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OSHA orders BNSF to reinstate 2 workers, provide back pay
(Source: Associated Press, May 20, 2014) HELENA, Mont. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered BNSF Railway to reinstate workers in Montana and Wyoming, with back pay, after an agency investigation determined the employees were illegally fired...
Virginia considering second Lynchburg-D.C. Amtrak route
(Source: News & Advance, May 18, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — The state of Virginia is in preliminary discussions about adding a second daily train from Lynchburg to Washington, D.C. Full story: News & Advance
Texas Supreme Court: Veterans parade train wreck trial to stay in Midland
(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, May 18, 2014) MIDLAND, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld on Thursday a Court of Appeals’ mandate to keep the Nov. 15, 2012, train wreck trial in Midland. Full story: www.mrt.com
Gov. Brown doubles down on California high-speed rail amid calls for restraint
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Preparing for looming budget battles with the Democratic-controlled Legislature, Gov. Jerry Brown warned Friday that lawmakers must balance "desire and need" for expensive social programs - even...
Opinion: Paul Ryan takes a stab at killing passenger rail
(Source: The Capital Times, May 19, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — What is it about today's Republican politicians and passenger rail? Full story: The Capital Times
Growing pains as BNSF Railway beefs up service
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, May 19, 2014) ROSS, N.D. — The small incorporated hamlet of Ross is squeezed by one of North Dakota’s busiest highways on one side and railroad line on the other. In between U.S. Highway 2 and the BNSF Railway is just enough room for a few...
Talgo’s $66 million Wisconsin claim over high-speed trains rejected
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 19, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — A state board rejected a nearly $66 million claim Monday from the company that manufactured a canceled Madison-to-Milwaukee train line, clearing the way for a lawsuit over a project that dominated the...
Coal is still king in the U.S.
(Source: Bristol Herald Courier, May 19, 2014) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Sure, natural gas is cheaper, but coal is going to be king in the U.S. for many more years. That was the admittedly “optimistic” view of coal’s future offered Monday by Dan Weekley, vice president of...
Study: Farmers lose $67 million as oil trains plug rails, not winter
(Source: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, May 19, 2014) FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota farmers have lost nearly $67 million this year because of rail shipment delays, and stand to lose $100 million more if the situation on the rails continues. A North Dakota State University...
Railroads want to keep oil train routes secret, but federal rules do not require it
(Source: The Oregonian, May 18, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — As crude oil shipments have proliferated and raised safety concerns across the country, railroads have refused to acknowledge their routes and frequencies, details that anyone patient enough to stand trackside...
