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BNSF drove revenue up, operating ratio down during 4Q 2014
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 3, 2015) BNSF Railway Co.'s revenue eclipsed the $6 billion mark in fourth-quarter 2014 primarily because of strong industrial products, agricultural products and coal business, according to a financial performance summary...
Amtrak vote bumped by DHS bill
(Source: The Hill, March 3, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House has pushed back a vote on a nearly a nearly $8 billion funding bill for Amtrak that was scheduled for a final taplly on Tuesday. The measure, which provides Amtrak about $1.7 billion per year for the next...
BLET member injured in last week’s Metrolink derailment dies
(Source: Associated Press, March 3, 2015) LOS ANGELES — A train engineer from Homeland died Tuesday, March 3, a week after he was gravely injured in a crash and derailment in Oxnard, officials said. Glenn Steele, 62, died at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,...
CSX completes $43 million rail yard expansion near North Baltimore, Ohio
(Source: The Courier, March 3, 2015) TOLEDO, Ohio — An already-huge CSX rail yard near North Baltimore just got bigger, and it grew faster than CSX leaders anticipated. Full story: The Courier
Keolis fined $434,000 over Boston snow delays
(Source: Associated Press, March 2, 2015) BOSTON — The company that operates the state's commuter rail system has been fined more than $434,000 after nearly two-thirds of the trains were late or canceled during the heavy snowfalls that pounded the region last month,...
Mass. governor set to unveil $190 million rescue plan for MBTA
(Source: Boston Herald, March 3, 2015) BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker will call for a nearly $190 million rescue plan for the MBTA as part of a proposed budget that will be unveiled tomorrow, the Herald has learned. Full story: Boston Herald
Grain shippers concerned about short line railroad shutdown
(Source: Salina Journal, March 3, 2015) BEARDSLEY, Kan. — Until Jan. 19, R.J. Sabatka had two choices for transporting farm commodities to market from Beardsley Co-op in western Rawlins County — rail and truck. For the past 40 years, he said, 90 percent of the wheat...
Rail car shortage has auto makers parking SUVs
(Source: Bloomberg, March 3, 2015) NEW YORK — Railroad companies are struggling to keep up with surging U.S. demand for trucks and sport utility vehicles, frustrating Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. and prompting Warren Buffett to boost investments at his rail...
Report details KCS, BNSF oil trains crossing Texas
(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Texas Department of Public Safety has released information about crude oil trains crossing the state, following the dismissal of one railroad’s arguments that they be kept confidential. Full story:...
Oil by rail continues sharp rise in Washington state
(Source: The Columbian, March 2, 2015) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Proposed oil-by-rail facilities and refinery expansions in Washington would be enough to bring nearly 20 oil trains rolling into the state every day by 2020, according to a report by the state Department of...
