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BNSF: East county tracks a good alternative to Bellingham for coal trains
(Source: Bellingham Herald, August 20, 2014) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Not only are there no current plans to build a 1.6-mile railroad siding in the city to accommodate coal trains for a proposed terminal at Cherry Point, the terminal won't need a siding, a BNSF Railway...
Environmental regulators, CSX discuss April derailment in Lynchburg
(Source: Lynchburg News & Advance, August 20, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Environmental regulators are in talks with CSX to negotiate the terms of a consent order that will be issued in response to the estimated 29,916 gallons of oil released into the James River during...
Train speeds may almost double on some KCS lines in South Mississippi
(Source: Sun Herald, August 19, 2014) BILOXI, Miss. — Kansas City Southern Railroad Co. announced Tuesday its intention to increase train speeds on portions of its line in South Mississippi between Gulfport and Hattiesburg. In a release, the company said it plans to...
BNSF says it’s trying to catch up with demand
(Source: Capital Press, August 20, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Rail capacity issues in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains mean less railcar availability for farmers expecting large harvests. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is working to address the problem, a...
Amtrak’s Vermonter to add stops in western Massachusetts
(Source: Boston Herald, August 21, 2014) GREENFIELD, Mass. — State transportation officials will be shouting “All aboard!” Amtrak’s Vermonter train starting Dec. 29, restoring passenger service to new stations in the western Massachusetts cities of Greenfield,...
Opinion: The case for high-speed rail in Texas
(Source: Texas Tribune opinion column by Peter LeCody, August 18, 2014. Mr. LeCody is the president of Texas Rail Advocates, a Dallas-based group that supports freight and passenger rail development.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Downtown Dallas to downtown Houston in about 90...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference workers at Bombardier (Go Transit) ratify new collective agreement
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, August 19, 2014) TORONTO — The workers of Bombardier (which operate GO Transit) ratified a new collective agreement on August 15 after 20 months of bargaining that began in fall 2012. The new agreement will...
BNSF offers $100,000 reward for info on worker’s death
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, August 19, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The BNSF Railway is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of one of its employees. Robert Limon, 38, of...
NTSB investigator says fatal crash damaged trackside signal; Still hope to recover data
(Source: Associated Press, August 19, 2014) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal investigator said Tuesday that a signal that would have given a final instruction to the crew of a railroad train involved in a fatal head-on collision was damaged in the accident but could...
Pallet company sues CP Rail for massive fire
(Source: CBC News, August 14, 2014) REGINA — A pallet company in Regina is taking Canadian Pacific Rail to court over a massive fire that happened nearly two years ago. The suit claims that the fire was started by a train passing on the nearby rail line. Full story:...
