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Federal transportation officials praise North Carolina railroad work
(Source: Charlotte Observer, August 14, 2014) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Railroad construction between Charlotte and Raleigh is a model example of how federal funding can be used for rail projects, transportation officials said Thursday. Full story: Charlotte Observer
Amtrak looks to expand Memphis service
(Source: Memphis Flyer, August 14, 2014) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Amtrak trains could run between Memphis and Chicago twice daily but not before the city and the state of Tennessee get on board with the plan. Full story: Memphis Flyer
Connecticut officials say higher Metro-North costs not justified
(Source: Hartford Courant, August 14, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. — With Connecticut facing the prospect of sharply higher costs for Metro-North service, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Thursday both publicly proclaimed that fare increases wouldn't be...
FRA probing runaway bulldozer incident in New York
(Source: CBS 6 Albany, August 14, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — The Federal Railroad Administration sent investigators to Albany to investigate Tuesday's runaway bulldozer incident. A contractor for Amtrak was working in Colonie when the bulldozer he was using caught fire. He...
AAR: Combined weekly rail traffic up 3.9 percent over 2013 for week ending August 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 9, 2014 with 301,755 total carloads, up 4.5 percent compared...
Rail oil tankers, victim of U.S. safety rules, also unwanted in Canada
(Source: Reuters, August 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of oil train tankers soon to be deemed obsolete in the United States are unlikely get a second life in Canada's oil sands industry, undercutting a U.S. government forecast that the costly cars will...
Oil, railroad coal port money gushes into races for Washington state legislature
(Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer, August 14, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. — Oil refiners, railroads and would-be coal port developers have quietly poured thousands of dollars into Republicans’ coffers in this year’s mid-election battle for control of the Washington...
Oil trains delaying Amtrak, commuter trains across U.S.
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, August 14, 2014) CHICAGO — Oil production is booming across North America, as new technologies make it possible to extract liquid crude oil from sources like the Bakken shale oil field in North Dakota and Montana, or Alberta’s tar sands....
OSHA cites ‘Midnight Rider’ production company in train crash that killed film crew worker, injured 6 others
(Source: Associated Press, August 15, 2014) SAVANNAH, Ga. — A production company formed to make a biographical film about singer Greg Allman was cited by federal regulators Thursday for workplace safety violations stemming from a train crash in rural Georgia that...
Amtrak’s broken Empire Builder
(Source: Flathead Beacon, August 13, 2014) WHITEFISH, Mont. — Eighty-five years after its debut as one of America’s premier passenger trains, the Empire Builder struggles to stay on-time and keep passengers aboard. Full story: Flathead Beacon
