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Oil by rail fight in Washington threatens California gasoline prices
(Source: Reuters, July 21, 2014) VANCOUVER, Wash. — California's chance to keep a lid on some of the nation's highest gas prices and join in the spoils of a domestic oil production boom is threatened by quickly growing opposition to a rail terminal in Washington...
Open letter from Secretary Foxx and 11 former DOT Secretaries urging Congress to address long-term transportation needs
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, July 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Congress considers legislation to avoid a shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his predecessors offered the following open...
CN reports 2Q 2014 net income of C$847 million, up 18 percent from year-earlier net income
(Source: CN press release, July 21, 2014) MONTREAL — CN today reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2014. Second-quarter 2014 financial highlights • Net income was C$847 million, or C$1.03 per diluted...
Ex-employees claim BNSF Railway has ignored key safety checks
(Source: Public Radio International, July 21, 2014) NEW YORK — One of the largest freight railroad companies in North America, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway, is accused of forcing workers to skip critical safety checks and firing employees who blow the...
Crews checking for equipment malfunction in Slinger train derailment
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 22, 2014) SLINGER, Wisc. — Railroad crews are checking whether equipment malfunction or another emergency on a Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. train might have caused a two-train collision and derailment in the center of the...
Memories still strong of 1974 N&W explosion in Decatur
(Source: Decatur Herald & Review, July 19, 2014) DECATUR, Ill. — The events of July 19, 1974, left a mark on Decatur that is still felt 40 years later. A gas explosion in the Norfolk & Western rail yard had Decatur leading the national news and remains one of the most...
Japan’s bullet train: Fast track to the future
(Source: The Independent, July 20, 2014) LONDON — If you want a sense of Japan, take the train. In 1964, while Britain was closing railway lines and stations, Japan was investing in sophisticated infrastructure. This year, 1 October marks the 50th anniversary of the...
Kansas City Southern caught in migration debate
(Source: Kansas City Star, July 20, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than a year, the Kansas City Southern railroad has deflected allegations that it is somehow complicit in the violence that happens to the migrants, many of them children traveling alone. Gangs often...
Conn. Governor seeks $3 million for century-old rail bridge
(Source: Associated Press, July 21, 2014) NORWALK, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is seeking to borrow $3 million in state bonds to fix a railroad bridge in Connecticut that blocked commuter rail traffic in May and June. Full story: New Haven Register
Busy Texas rail corridor along U.S. 377 could get busier
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 20, 2014) KELLER, Texas — Union Pacific plans to add a second rail line and make other improvements over about five miles of track along U.S. 377, stretching roughly from Kroger Drive near the far north Fort Worth-Keller city...
