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Northeast Corridor may get high-speed rail boost
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, November 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Administration officials see a bright future for high-speed passenger rail despite a House bill that would send federal money for those trains only to the Northeast Corridor, Transportation Secretary...
Northeast Corridor may get high-speed rail boost
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, November 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Administration officials see a bright future for high-speed passenger rail despite a House bill that would send federal money for those trains only to the Northeast Corridor, Transportation Secretary...
Opinion: Amtrak has priority over freight, but passengers don’t benefit
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, November 28, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO — Most any repeat Amtrak customer knows the ritual. You’re clipping along nicely on the rails when the engineer applies the brakes and puts the train onto a side rail. Then in five minutes — or maybe...
Opinion: Amtrak has priority over freight, but passengers don’t benefit
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, November 28, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO — Most any repeat Amtrak customer knows the ritual. You’re clipping along nicely on the rails when the engineer applies the brakes and puts the train onto a side rail. Then in five minutes — or maybe...
AAR: Railroads report mixed weekly rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 26, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 22, 2014 with 295,812 total carloads, down 0.3 percent compared...
AAR: Railroads report mixed weekly rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 26, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 22, 2014 with 295,812 total carloads, down 0.3 percent compared...
FRA issues industry-wide safety advisory on roadway worker authority limits
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 25, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a safety advisory to the rail industry to better protect rail employees working on...
FRA issues industry-wide safety advisory on roadway worker authority limits
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 25, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a safety advisory to the rail industry to better protect rail employees working on...
As grain trains stall, Siouxland shippers catch a break
(Source: Sioux City Journal, November 30, 2014) ELK POINT, S.D. — Clogged railroad networks that roiled shipments of grain, ethanol, fertilizer and other ag products in some Upper Midwest states seems to be less of an issue in Siouxland. Full story: Sioux City...
As grain trains stall, Siouxland shippers catch a break
(Source: Sioux City Journal, November 30, 2014) ELK POINT, S.D. — Clogged railroad networks that roiled shipments of grain, ethanol, fertilizer and other ag products in some Upper Midwest states seems to be less of an issue in Siouxland. Full story: Sioux City...
