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With state aid, SEPTA board OKs spending boost
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 23, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA will spend about 3 percent more for transit operations in the fiscal year that begins July 1, and it will nearly double its spending on major construction and repair projects, thanks to an...
California High-Speed Rail Authority seeks $8 billion bond sale approval
(Source: Bloomberg, May 23, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority will seek to get its plans for the first U.S. bullet-train back on track today when it asks an appeals court for approval to issue $8 billion in bonds to finance the...
AAR: Rail traffic up 5.6 over 2013 for week ending May 17
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 17, 2014 with 298,932 total U.S. carloads, up 4.5 percent compared...
CSX put on notice by Virginia environmental agency
(Source: Associated Press, May 22, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Virginia environmental officials have served a notice of violation with CSX stemming from the April 30 train derailment in Lynchburg. Full story: Washington Post
FRA sees ‘pockets of concern’ with misclassifying of Bakken crude
(Source: Platts, May 22, 2014) NEW YORK — US rail regulators are finding that most shippers are properly classifying Bakken crude cargoes in accordance with hazardous materials rules, the head of the Federal Railroad Administration said. Still, "there are pockets of...
Remembering those who helped keep us free
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Throughout its history, the Teamsters’ dedication to America has been indisputable. Members have served their country in far higher numbers than the general populace. They...
Bakersfield City Council votes to sue high-speed rail agency to stop construction
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, May 21, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Nineteen months after authorizing a lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Bakersfield City Council reaffirmed that plan late Wednesday, authorizing the City Attorney to sue...
Union Pacific making infrastructure improvements in Missouri, Nebraska
(Source: Union Pacific press releases, May 19 and 20, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Missouri's transportation infrastructure by investing $9 million in the rail line between Sedalia and Pleasant Hill, Missouri. The project, funded entirely...
BNSF launches intermodal service between Chicago and Silao, Mexico
(Source: Transport Topics, May 21, 2014) ARLINGTON, Va. — BNSF Railway said it has launched intermodal service between Chicago and Silao, Mexico, in partnership with Ferromex, Mexico’s largest railroad. Full story: Transport Topics
Editorial: Railroad jumps the gun on reviving oil train shipments through Lac-Megantic
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 22, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — It’s been less than a year since a runaway oil train derailed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, causing a fire that killed 47 people, but that hasn’t stopped the new owner of the same railroad from announcing...
