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Low oil prices unlikely to hurt railroads
(Source: Associated Press, January 2, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — The stunning collapse in oil prices over the past several months won't derail the railroads' profit engine even if it does slow the tremendous growth in crude shipments seen in recent years Full story: Star...
Groundbreaking is January 6 for California high-speed rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2015) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — California's bullet-train agency will officially start construction in Fresno this week on the first 29-mile segment of the system, a symbol of the significant progress the $68-billion project has made...
Kansas derailment raises rail safety questions
(CBS News, January 3, 2015) NEW YORK — In a news release Friday, the NTSB said a green LED light was so bright it out-shined the old-fashioned, incandescent red stoplight nearby. The engineer accelerated, plowing into an oncoming train. The NTSB now wants all...
Loaded transportation agenda could easily be derailed
(Source: Politico, January 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers from both chambers face a to-do list that includes major legislation affecting just about every mode: aviation, passenger and freight rail, highways, bridges, transit and water resources. Full story:...
Most Norfolk Southern lawsuits settled in Graniteville tragedy
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 3, 2015) AUGUSTA, Ga. — In the aftermath of the Graniteville train derailment, thousands of people filed suit or joined in class-action lawsuits against Norfolk Southern. With lightning speed in the legal world, the company agreed...
Graniteville: 10 years later, deadly train wreck still haunts S.C. town
(Source: The State, January 4, 2015) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the train wreck at Graniteville, a textile community still haunted by an accident that few imagined could happen. Full story: Charlotte Observer
Cass Scenic Railroad transfer expected to go smoothly
(Source: Morning Journal News, January 1, 2015) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials say the transfer of operations for Pocahontas County's historic Cass Scenic Railroad to the State Rail Authority is expected to go seamlessly. Full story: Morning Journal News
Trains plus crude oil could equal trouble down the tracks
(Source: McClatchy News Service, December 31, 2014) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In a series of stories, McClatchy has detailed how government and industry are playing catch-up to long-overdue safety improvements, from redesigning the tank cars that carry the oil to rebuilding...
Communities work to slow expansion of crude oil moved by rail
(Source: McClatchy News Service, January 1, 2015) AURORA, Ill. — Local officials have very little jurisdiction over rail transportation, and some have felt powerless as a tide of domestically produced oil has begun running through their communities by rail. But that...
Oil trains to return to Lac-Megantic while town still recovers
(Source: Desmog Blog, January 1, 2015) NEW YORK — Oil trains will be back in Lac-Megantic by 2016, running on the same route as always. Residents had proposed rerouting the tracks around the town but that would have cost Fortress Investment Group money they weren’t...
