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Last ‘Freedom Train’ to make its final trip in California
(Source: Associated Press, January 19, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO — The last of the nation's "Freedom Train" rides to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. is set to make its final trip in California after 30 years of operation. Full story: ABC News
Self-propelled rail cars are blast from MBTA’s past
(Source: Boston Globe, January 18, 2015) BOSTON — What’s old is new again for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Full story: Boston Globe
Rail service expansion proposed at Port of Baton Rouge
(Source: The Advocate, January 18, 2015) BATON ROUGE, La. — More than $19.6 million in rail service expansions are proposed for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. On the table is more than $7 million for installation of interchange tracks. The addition would enable the...
Metra says 2015 on time performance better than 2014
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 15, 2015) CHICAGO — Metra's on-time performance so far this year has been subpar, with roughly 1 in every 10 trains late for its destination, but the agency says it learned from last winter's problems and has put those lessons into...
Teamsters support Administration’s push for paid leave
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters encourage a workplace that grants dignity and respect to all workers and the union applauds the Obama administration for pushing forward with an agenda...
Hudson River train tunnel hinges on pricey plan
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 18, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — As talk heats up again about building tunnels under the Hudson River, Amtrak is hanging its hopes on constructing a new station that will consume more than a block of midtown Manhattan, a site already...
Will Amtrak keep rolling in Indy?
(Source: Indianapolis Star, January 17, 2015) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A Jan. 31 deadline looms as Amtrak, INDOT and a potential partner, Iowa Pacific, try to work out an arrangement to improve service and ridership and increase revenues. Full story: Indianapolis Star
Union Pacific stock should see strong gains in 2015
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, January 18, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. stock should continue to outperform the wider stock market in 2015, according to the investing website Motley Fool. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Dallas to Houston bullet train still on track
(Source: KERA News, January 16, 2015) DALLAS — Plans for the proposed high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston continue. Environmental impact studies are under way for the line, which would cost several billion dollars and be privately funded. On Friday, the...
Exxon’s new oil by rail terminal in Canada gears up for U.S. shipments
(Source: Reuters, January 15, 2015) NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil Corp's new joint-venture oil-by-rail terminal in Canada, set to be the nation's largest, will begin shipping crude directly to its own refineries in Illinois and Louisiana by March, another reminder that...
