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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...
Canadian railways, crude shippers weigh in on changes to liability rules after Lac-Megantic
(Source: Canadian Press, May 19, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta — Railway operators and the petroleum industry have weighed in on how they think the risks of shipping dangerous goods by rail ought to be divvied up -- and it's clear the two aren't on the same page. Full story:...
Minnesota imposes safety fee on railroads, oil pipeline companies
(Source: Associated Press, May 20, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In the wake of fiery derailments in Canada and North Dakota, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed into law a measure requiring railroad and oil pipeline companies operating in the state to help pay...
PTC update: Freight railroads, FCC agree to resolve issues involving previously constructed facilities
(Source: Railway Age, May 20, 2014) NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced yesterday that it had entered into an agreement with the seven Class I railroads to address the pre-May 31, 2013, construction of positive train control (PTC)...
Second Presidential Emergency Board backs unions on wages in LIRR labor talks
(Source: Associated Press, May 21, 2014) NEW YORK — A White House-appointed mediation panel has rejected an MTA proposal for a Long Island Rail Road union contract, the second time a board appointed by President Barack Obama has sided with the union. Newsday reports...
