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Amtrak ready for $181 million in New York rail projects
(Source: Albany Times Union, April 28, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Amtrak expects to give contractors the go-ahead by mid-May — and construction to begin in June — on a series of Capital Region rail improvement projects. The work includes a fourth platform track and...
$22 million rail tie manufacturing plant opens in Clinton, Iowa
(Source: WQAD, April 29, 2014) CLINTON, Iowa -- Clinton, Iowa, is unveiling a $22 million project in its Lincolnway Railport. German-based Rail.One is operating a plant that makes railroad ties for Union Pacific and other clients. It’s European investment to create...
Transport Canada spending $9.2 million to improve railway crossing safety
(Source: Canadian Press, April 28, 2014) MILTON, Ontario -- The federal government says it will spend $9.2 million this year to improve safety at railway crossings. The money is being made available as part of a cost-sharing agreement with railways and governments...
Saving lives near train tracks is focus of Operation Lifesaver conference, May 14-15
Saving lives near train track is focus of Operation Lifesaver Conference, May 14-15 (Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rail safety education leaders from across the U.S. and around the world will gather in Albuquerque May...
As Oregon legislators grapple with oil train safety, Portland fire chief warns that city is not equipped
(Source: The Oregonian, April 29, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon legislators have now been schooled in Oil Train Safety 101. Dozens of elected officials, firefighters and bureaucrats met Tuesday morning in Portland at a Linnton rail yard to hear what’s done in Oregon...
Q&A: The reasons, and risks, behind shipping crude oil by rail
(Source: McClatchy News Service, April 25, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Domestic oil production is literally rolling across the country. The country’s vast rail network has become, in effect, the pipeline for newer sources of crude oil unlocked by hydraulic fracturing,...
DOT Secretary Foxx sends transportation bill to Congress
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, April 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today unveiled a long-term transportation bill he is sending to Congress for consideration as the House and Senate face looming...
Firefighters battle six separate fires along Norfolk Southern mainline in W.Va.
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 28, 2014) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- Firefighters from three area volunteer fire departments and the West Virginia Division of Forestry battled six separate fires along the Norfolk Southern Railway mainline between Bluefield and...
Winter chills Amtrak ridership in Illinois
(Source: Register-Mail, April 28, 2014) GALESBURG, Ill. -- The Western Illinois Amtrak Coalition on Monday learned ridership is down locally and throughout the state — a less-than-favorable report received amid mostly ongoing or forthcoming positive news. Full story:...
SEPTA seeks public input on capital budget, program
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 28, 2014) The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is soliciting through May 2 public comments on its fiscal-year 2015 capital budget and the fiscal years 2015-26 capital program. Full story: Progressive...
