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Improving rail tank car safety, implementing PTC among NTSB’s Most Want List for 2015
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, January 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail tank cars that carry crude oil, ethanol and other hazardous materials across the country must do it more safely. That's one of four new issues on the NTSB's Most...
NTSB increases pressure for Positive Train Control
(Source: Roll Call, January 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday issued its annual tally of Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements, urging the railroad industry to adopt a technology known as “Positive Train Control”...
CP Rail Holiday Train helped raise over $1.1 million and 300,000 pounds of food on 2014 tour
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, January 8, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Remarkable generosity, big crowds and tremendous community spirit were hallmarks of the 2014 Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train program, which saw over C$1.1 million raised and...
West Virginians support Indiana’s Amtrak line
(Source: Lafayette Journal & Courier, January 11, 2015) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A shot of encouragement from two states away has lifted the spirits of Indiana passenger rail advocates who’ve been watching the clock tick toward a Jan. 31 deadline to secure continued...
St. Paul rail yard improvements seek $1 million from state
(Source: Pioneer Press, January 13, 2015) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ramsey County Commissioner Janice Rettman is the new chair of the Minnesota High-Speed Rail Commission, and the first order of business is a $1 million request for rail improvements in St. Paul. Full story:...
Teamsters denounce DOT decision to open borders to Mexican trucks
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to the Department of Transportation’s announcement that it will open the...
Amtrak back on old schedule after months of middle-of-the-night service in Whitefish
(Source: Missoulian, January 12, 2015) WHITEFISH, Mont. — This is a great place to visit, but – for the tens of thousands who arrive and depart by train – for the past several months it’s been an inconvenient one. Full story: Missoulian
BNSF warns against state curbs on oil shipments
(Source: Roll Call, January 12, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The increase in domestic crude production not only in the Bakken region but in the Eagle Ford in Texas and elsewhere “truly the greatest business development that I think we’ll all see in our collective...
Agricultural shippers benefiting from improved U.S. railroads
(Source: USA Today, January 12, 2015) SAN DIEGO — Agriculture producers who depend on freight trains to move their harvest have managed to avoid the major rail gridlock that plagued farmers across much of the Midwest last winter and into the spring. Full story: Argus...
Las Vegas casinos may be betting on high-speed rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 12, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO — There may be some new big-bucks players when it comes to California’s high-speed rail line — Las Vegas casinos. It’s estimated that 18 million people a year hop on Interstate 15 from Southern...
