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NS unveils publicly funded, emissions-friendly locomotives
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 6, 2015) ALTOONA, Pa. — The first emissions-friendly locomotives funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program have been released for road testing by Norfolk Southern from its...
Trial set for BNSF rail yard murder suspect’s case
(Source: Herald and News, January 6, 2015) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The Klamath Falls man accused of shooting and killing his rail-yard supervisor is set to go before a jury in the spring. Full story: Herald and News
KCS: Oil train reports could enable insider trading
(Source: McClatchy News Service, January 7, 2015_ WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Dec. 29 letter to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, Kansas City Southern wrote that the state “should not disclose information to individuals that creates the potential for investment activity...
Crude by rail volumes expected to grow in 2015 despite price volatility
(Source: Canadian Press, January 6, 2015) MONTREAL — Volatility in energy prices is expected to be a "wild card" for Canadian railways in the long term, but crude-by-rail volumes should continue to grow, albeit more slowly, in 2015, an industry analyst said Tuesday....
Grain trains not likely to benefit from Bakken slowdown
(Source: Billings Gazette, January 7, 2015) BILLINGS, Mont. — Oil production seems poised to decline. The number of active drilling rigs in North Dakota has fallen by 14 in the last three weeks, according to the Bismarck Tribune. The price per barrel for oil hit a...
Federal officials order BNSF to ensure coal for power plats
(Source: Associated Press, January 7, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Federal regulators have ordered BNSF Railway to come up with a plan to ensure that power plants in Minnesota and other states will have enough coal to get them through the winter. Full story: Washington...
BNSF halts intermodal freight to West Coast ports as congestion mounts
(Source: Desert Dispatch, January 7, 2015) BARSTOW, Calif. — BNSF Railway has issued an embargo on westbound intermodal freight destined for ports on the West Coast as the railway anticipates further slowdowns and congestion at the marine terminals, a BNSF spokeswoman...
Parents say 17-year-old girl killed in train-bus crash was trying to save others
(Source: InForum, January 7, 2015) LARIMORE, N.D. — The parents of the 17-year-old girl killed in the train-bus collision outside Larimore, N.D., Monday say their daughter died trying to save the busload of students from an oncoming train. In an email to family and...
Gov. Brown lauds California high-speed rail project at groundbreaking ceremony
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — On a vacant lot in a depressed industrial area of Fresno, Gov. Jerry Brown and other California leaders on Tuesday marked the beginning of construction of the nation's first bullet train and one of its most...
Ground broken for California’s high-speed rail project
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown and state political leaders on Tuesday celebrated their perseverance over lawsuits and skeptical lawmakers and voters as they ceremonially started work in the Central Valley on the...
