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Despite rise in number of spills, hazardous cargo rides rails in secret
(Source: New York Times, April 15, 2014) NEW YORK -- American railroads have long operated under federal laws that shield them from local or state oversight and provide a blanket of secrecy over much of their operations. But now a rapid rise in the number of trains...
Freight rail industry tells Congress it will not meet 2015 PTC deadline, blames FCC
(Source: Associated Press, April 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Only one-fifth of its track will be equipped with mandatory safety technology to prevent the most catastrophic kinds of collisions and derailments by the deadline set by Congress, the freight railroad...
Schedule for Big Boy’s trip from California to Wyoming
(Source: Associated Press, April 15, 2014) CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The tentative schedule for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 -- which is being towed from Southern California to the railroad's steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyo. for restoration -- is as follows. Full story:...
Public asked to comment on plans for faster, more frequent trains from New York to upstate
(Source: Journal News, April 15, 2014) NEW YORK -- People interested in faster, more reliable Amtrak train service from New York City to Albany and on to Niagara Falls – including stops in Yonkers and Croton-on-Hudson – can comment on planned improvements in New York...
Plans for high-speed rail system approved in Niagara Falls
(Source: WKBW, April 14, 2014) NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Plans for a high-speed rail system were put into motion for the City of Niagara Falls. Council voted in favor of the $22.7 million construction contract, which was awarded to a Niagara Falls company, for the...
Will new Amtrak service to Rockford be a boon?
(Source: Daily Herald, April 15, 2014) CHICAGO -- Elgin leaders are expecting "unprecedented growth" in business with the anticipated Amtrak service between Rockford and Chicago starting next year. Full story: Daily Herald
Amtrak to hire new deputy police chief for mid-Atlantic and Southeast region
(Source: Washington Post, April 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rick Rappoport, who was the Fairfax City police chief for more than 13 years and a Fairfax County officer and commander for 24 years before that, has announced that he is stepping down next month to join...
Ex-NJ Transit rail chief lands job with New York’s MTA
(Source: The Record, April 15, 2014) NJ Transit’s former railroad chief, who was pushed out in March following two tumultuous years that included the flooding of nearly 400 rail cars and locomotives during Superstorm Sandy, has landed a job within New York’s...
KCS to stockholders: Be prepared
(Source: Railway Age, April 15, 2014) NEW YORK -- Legislation introduced in late 2013 in Mexico’s House of Deputies to amend certain provisions in the Mexican Regulatory Railroad Service Law could have “a material adverse effect” on Kansas City Southern’s consolidated...
Opinion: Diesel tax on Class I railroads ensures fairness
(Source: Opinion column by Landis Turner, The Tennessean, April 14, 2014. Mr. Turner is chairman of the Tennessee Short Line Railroad Alliance and his local authority is in Hohenwald.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The large Class-1 railroads have spent much of this Tennessee...
