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House members push for ‘robust’ rail funding
(Source: The Hill, March 23, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers from Illinois is calling for Congress to include a "robust" amount of funding for passenger rail in a funding bill for the Department of Transportation. Lawmakers are...
Lincoln funeral train replica won’t recreate historic trip
(Source: Associated Press, March 21, 2015) ELGIN, Ill. — A hefty fundraising shortfall has dashed plans to send a replica of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train car to trace the journey that brought the assassinated president's body back to Springfield, Illinois, from...
Irving Oil to contribute $75 million to Lac-Megantic compensation fund
(Source: CBC News, March 20, 2015) NEW BRUNSWICK — Irving Oil has agreed to contribute $75 million to a compensation fund established for those who suffered losses as the result of the July 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que. Full story: CBC News
Michigan seeks more thorough review before buying Amtrak passenger cars
(Source: Associated Press, March 21, 2015) LANSING, Mich. — State transportation officials are postponing the purchase of passenger rail cars for the Detroit-to-Chicago Amtrak route pending a thorough review. Full story: Daily Journal
Environmental report on Whatcom coal terminal expected no sooner than mid-2016
(Source: Bellingham Herald, March 20, 2015) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The original schedule for completing an environmental review of a proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point was overly optimistic, and Whatcom County officials are preparing a new contract that will continue...
Editorial: More safety precautions needed to haul oil across Wisconsin
(Source: Editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 21, 2015) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Forbes reported last year that pipelines carry 70% of crude oil and petroleum products in the United States and that only 3% are shipped by rail. And of that 3%, the vast majority...
Reroute oil trains? History suggests it is a long shot
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Sen. Al Franken asked the Federal Railroad Administration to consider rerouting trains carrying volatile Bakken crude oil from North Dakota so they do not pass through Minnesota’s...
SEPTA fights a changing climate’s threats to sink it
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — A federal report released this month, which used SEPTA as a case study for the nation's transit systems, predicts that average temperatures in Philadelphia will rise by 3 to 6 degrees by 2050, with greater...
63 trips being restored to MBTA commuter rail services
(Source: Associated Press, March 23, 2015) BOSTON — The company that runs the MBTA's commuter rail services is restoring 63 trips as it continues to recover from a winter of heavy snow and frigid temperatures that crippled service. Full story: Seattle...
Amtrak, mass transit cuts will hurt economic development in Illinois
(Source: CBS Chicago, March 21, 2015) CHICAGO — Advocates in Chicago for a regional meeting said Saturday that Gov. Bruce Rauner will shoot himself in the foot if he slashes funding for mass transit and regional Amtrak service. Full story: CBS Chicago
