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Port of Tacoma accepts grant to help repower Tacoma Rail locomotive
(Source: The News Tribune, June 6, 2014) TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Rail will soon begin repowering its oldest locomotive thanks in part to a grant accepted Thursday by the Port of Tacoma from the Environmental Protection Agency. Full story: The News Tribune
The huge up side of UP’s massive Santa Teresa complex
(Source: Albuquerque Journal News, June 9, 2014) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The inauguration of Union Pacific Railroad’s huge Santa Teresa project on May 28 promises to change the economic complexion of southern New Mexico. Full story: Albuquerque Journal News
Editorial: Prepare now for Santa Teresa rail hub opportunities
(Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, June 8, 2014) LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The potential opportunities available from the new Union Pacific rail yard in Santa Teresa are endless. The challenge now is to leverage those opportunities to the greatest extent possible, and ensure that...
Critics target $58 million Michigan deal for Amtrak rail cars
(Source: Detroit News, June 8, 2014) LANSING, Mich. — State lawmakers are looking into claims that the Department of Transportation is mistakenly buying passenger rail cars that Wisconsin rejected as the result of a faulty bidding process. Full story: Detroit News
Detroit River rail tunnel bid awaits state aid
(Source: Detroit News, June 9, 2014) LANSING, Mich. — A transportation budget awaiting the Legislature’s final approval would dedicate $10 million toward construction of a Detroit River rail tunnel between Detroit and Windsor in a bid to stop losing freight traffic,...
More lawsuits a foregone conclusion for California high-speed rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2014) LOS ANGELES — As California officials seek to begin construction on the $68-billion high-speed rail project, strict engineering standards and other conditions outlined in the 2008 ballot measure authorizing the project have...
Blumenthal wants restrictions on bridge opening
(Source: Associated Press, June 9, 2014) NORWALK, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling the Coast Guard to restrict the number of times it allows a railroad swing bridge over the Norwalk River to rotate open. The 118-year-old Walk Bridge has become stuck...
Connecticut Governor to hold ‘crisis summit’ on Metro-North
(Source: NBC Connecticut, June 9, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel Malloy will be meeting with executives from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metro-North on Monday for what his office is calling a "crisis summit" after several several service...
Bridge halts commute on Metro-North, again
(Source: WTNH, June 6, 2014) NORWALK, Conn. — Call it a troubled bridge over not-so-troubled waters. For the second time in less than two weeks, the 118-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk became stuck in the open position, stifling train service for some four hours in...
Editorial: Keep the pressure on for a safer rail industry
(Source: News & Advance editorial, June 8, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — The more the public learns about the April 30 train derailment in Downtown Lynchburg, the more we are disturbed by the incident. Full story: News & Advance
