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Detroit-Chicago rail plan: 110 mph, 10 daily trips
(Source: Detroit Free Press, October 29, 2014) DETROIT — A completed high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and Detroit could boost round-trip passenger train service between the two cities from the current three daily trips to 10 by 2035 at speeds of 110 m.p.h.,...
Railways grapple with locomotive shortage and soaring carloads
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 29, 2014) TORONTO — As railways try to keep pace with soaring freight volumes, they are facing a shortage of locomotives. Full story: Globe and Mail
More safety auditors, more brakes on idle trains among Canada’s new rail requirements
(Source: Winnipeg Sun, October 29, 2014) OTTAWA — Transport Canada says it will hire more auditors to review internal safety protocols at rail companies and will increase the number of handbrakes to apply on idle trains in response to the July 2013 derailment disaster...
Canada announces tougher railway safety rules in response to Lac-Megantic report
(Source: Toronto Star, October 29, 2014) MONTREAL — The federal government says it is hiring 10 additional auditors and introducing new safety rules in response to the Lac-Mégantic train disaster. Full story: Toronto Star
Amtrak signal maintainer killed in New York
(Source: The Journal News, October 29, 2014) NEW YORK — An Amtrak signal maintainer was killed in a railroad accident in Columbia County on Wednesday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Full story: www.lohud.com
Norfolk Southern focuses on improving service
(Source: Virginian Pilot, October 26, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. — Last week, the Norfolk-based railroad announced record third-quarter profit of $559 million, a 16 percent gain from the same quarter a year ago. What was a little unusual was the company’s admission that its...
Are railroads cashing in of fuel surcharges?
(Source: Electric Co-op Today, October 29, 2014) ARLINGTON, Va. — Electric cooperatives and rail customers say freight railroads are padding their profits with millions of dollars in excess fuel surcharges, and they want regulators to do something about it. Full...
Ethanol plants face shutdowns if poor rail service persists
(Source: Forum News Service, October 28, 2014) WATERTOWN, S.D. — Jim Seurer says only “plain old action” can prevent serious impacts from rail delays on the ethanol industry this winter and beyond. Seurer is CEO of Glacial Lakes Energy LLC of Watertown, S.D. The...
Winter is coming. Will utilities have coal shortages?
(Source: Utility Dive, October 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — From the East Coast to the Midwest, power plant operators are still dealing with the consequences of last winter’s severe weather, leaving them wary that another unpredicted storm like the polar vortex could...
Canadian government to announce rail safety rules today based on crash findings
(Source: CBC News, October 29, 2014) OTTAWA — Transport Minister Lisa Raitt is set to unveil new rail safety regulations in the aftermath of the devastating 2013 rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que. The minister is scheduled to appear with Quebec Senator Claude...
