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‘Smarter than a fifth grader’ is Via Rail’s pitch to confront rail congestion
(Source: Bloomberg, March 11, 2015) TORONTO — For Via Rail Canada Inc. Chief Executive Officer Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, the biggest challenge facing the country’s passenger rail service can be explained with a grade-five math question. Full story: Bloomberg
Laying tracks for high-speed rail in the U.S.
(Source: CBS News, March 12, 2015) NEW YORK — Compared to Japan, the concept of high-speed rail has struggled to catch on in the U.S. The White House unveiled its vision for new train corridors in 2009, but so far there's been little progress. Finally, though, plans...
New federal policy led Indiana to end Chicago-Indy Amtrak route
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 11, 2015) CHICAGO — The leader of a coalition of states that foots most of the costs of Amtrak's short passenger routes says its members are awaiting answers from a federal agency about a new policy Indiana cited in its decision to end...
Washington state Senate passes oil train safety bill
(Source: Associated Press, March 10, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state Senate passed a measure Monday night to improve the safety of oil transportation, one of two competing bills that deal with the increasing shipments of crude oil through the state. Full story: CBS...
Senator Durbin, Rep. Bustos urge completion of tougher rail tank car standards
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, March 10, 2015) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., called on federal officials Tuesday to swiftly complete tougher safety rules for rail cars carrying flammable materials — including the Bakken...
Service restored on two of NJ Transit’s busiest rail lines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 11, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Two of NJ Transit's busiest rail lines, which had been briefly shut down after a truck hit a transformer in the Iselin section of Woodbridge, are running again with delays. Service had been suspended earlier this...
FRA to announce steps to address grade-crossing safety issues, Feinberg says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 11, 2015) Although train derailments and accidents at grade crossings have declined over the past decade, rail safety improvement "still has a long way to go" toward reaching the goal of zero accidents, injuries and fatalities,...
NTSB to hold forum on the dangers of railroad trespassing
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, March 11, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum March 24-25 on the dangers of trespassing on the railroad right-of-way. While railroad tracks have long...
Oil train derailments raise concerns about volatility of Alberta crude
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 11, 2015) OTTAWA and TORONTO — Two trains that derailed and caught fire in Northern Ontario were carrying crude from Alberta’s oil sands, suggesting concerns about the volatility of oil-by-rail shipments cannot be limited to the Bakken...
Opinion: Dangerous trains, aging rails
(Source: New York Times opinion column by Marcus Stern, March 12, 2015) NEW YORK — A CSX freight train ran off the rails last month in rural Mount Carbon, W.Va. One after another, exploding rail cars sent hellish fireballs hundreds of feet into the clear winter sky....
