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Editorial: Feds must quickly fix oil by rail regulations
(Source: Spokesman-Review, April 13, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Anthony Foxx testified last week that efforts to assure the safe transport of oil by rail are making progress. That’s encouraging, but federal and state regulators continue to play...
Railroads filling the void as oil pipeline falls short
(Source: New York Times, April 13, 2014) NEW YORK -- As shale fields scattered across the Midwest and West Texas produce millions of barrels of crude oil, energy companies are finding the national pipeline network insufficient to transport their output. Railroads are...
API welcomes FRA’s move to require two-person oil train crews
(Source: Penn Energy press release, April 11, 2014) TULSA, Okla. -- API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco welcomed the Federal Railroad Administration’s announcement today that it will propose rules for minimum train crew sizes for freight rail operations, including...
Restored Southern Railway steam locomotive powers up in Bluefield, W.Va.
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 10, 2014) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- A column of smoke rose high from the Norfolk Southern yard in Bluefield as the ex-Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 steam locomotive built up a head of steam, making ready for its trip to Grundy, Va....
House passes FY 2015 Ryan budget; Stands no chance in Senate
(Source: Politico, April 10, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House approved a fiscal 2015 budget on Thursday that would cut federal spending by $5 trillion and significantly revamp social welfare programs. The measure, which cleared the House 219-205, is essentially a...
Rush-hour riders offer plenty of ideas for Metro-North
(Source: Hartford Courant, April 10, 2014) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North's top management invited commuters to sound off Thursday afternoon, and they were happy to comply. With a rare opportunity to talk face-to-face with senior executives of the nation's busiest...
California high-speed rail board adopts new business plan
(Source: KCRA, April 10, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The board that oversees the California High-Speed Rail Authority approved a new business plan to submit to state lawmakers Thursday, reflecting lower revenue projections but leaving the 2028 timeline for finishing the...
Judge rejects MBCR’s request to block commuter rail changeover
(Source: Boston Globe, April 10, 2014) BOSTON, Mass. -- A Suffolk Superior Court judge has denied a request by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. to block the state’s lucrative commuter rail deal, clearing the way for the T to transfer control of the region’s...
AAR: Rail traffic up 8.7 percent over 2013 for week ending April 5
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 10, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 5, 2014 with 296,039 total U.S. carloads, up 5.4 percent...
Illinois governor announces $233 million for Amtrak service from Rockford to Chicago
(Source: MyStateline.com, April 10, 2014) ROCKFORD, Ill. -- At a press conference in Rockford on Thursday afternoon, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) announced a $233 million agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to bring passenger rail to the stateline. Full story and...
