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Amtrak takes a different track in Dallas-Fort Worth
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 15, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas — High-speed rail is likely many years away in Dallas-Fort Worth, but area officials have made a deal to improve the slower but well-established Amtrak service by changing tracks. Full story: Fort...
Railroad bridge conditions hidden from public view
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, December 13, 2014) STODDARD, Wis. — Local officials and the general public are largely in the dark about the nation’s freight railroads, which carry growing volumes of flammable crude oil, while state and federal governments have limited...
Railroad bridge conditions hidden from public view
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, December 13, 2014) STODDARD, Wis. — Local officials and the general public are largely in the dark about the nation’s freight railroads, which carry growing volumes of flammable crude oil, while state and federal governments have limited...
New railroad owner rebuilding after Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Associated Press, December 12, 2014) NEW YORK — The company that purchased assets of the railroad responsible for a fiery oil train derailment that killed 47 people in Canada says it is seeing growth as it rebuilds the business. Central Maine and Quebec...
New railroad owner rebuilding after Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Associated Press, December 12, 2014) NEW YORK — The company that purchased assets of the railroad responsible for a fiery oil train derailment that killed 47 people in Canada says it is seeing growth as it rebuilds the business. Central Maine and Quebec...
California high-speed rail’s eventual link to LA rail system remains unclear
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2014) LOS ANGELES — As California's bullet train officials begin to lay plans for the system's Los Angeles segment, a major technical issue is coming under close scrutiny: incompatibility between the sleek, high-speed electric...
California high-speed rail’s eventual link to LA rail system remains unclear
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2014) LOS ANGELES — As California's bullet train officials begin to lay plans for the system's Los Angeles segment, a major technical issue is coming under close scrutiny: incompatibility between the sleek, high-speed electric...
Rail service smoother for farmers
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 13, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farmers and grain handlers in Minnesota are noticing improved railroad service, according to a group that has been sharply critical of rail companies for delays, congestion and sky-high...
Rail service smoother for farmers
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 13, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farmers and grain handlers in Minnesota are noticing improved railroad service, according to a group that has been sharply critical of rail companies for delays, congestion and sky-high...
Documents cast doubt on BNSF explanation of shipping delays
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, December 14, 2014) WORTHINGTON, Minn. — When months of rail traffic delays cost farmers, coal companies, utilities, grain businesses and others hundreds of millions of dollars, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and other carriers blamed the...
