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California high-speed rail plan attracts foes, supporters at Fresno hearing
(Source: Fresno Bee, May 6, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — Members of the California High-Speed Rail Authority were alternately scolded and encouraged -- and even threatened with arrest -- for more than three hours Tuesday in a hearing on plans for the Fresno-Bakersfield...
BNSF: Less income in 1Q 2014, more land in Portland for auto facility
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 6, 2014) Similar to most other Class Is, BNSF Railway Co.'s first-quarter financial performance was somewhat chilled by winter's wrath. Although total revenue rose 3 percent to $5.4 billion and volume ratcheted up 1 percent to 2.4...
Amtrak suspends some Empire Builder service for repairs
(Source: Associated Press. May 6, 2014) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Amtrak said Tuesday that it is suspending westbound rail service from Fargo on its Empire Builder line for four months and that passengers traveling on to Grand Forks, Devils Lake and Rugby will have to...
New York steps up disaster drills as oil trains increase
(Source: Journal News, May 7, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North...
Editorial: It’s time to get serious about oil by rail safety
(Source: Star-Tribune, May 7, 2014) CASPER, Wyo. — Nobody would reasonably expect you to put up with a bomb in your backyard. Yet every day, car after car of oil travels on railroads just steps away from people, homes and businesses, putting them at risk of explosions...
Canada’s crude by rail shipments increase 9-fold since 2012
(Source: CBC News, May 6, 2014) OTTAWA — The amount of crude oil being shipped via rail has increased by almost 900 per cent since the start of 2012, new data from the National Energy Board shows. Full story: CBC News
KCS upgrading tracks from Gulfport to Hattiesburg
(Source: Hattiesburg American, May 6, 2014) GULFPORT, Miss. — Kansas City Southern Railway Company is upgrading its tracks and crossings from Gulfport to Hattiesburg. The big winner from the railway's Gulfport Improvement Project is the Port of Gulfport. Full story:...
House GOP unveils bill slashing highway grants, cutting Amtrak and transit construction
(Source: Associated Press, May 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans controlling the House unveiled legislation on Tuesday that proposes a huge cut to a transportation grant program championed by President Barack Obama that funds road and bridge projects, light rail...
Patches of oil found by river during Lynchburg derailment recovery, cleanup
(Source: News & Advance, May 6, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — While cleanup crews clipped burned tree branches and removed debris at the CSX crash site in downtown Lynchburg Tuesday, the city announced limited access to Concord Turnpike, and patches of oil were found beside...
Re-enactment of Golden Spike ceremony will mark 145th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad
(Source: Associated Press, May 6, 2014) PROMONTORY, Utah — A re-enactment ceremony on Saturday will mark the 145 years that have passed since the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The annual May 10 re-enactment of the driving of the Golden Spike has been...
