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CSX mainline opens in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
(Source: CSX press release, May 21, 2014) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation (CSX), through its transportation and intermodal terminals subsidiaries, announces another milestone in the construction of the $100 million intermodal terminal in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield....
Union Pacific’s $400 million Santa Teresa facility to open on May 28
(Source: El Paso Times, May 24, 2014) EL PASO, Texas — Union Pacific's $400-million, 2,200-acre rail facility in Santa Teresa, which took about two years of planning and almost three years of construction, including moving massive amounts of dirt, has its public grand...
California appeals court has tough questions for plaintiffs in high-speed rail lawsuit
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2014) LOS ANGELES — A state appellate court panel on Friday zeroed in on technical and procedural issues that could signal trouble for Central Valley groups fighting California's proposed bullet train project. Full story: Los...
Lac-Megantic memorial proposed for disaster site
(Source: CBC News, May 26, 2014) MONTREAL — A group of business people are proposing a memorial centre at the site of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in the hopes it will draw tourists to the recovering town. Full story: www.cbc.ca
Fees nearly $3 million in MMA Railway bankruptcy
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 24, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway and the lawyers and consultants working on his behalf are asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve nearly $3 million in compensation and...
Chicago area poorly prepared for crude oil train fires
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 25, 2014) CHICAGO — Few Chicago-area fire departments have enough firefighting foam and equipment to respond effectively to the roaring infernos seen near Rockford and elsewhere in recent years when multiple railroad tank cars carrying...
Canola growers file complaint about railway service with Canadian agency
(Source: Canadian Press, May 27, 2014) WINNIPEG — Canola farmers are complaining to the Canadian Transportation Agency about what they call “dismal” service from the country’s two biggest railways. Full story: www.globalnews.ca
Minnesota farmers say price of food is going up due to railroads shipping oil instead of grain
(Source: KTSP, May 23, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farmers in Minnesota are saying that rail cars that used to transport crops are now being used to transport oil. That means farmers have to find other, typically more expensive ways to either store or ship their crops....
Crude oil by rail a safety concern in South Jersey
(Source: South Jersey Times, May 25, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — With elected officials across North America calling for stricter regulations regarding shipping crude oil by rail, local rail operators and oil refineries in South Jersey are reiterating the importance of their...
Dramatic rise in West Coast oil trains raise fears in Vancouver
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2014) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Residents along the scenic Columbia River are hoping to persuade regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest's largest crude oil train terminal — the proposed destination for at least...
