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New owner of MMA Railway vows safer, more profitable service
(Source: MPBN News, September 10, 2014) BANGOR, Maine — The new owner of the former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is vowing to run a profitable, efficient and safe railroad by 2015. Fortress Investment Group paid $15 million to acquire the track and other...
California regulators seek train bridge inspectors
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 14, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — State regulators in the state of California are scrambling to hire two railroad-bridge inspectors amid a surge in crude oil shipments by train. Full story: Albany Times Union
Sacramento Siemens plant to build Florida high-speed rail cars
(Source: McClatchy News Service, September 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Siemens plant in south Sacramento will build the locomotives and passenger cars for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed rail system that could begin operation well ahead of California’s. Full...
BNSF ending container hub service in Fresno
(Source: Fresno Bee, September 12, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — BNSF Railway's Fresno yard will no longer serve as a hub for loading and unloading of intermodal shipping containers -- cargo containers that can be hauled on both trucks and trains. Full story: Fresno Bee
Midland train tragedy pre-trial begins
(Source: Permian Basin 360, September 12, 2014) MIDLAND, Texas — November 15th, 2012 forever changed the lives of several military families. Full story: www.permianbasin360.com
Farmers ask, ‘Where’s the train to ship my grain?’
(Source: The Cap Times, September 13, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — Former state Rep. Barb Gronemus might be retired, but she’s still on duty answering the phone and making calls. One of those calls was to alert me to a growing problem farmers are facing getting grain to...
Minnesota farmers beg Congress, transportation officials to fix rail problems
(Source: Star Tribune, September 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eighteen Minnesota farmers came to the nation’s capital last week to urge Congress and federal regulators for more oversight of the railroads they rely on to get their goods to market. Their meetings...
Amtrak bill would limit high-speed rail to NE Corridor
(Source: Journal News, September 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak's profitable Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington would no longer subsidize other money-losing routes, including service in upstate New York, under legislation a House committee is...
KCS kicks off fundraising campaign, releases 14th annual Holiday Express schedule
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, September 11, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today its schedule for the 2014 Holiday Express train. In its 14th annual run, Kansas City Southern's Holiday Express will stop in 21 communities...
Is fight over CSX tunnel project in D.C. headed to court?
(Source: Washington Post, September 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A D.C. group says it will make one last shot — asking politely via a letter — at an indefinite delay of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel project. Failing that, the group says it will go to court to block the...
