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Shortage of rail capacity slowing Colorado shipments of coal, wheat
(Source: Denver Post, July 27, 2014) DENVER — Electric utilities in Colorado have watched their coal supplies drop in recent months because of clogged capacity on the nation's rail lines. The congestion's biggest impact so far is on coal transport, but other...
Oil trains clogging rail lines used to ship grain
(Source: Seattle Times, July 28, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. — A surge in oil trains hauling North Dakota’s energy bonanza is interfering with grain shipments to Pacific Northwest ports, prompting fears of a chronic crisis in which railcars carrying fossil fuels crowd out...
Oregon governor issues oil train safety review
(Source: Associated Press, July 25, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — Gov. John Kitzhaber has released a statewide review of oil train safety that calls for an increase in state rail inspectors, more funding for training, and improved reporting and transparency. Full story:...
Safety system can prevent train accidents, but rail industry slow to adopt
(Source: Hearst Newspapers, July 27, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faced with a huge increase in hazardous oil-carrying trains, California is urging quicker implementation of technology that would prevent train accidents caused by human error. But after pushing back...
Metro-North assigns manager to troubled Waterbury branch
(Source: Hartford Courant, July 24, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. — Following a decline in ridership and increasing complaints about poor service, Metro-North has appointed a senior manager to turn things around on its Waterbury branch. Full story: Hartford Courant
SEPTA: Ridership dip last 12 months due to harsh weather, fare hike
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 2014) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA ridership in the last 12 months fell 2 percent, or roughly 7 million trips, compared to the previous year, and the transit agency cited a very harsh winter and a fare increase as reasons for the dip....
Norfolk Southern sells Murphy Branch line to Watco
(Source: Sylva Herald, July 24, 2014) SYLVA, N.C. — The Norfolk Southern railroad company will sell the Murphy Branch, 47 miles of line from Dillsboro to Asheville, to Watco, a company headquartered in Pittsburg, Kan. Full story: Sylva Herald
NC Ports Authority officials focus on rail to drive business
(Source: Star News, July 24, 2014) WILMINGTON, N.C. — Lots of wheels were turning at Thursday's N.C. State Ports Authority Board of Directors meeting regarding ways to drive business to the region even if little was said in open session about what might be going where...
Locomotive in Lac-Megantic disaster likely to be withheld from auction
(Source: Portland Press Herald, July 24, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — A locomotive on the oil train that derailed and unleashed a deadly inferno in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic last year apparently won’t be among the 30-plus engines scheduled to be auctioned on Aug. 5...
Appeals court upholds proposed California bullet train route
(Source: Associated Press, July 24, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state appeals court has upheld a proposed route for California's bullet train project connecting the San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Valley. Full story: www.news10.net
