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Winter track damage slows Downeaster service
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service between Boston and Maine has been delayed or canceled this week so damaged tracks can be repaired. Full story: www.seacoastonline.com
Sale of MMA Railway’s assets in U.S. to close May 15
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 9, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — After some initial delays, a partial sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway is scheduled to close next week, according to company officials. Full story: Portland Press Herald
Officials say train in Indianapolis crash was hauling nuclear waste
(Source: RTV Channel 6 (Indianapolis), May 8, 2014) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The head of the National Transportation Board said this week that the nation's railroads pose a catastrophic threat to the U.S. population. It was a point underscored in Indianapolis on Tuesday,...
Combustible crude increasingly rumbles through Wisconsin
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 7, 2014) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Emergency management officials in Wisconsin are growing wary of an increasing number of crude oil tankers traveling on the state's railroads — trains that federal regulators have deemed unsafe and...
Oregon ill-prepared for oil train spill into waterways
(Source: The Oregonian, May 8, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — When a CSX oil train derailed and caught fire April 30 in Lynchburg, Virginia, dumping more than 20,000 gallons of crude into the James River, the spill wasn’t controlled for hours. If a similar accident happened...
Health officials say James River is safe after CSX oil train derailment, spill
(Source: Richmond Times Dispatch, May 8, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — If you get in the James River, you don’t have to worry about oil, state officials say. The Virginia Department of Health on Thursday lifted its recommendation that people avoid swimming and paddling in the...
AAR: Railroads report increased traffic for April and for the week
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for April 2014, with both carload and intermodal volume increasing compared with April...
Analysis: Latest DOT oil train safety regulations unlikely to be effective
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, May 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Knowing these trains are coming might help the local fire and police departments prepare, but unless these local emergency teams get better equipment to deal with these fires, it’s unclear how much good...
Fire in the sky: 40th anniversary of railroad bridge fire in Poughkeepsie
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, May 8, 2014) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — For city firefighter Michael Marinucci, the acrid smell of the thick, black smoke that lingered over the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge was unforgettable. Roaring flames stayed mostly hidden...
Work starts on retaining wall to protect NS line in Pittsburgh
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 7, 2014) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Norfolk Southern Railway has begun building a retaining wall along its tracks beneath the Mount Washington hillside that gave way last month, burying the rail line. Full story: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
