a summary released by a coalition of union groups. But that raise would be offset by a big increase...
Editorial: New Jersey residents deserve info about oil train movements
(Source: Editorial in the Bergen Record, August 4, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The sketchy information New Jersey residents have found out about the trains has been put together only from data released by other states. The thousands of people living near where the oil...
Trial date set in lawsuit over California high-speed rail plans
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 3, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — A trial date has finally been set in Kings County’s long-running lawsuit challenging whether California’s high-speed train project complies with the 2008 bond act for the system. Full story: Fresno Bee
Study: Washington state’s short line railroads are important, but not up to modern standards
(Source: Washington State University press release, July 30, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than half of Washington’s short-line rail miles aren’t up to modern standards, a recent study found. The evaluation was done by the Washington State Department of Transportation...
Money for victims of Amtrak train 188 is stuck in limbo
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 4, 2015) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A plan to help the victims of the Amtrak Train 188 derailment will be stuck in limbo for weeks - maybe months - as Congress heads to its summer break, leaving open the question of how much money could...
