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Safety missteps threaten North Dakota’s Bakken shale bonanza
(Source: Associated Press, May 23, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The godfather of North Dakota's present oil bonanza predicted the state's crude production will double to 2 million barrels daily by decade's end but warned industry officials Thursday that future safety...
Federal agencies to testify on rail safety at House hearing
(Source: New Haven Register, May 28, 2014) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal still isn’t satisfied with the efforts to increase safety on Metro-North Railroad, and will hold a hearing June 3 to question federal rail safety officials, including the...
NJ Transit, PATH awarded $235 million in federal Sandy grants
(Source: Asbury Park Press, May 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — NJ Transit and the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail systems were awarded a total of $235 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to repair damage done during superstorm Sandy....
Conductor: Ejected Amtrak passenger threatened to fight elderly woman
(Source: Albuquerque Journal, May 23, 2014) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Amtrak passenger who was taken off a train at the Lamy Amtrak train station on Wednesday and jailed for disorderly conduct had threatened to fight two elderly woman passengers on the train, according...
BNSF hauling 240 pickup trucks daily to ND, Minn.
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The head of the biggest railroad serving the Upper Great Plains says hauling pickup trucks by rail has really picked up. Full story: Washington Times
BNSF executive sees ‘big opportunity’ in switch from diesel to LNG locomotive
(Source: The Forum, May 23, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — As a North Dakota company prepares to fire up the state’s first production facility for liquefied natural gas, the nation’s largest railroad is pursuing a switch from diesel-powered to LNG-powered locomotives,...
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
