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Amtrak’s Blue Water line sets ridership record
(Source: Lansing State Journal, October 27, 2014) EAST LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak says a record number of passengers rode trains on its Blue Water line last year. The line runs from Port Huron to Chicago. Full story: Lansing State Journal
Bullet train just a blur in California governor’s race
(Source: Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Neither Brown nor his Republican opponent, Neel Kashkari, has delved publicly into the details of high-speed rail, including the complex construction plan, looming technical challenges or possible funding...
Canadian railways failed to report accidents
(Source: Canadian Press, October 27, 2014) OTTAWA — The federal agency found a total of 254 incidents involving Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Montreal, Maine & Atlantic went unreported — or were reported late — over a seven-year period, the Transportation...
Moving forward with America’s high-speed rail projects
(Source: City Lab, October 27, 2014) NEW YORK — A nationwide roll-out of high-speed rail may never materialize in the United States, but that hasn't stopped local plans from moving forward at their own pace. The past few weeks have brought intriguing — and in some...
TWU leader says strike likely at SEPTA, but not soon
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 27, 2014) PHILADELPHIA — Willie Brown, president of Transport Workers Union Local 234, said workers and SEPTA management were as far apart "as California and Pennsylvania." He said he would reassess the strike prospect after...
NTSB issuing likely cause of deadly Bronx Metro-North derailment, 4 other accidents
(Source: CBS New York, October 28, 2014) NEW YORK — The National Transportation Safety Board said it would announce “probable causes” today for the Dec. 1 derailment of a Metro-North train that killed four people in the Bronx and four other Metro-North accidents in...
CP Rail-CSX merger: It was all about oil
(Source: Wall Street Daily, October 22, 2014) NEW YORK — Even though these two companies couldn’t work out a deal, the proposed merger brought to light an interesting outcome of the booming domestic energy industry. Unlike the many recent deals based on inversions and...
Station construction begins for commuter rail program in Connecticut
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 27, 2014) Construction has begun on three new stations that will be part of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield commuter-rail program, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT)...
Oil train shipments across Washington state could triple by 2020
(Source: Spokesman-Review, October 26, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly 3 billion gallons of crude oil will move through Washington on trains this year, and that figure could triple in five years. Full story: Spokesman-Review
Nebraskans fear repeat of rail slowdown
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, October 24, 2014) LINCOLN, Neb. — Rail shipping delays might have lessened for Nebraska, but fears of their return have not. Last winter, rail service slowed to a crawl in North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska because of a...
