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Indiana’s Indy-Chicago Amtrak line gets one-month extension

(Source: Associated Press, March 13, 2015) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Transportation says Amtrak service between Indianapolis and Chicago will continue through April 30 while Federal Railroad Administration officials reconsider a policy. INDOT...

Rep. Shuster tours Tower 55 project

(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 13, 2015) NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. and Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Bill Shuster (R-PA-09) joined representatives from BNSF, Union Pacific, HDR, Inc., and the National Railroad Construction...

Safety concerns grow along paths of oil tanker train traffic

(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 15, 2015) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — A growing tide of crude oil is being shipped by railroads through Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, at a time when the industry is coming under closer scrutiny because of safety concerns. Full...

Crude oil joins rail industry staples as key revenue producer

(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2015) NEW YORK — U.S. railroads generated almost as much money last year hauling crude oil and sand, largely used in hydraulic fracturing, as they did moving industry staples like field crops and motor vehicles, according to a Reuters'...

Bill calls for study to bring back Orlando-New Orleans Amtrak route

(Source: News Herald, March 15, 2015) PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Efforts to restore a passenger rail line between Orlando and New Orleans received a nod from Congress last week as representatives approved a bipartisan bill that would launch a study to explore the feasibility...

Acting FRA Administrator has Congress impressed

(Source: Washington Post, March 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a string of deadly train crashes, a pair of angry U.S. senators stood in New York's Grand Central Terminal four months ago to denounce the Federal Railroad Administration as a "lawless agency, a rogue...

Feds to require removal of oil tanker parts involved in leaks

(Source: The Hill, March 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is ordering freight rail companies to remove faulty parts it says have been involved in multiple oil train leaks recently. The agency said the parts, which are valves that...

FRA issues directive to replace unapproved tank car valves

(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Railworthiness Directive requiring railroad tank car owners to replace unapproved valves...

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