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America’s next energy revolution will be on roads, railroads
(Source: Reuters, August 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — From modest beginnings in the Barnett shale beneath the city of Fort Worth, unnoticed by most energy analysts, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing spread across North America and transformed all aspects of...
Editorial: Making the case for high-speed rail
(Source: New York Times editorial, August 12, 2014) NEW YORK — Most American passenger trains, including Amtrak’s popular Acela service, run at speeds that are far slower than the superfast European and Japanese trains that can zip along at 200 miles per hour or more....
The truth about Obama’s high-speed rail program
(Source: Time magazine, August 11, 2014) NEW YORK — Don't believe the New York Times or the train haters who cite it: High-speed rail is not an $11-billion failure. The New York Times has declared President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail program a failure. “Despite...
Surface Transportation Board approves 114-mile high-speed rail route between Fresno and Bakersfield
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday made public its authorizing for construction of a 114-mile high-speed passenger rail line between Fresno and Bakersfield. In a 56-page report, the...
Trains carrying Bakken oil coming into N.J. by the dozens every week
(Source: The Record, August 11, 2014) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Up to 30 trains, each carrying more than a million gallons of highly explosive crude oil in aging tanker cars, are transported into North Jersey neighborhoods from New York every week, according to documents...
Roundtables aim at improving Minnesota oil training prep
(Source: Associated Press, August 11, 2014) LITTLE CANAD, Minn. — The first of several Minnesota roundtables on oil train safety has focused on keeping freight lines operating safely, efficiently and with as little disruption as more oil from neighboring North Dakota...
DEA improperly paid $854,460 for Amtrak passenger data
(Source: Associated Press, August 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration paid an Amtrak secretary $854,460 over nearly 20 years to obtain confidential information about train passengers, which the DEA could have lawfully obtained for free...
Opinion: Who cares what ideology drives a high-speed train?
(Source: Seattle Times opinion column by Froma Harrop, August 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Perhaps it’s time for fans of high-speed rail to let some air into their thought box. Perhaps they should stop looking to Washington for direction and money. There are several...
North Dakota senators meet with head of Canadian Pacific Railway
(Source: Associated Press, August 11, 2014) MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven are asking the head of Canadian Pacific Railway to improve agriculture shipping delays before harvest. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
Frac sand boom contributes to crowded tracks, Amtrak delays
(Source: The Cap Times, August 11, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — When it comes to traffic on Amtrak’s main passenger line from Chicago, through Wisconsin and out to Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., passengers are increasingly taking a backseat to freight traffic. Full...
