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Amtrak asks STB to ease delays on Illinois route
(Source: The Hill, September 2, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is asking federal regulators to help ease delays on freight rail tracks it shares in Illinois with a Canadian freight rail company. The complaint, which was filed on Friday, calls for the Department of...
Opponents of high-speed rail project petition California Supreme Court
(Source: Reuters, September 2, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Opponents of California's controversial $68 billion high-speed rail project petitioned the California Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing a court of appeals decision ignored the financial protections of voters. Full...
Bill Gates backed CN winning in 2014 while Buffett’s BNSF falters
(Source: Bloomberg, September 2, 2014) NEW YORK — Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the two richest Americans, share a friendship, a commitment to philanthropy and an interest in railroad investments. In 2014, Gates’s trains are the better performers. Canadian National...
America’s exploding oil train problem
(Source: Moyers & Company, September 2, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you reside in the US, there’s around an eight percent chance that you live in an oil train’s blast zone. And there’s a fight going on at the state and federal levels, between monied interests and...
Protesters arrested after blocking BNSF oil train
(Source: Associated Press, September 2, 2014) SEATTLE — Five people have been arrested after blocking railroad tracks at a BNSF Railway yard in Everett, Washington. The group Rising Tide Seattle erected a tripod of poles over the tracks with a woman perched on top....
OSHA orders BNSF Railway to pay $12,000 to conductor disciplined for taking doctor-ordered leave
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, September 2, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — BNSF Railway Co. has been found in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for disciplining an...
Touring the Golden Spike Tower and Bailey Yards
(Source: Sioux City Journal, September 1, 2014) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Ever since railroads began crisscrossing our nation in the 1800s, North Platte has been a hub for rail traffic. Full story: Sioux City Journal
Bustling rail business in Decatur
(Source: Decatur Herald-Review, August 31, 2014) DECATUR, Ill. — From his view at the top of the East Decatur Tower in the Norfolk Southern Corp. rail yard, Don Miner can manage the traffic coming in and out of the Decatur terminal. How the flow of traffic is managed...
Editorial: Ancient Metro-North desperately needs huge investments
(Source: Hartford Courant editorial, August 29, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. — The railroad is an old, unsafe mess. It has put train punctuality ahead of safety (achieving neither) and neglected maintenance. Full story: Hartford Courant
Reports on 5 federal Metro-North probes due in November
(Source: The Journal News, September 2, 2014) NEW YORK — Two reports last week pointing out Metro-North's safety shortcomings were not the last of the studies exploring the railroad's problems. Full story: www.lohud.com
