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CP Rail, BNSF ordered to give updates on grain backlog
(Source: Associated Press, June 24, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A backlog of grain shipments across the Great Plains has been reduced but not eliminated, so U.S. regulators are requiring BNSF and Canadian Pacific railroads to provide weekly updates on their efforts to...
With 18 oil trains weekly, Columbia River Gorge is the key route for crude by rail in Pacific Northwest
(Source: The Oregonian, June 24, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — Eighteen oil trains a week move along the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, newly released data shows, a figure that could more than double if a proposed Vancouver, Wash., oil train terminal opens....
Oil train info shows heavy traffic
(Source: Associated Press, June 24, 2014) BILLINGS, Mont. — Disclosures from railroads about volatile oil shipments from the Northern Plains show dozens of the trains passing weekly through Illinois and the Midwest and up to 19 a week reaching Washington state on the...
MMA workers feared a catastrophe before Lac-Megantic, documents show
(Source: Montreal Gazette, June 16, 2014) MONTREAL — Montreal, Maine & Atlantic’s own employees feared a catastrophe, given the state of the now-bankrupt railway’s tracks and equipment, and the kind of products the company was transporting, according to court...
Michael Kelliher selected as NMB Deputy Chief of Staff
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, June 23, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce the selection of Michael Kelliher to fill the Deputy Chief of Staff position within the agency. In this capacity, he will work...
FRA administrator challenges Southeast states to develop shared vision for rail service
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 20, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today called on elected officials and transportation planners in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to develop a...
Lawsuit contests California high-speed rail air quality plans
(Source: Associated Press, June 23, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A San Rafael-based group that opposes California's high-speed rail project filed a lawsuit Monday contesting the state's plan to fund it with money from a greenhouse gas emissions program, arguing that...
CSX opposes high-speed rail on its New York tracks
(Source: Albany Times-Union, June 22, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — CSX, the owner of certain rail line New York state officials hope to use for high-speed passenger trains, is strongly opposed to the plan and is calling it unsafe, bad for the environment and economically...
Opinion: High-speed job creation for California
(Source: Opinion column by Madeline Janis, Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2014) LOS ANGELES — During the recent election season, the California high-speed rail project came under attack once again, with candidates vowing to defund it. "Let's focus on real job creation,"...
Major frack sand transport facility breaks ground in Odessa
(Source: Odessa American, June 20, 2014) ODESSA, Texas — Workers for U.S. Silica Co. recently began building a transloading and storage facility off East Loop 338 in south Odessa, capable of storing 20,000 tons of fracking sand to service the surging oil and gas...
