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Opinion: Amtrak’s spectrum gap
(Source: In These Times opinion column by David Sirota, May 22, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak had for years failed to acquire adequate rights to broadcast communications signals through the public airwaves. Without these so-called spectrum rights, Amtrak’s trains could not...
FRA issues Emergency Order to control train speeds on Northeast Corridor
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order that will assist in controlling passenger train speeds at certain locations on the Northeast Corridor...
Senate Democrats demand more money for Amtrak repair backlog
(Source: Associated Press, May 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded that Republicans provide more money for Amtrak so the railroad can tackle a $21 billion maintenance and repair backlog, including replacing tunnels more than a century...
UP train stopped near L.A. after conductor discovers possible explosive device
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, May 20, 2015) SYLMAR — A Union Pacific freight train was stopped in Sylmar today when a conductor discovered a possible explosive device on board. Full story: Los Angeles Daily News
Proposed Tongue River Railroad project opens for public comment
(Source: Billings Gazette, May 20, 2015) BILLINGS, Mont. — Rancher Clint McRae says he has spent the past 30 years worried the government would take his southeast Montana land and give it to a coal railroad. Full story: www.missoulian.com
Pennsylvania governor asks rail companies to voluntarily tighten oil train safety standards
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 20, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday appealed directly to the two major railroads that transport crude oil through Pennsylvania to implement a wide range of additional, more stringent safety standards to reduce the...
AAR: Total weekly rail traffic down 2.9 percent from 2014 for week ending May 16
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 20, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 16, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 549,199 carloads...
Declining demand spurs CP Rail to cut oil shipment forecast again
(Source: Bloomberg, May 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. cut its forecast for moving crude by rail for a second time in four months because of production delays and lower demand for the commodity. Full story: Bloomberg
Oil by rail volumes dropped almost 12% in first quarter of 2015
(Source: Reuters, May 20, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Crude oil shipments by top U.S. railroads fell nearly 12 percent in the first quarter of this year from the previous three months, the American Association of Railroads said on Wednesday, a drop likely tied to...
Railroad safety fact check: Fires and spills are up despite industry claims
(Source: Grist, May 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Despite the terrible derailment of an Amtrak train last week and a spate of other fiery accidents involving trains carrying flammable crude oil — five so far this year — railroad industry and government officials have taken...
