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Progress Rail to unveil new locomotive
(Source: The Star Press, June 3, 2014) MUNCIE, Ind. — The first locomotive produced in Muncie for a British railroad company will be unveiled next week. Progress Rail Services will hold a ceremony to “unveil the name and first public presentation of a newly-designed...
BNSF Railway exceeds fertilizer delivery goal
(Source: Associated Press, June 2, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer says BNSF Railway has exceeded its commitment to send additional trains hauling fertilizer to the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana. Full story: Billings Gazette
Lac-Megantic prosecutors face steep challenge to convict train company or its employees over disaster
(Source: National Post, May 16, 2014) MONTREAL — As Quebec prosecutors filed charges of criminal negligence causing death against three employees and a railway company in the Lac-Mégantic disaster, previous cases suggest the Crown faces a steep challenge in proving...
Genesee & Wyoming takes over former DM&E lines
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, June 2, 2014) LINCOLN, Neb. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a publicly traded short-line railroad company, announced that its new subsidiary Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad Inc. completed the acquisition of the west end of the Dakota,...
Amtrak, FRA, NS, Indiana DOT kick off $71 million Indiana Gateway
(Source: Railway Age, June 2, 2014) NEW YORK — The Indiana Gateway project will improve seven locations on NS’s Chicago Line and one on the Amtrak Michigan Line. NS will install universal crossovers at five locations and construct a third main line track at three...
RRB: Working after retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 1, 2014) CHICAGO — Retirees, and those planning retirement, should be aware of the railroad retirement laws governing benefit payments to annuitants who work after retirement. The following questions and answers...
Locomotives gather for a historic reunion at museum
(Source: Charlotte Observer, May 30, 2014) SPENCER, N.C. — Some of the 20th century’s most-stylish muscle machines have rolled into town, a historic gathering of giants. Full story: Lake Wylie Pilot
Influx of freight trains expected in South Florida after Panama Canal expands
(Source: Sun Sentinel, June 1, 2014) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of freight trains could more than double after a widened Panama Canal opens. The wider canal and new shipping lane will allow a massive new line of mega-ships to pass through in early 2016,...
End of the line for Dyer Amtrak station maintenance?
(Source: Munster Times, June 1, 2014) DYER, Ind. — The town has been taking care of the Amtrak station for years, but that might change. Full story: www.nwitimes.com
Amtrak makes low key cuts on trains
(Source: USA Today, June 2, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The complimentary amenity kits on Amtrak's Empire Builder service from Chicago to Portland and Seattle and Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle vanished forever last week. Full story: USA Today
