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Planned bullet train route linking Atlanta to Chattanooga is derailed
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 26, 2015) ATLANTA, Ga. — A long-shot idea of a bullet train linking Atlanta and Chattanooga appears to have been derailed. Full story: www.ajc.com
Austrian court finds 14-year-old guilty of planning to blow up Vienna’s main railway station
(Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2015) VIENNA — An Austrian court has found a 14-year-old boy guilty of planning to blow up Vienna's main railway station after being radicalized by Islamic extremists. The court also found the defendant guilty of planning to join...
Four reasons why railroad stocks are down
(Source: Globe and Mail, May 27, 2015) TORONTO — After years of steady growth, railway share prices have been in a downward spiral, as the U.S. economy wobbles and shipments of coal and oil plunge. Full story: Globe and Mail
Al-Qaida operative who helped LIRR bomb plotter pleads guilty
(Source: NBC New York, May 27, 2015) NEW YORK — A Yemeni al-Qaida operative who helped a Long Island man who plotted to bomb the Long Island Rail Road has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Full story: NBC New York
Massachusetts Senate OKs fiscal control board for MBTA
(Source: State House News Service, May 26, 2015) BOSTON — The Senate shortly after midnight Friday morning unanimously passed a $38.1 billion budget plan for the fiscal year that begins in July after Democrats and Republicans came together over a compromise to put the...
Mudslide blocks Wyoming highway, railroad tracks
(Source: Television station KCWY, May 25, 2015) CASPER, Wyo. — Unusually heavy rains deliver a torrent of mud and rocks up to six feet deep in places onto Highway 20, and nearby railroad tracks in Wyoming's Wind River Canyon. Full story: NBC News
BNSF locomotive hit by gunfire in Byhalia, Miss.
(Source: Television station WREG, May 21, 2015) BYHALIA, Miss. — Someone fired a rifle at the locomotive of a BNSF freight train headed to Memphis. It happened in Byhalia, Mississippi where investigators and the public hoped the train’s on board surveillance camera...
Amtrak to install cameras in locomotives following deadly Philadelphia crash
(Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak officials announced Tuesday it will install video cameras inside locomotive cabs to record the actions of train engineers. This move follows a deadly derailment earlier this month in which...
Union Pacific vice president sells $1.6 million in company stock
(Source: Mideast Times, May 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific EVP Diane K. Duren sold 15,500 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.39, for a total value of...
Colorado DOT approves $1 million for Southwest Chief
(Source: KVNF.org, May 22, 2015) PAONIA, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Transportation Commission voted unanimously to approve $1 million to help preserve the Southwest Chief rail line in southern Colorado. It's part of a route that stretches from Chicago to Los...
