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TransCanada considers oil by rail as Keystone pipeline alternative
(Source: Reuters, May 21, 2014) CALGARY — TransCanada Corp is in talks with customers about shipping Canadian crude to the United States by rail as an alternative route as its Keystone XL pipeline project that has been mired in political delays, Chief Executive Russ...
BNSF head: Future of moving crude by rail depends on proving to public it can be done safely
(Source: Associated Press, May 21, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The future of crude oil shipments by train depends on proving to the public that it can be done safely, the head of BNSF Railway Co. said Wednesday. Full story: Daily Journal
U.S. calls for more testing data from oil industry
(Source: Reuters, May 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. regulators need more data from the energy sector about oil train cargoes, a senior Department of Transportation official said on Wednesday, as officials work on how to move such freight more safely by rail after...
Rail congestion expected to plague Powder River Basin coal into late 2014
(Source: Star Tribune, May 21, 2014) CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming coal shipments were slowed by congested rail lines in the first quarter of 2014, dragging down mining firms' profit margins and leaving three of the four major companies working in the Powder River Basin in...
GOP-led House panel approves cuts to transportation grants, Amtrak
(Source: Associated Press, May 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — GOP-drafted legislation that would impose cuts on Amtrak repairs, transit projects, and a transportation grant program championed by President Barack Obama sailed through a key House panel on Wednesday. In...
French rail company orders 2,000 trains that are too wide for stations
(Source: Reuters, May 20, 2014) NEW YORK — France's national rail company SNCF said on Tuesday it had ordered 2,000 trains for an expanded regional network that are too wide for many station platforms, entailing costly repairs. Full story: Reuters
Rock slide near Moffat Tunnel detours Amtrak trains
(Source: Denver Post, May 20, 2014) DENVER, Colo. — Amtrak trains are being detoured in Colorado after a rock slide near the Moffat Tunnel on Sunday. Full story: Denver Post
Union Pacific plans grand opening in New Mexico
(Source: Associated Press, May 20, 2014) SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Union Pacific Railroad is planning grand opening for its new rail facility in southern New Mexico. Full story: Grand Island Independent
Private firm remains committed to Canadian high-speed rail link
(Source: Calgary Herald, May 21, 2014) EDMONTON, Alberta — The head of a privately-funded, high-speed rail company says he remains committed to building a line between Calgary and Edmonton despite an all-party legislature committee report that says the province is not...
Role of state law at issue in California high-speed rail lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, May 20, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's $68 billion bullet train project should be exempt from the state's strict environmental review process now that it is subject to federal oversight, the state attorney general's office argued...
