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Editorial: You make a problem, you own it
(Source: InForum editorial, March 18, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — There is elegant logic in Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposal to tax railroads to pay for railroad safety upgrades. After all, it is the ever-increasing number of oil trains passing through the state from...
House Democrats file $1 billion rail safety bill
(Source: The Hill, March 19, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of House Democrats is calling for Congress to spend $1 billion over the next five years on boosting the safety of U.S. commuter railways after a recent string of accidents. The funding is contained in a...
Freight rail is king in the U.S.
(Source: Marketplace.org, March 20, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railways carry more than 40 percent of the freight shipped between U.S. cities. The U.S. freight rail system is uniquely profitable, and it's been attracting international attention. Europe, Russia, Brazil...
Three months later, cleanup continues at CP Rail derailment site in Banff
(Source: Calgary Herald, March 17, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Nearly three months after a train derailed in Banff National Park, the cleanup of the site is ongoing. On Dec 26, 2014, 15 rail cars on a Canadian Pacific train went off the tracks while crossing a bridge on...
Editorial: Impartial leadership key to Amtrak Downeaster audit
(Source: Portland Press Herald, March 18, 2015) PORTLAND, Maine — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which oversees Amtrak Downeaster service between Maine and Boston, has gotten a lot of government attention over the past year. Even the LePage...
Norfolk Southern expands its ‘Railroad University’ operation
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 18, 2015) McDONOUGH, Ga. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its “Railroad University” and redoubled its commitment to superior transportation services for its...
CN plans new intermodal hub for Milton: Showdown looms
(Source: CBC News, March 19, 2015) TORONTO — There's a showdown ahead in Milton, Ont., today as residents and civic officials square off against representatives of the Canadian National Railway who are pitching a major new development for the area. Full story: CBC...
Kansas City Southern to invest millions in Laredo projects
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, March 18, 2015) LAREDO, Texas — The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is investing approximately $18 million in construction and improvement projects from Laredo to Corpus Christi. These projects help grow capacity, as well as...
CN says Unifor shopcraft members ratify new contract
(Source: CN press release, March 17, 2015) MONTREAL — CN announced today that members of the Unifor shopcraft group representing 2,100 company car mechanics, heavy-duty equipment mechanics and electricians in Canada have ratified a four-year labour agreement. The...
Via Rail bomb plot trial: Jurors reach partial verdict after 8th day of deliberations
(Source: CBC News, March 18, 2015) TORONTO — Jurors in the trial of Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier, two men accused of plotting to derail a Via passenger train travelling between Canada and the U.S., have halted deliberations for the night and are set to start a...
