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Amtrak says delays possible after Missouri floods
(Source: Associated Press, April 8, 2014) WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Rail damage from recent flash flooding in Missouri could cause delays for Amtrak's Missouri River Runner passenger train. Full story: Daily Statesman
Editorial: Amtrak’s Southwest Chief staying alive
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, April 8, 2014) PUEBLO, Colo. -- New Mexico's Transportation Committee has passed the bill to keep alive the Southwest Chief Amtrak route through Southern Colorado. The proposal, which is being carried in the Senate by state Sen. Larry...
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief could be rerouted from rural Colorado in two years
(Source: Denver Post, April 6, 2014) DENVER, Colo. -- From the towns of Lamar and La Junta on the Eastern Plains, south to Trinidad, the Southwest Chief has made stops since 1971 as it shuttles passengers between Chicago and Los Angeles. But soon the picturesque views...
U.S. train service went off the rails, shippers say
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, April 6, 2014) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The big railroads on this side of the continent are making more money than ever in what's been called a renaissance for them, shipping unprecedented volumes of oil, along with ethanol, coal and...
MMA Railway’s one-man crew documents kept secret
(Source: Toronto Star, April 4, 2014) TORONTO -- One year before the Lac-Mégantic train disaster, Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway began running trains steered by a sole engineer to the small town — a bare-bones staffing arrangement that began after Transport...
Canada’s rail safety board discovers railways not reporting all derailments
(Source: CBC News, April 7, 2014) OTTAWA -- Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has unearthed fresh problems with its rail safety database after finding railway companies did not report more than 100 accidents, minor derailments and incidents. Full story: CBC News
Additional leg could slow plan for high-speed rail between Dallas, Houston
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 8, 2014) DALLAS, Texas -- If one bullet train is good, how about two? A private plan for high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston is starting to gain some traction. Now local leaders want to piggyback on the project and add a leg...
Northeast Corridor is an economic engine: Report
(Source: Railway Age, April 7, 2014) NEW YORK -- A new report, “The Northeast Corridor and the American Economy,” produced by the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission (NEC Commission) details how the Northeast Corridor (NEC), carrying...
NTSB says locomotive engineer in Metro-North fatality had undiagnosed sleep apnea
(Source: Reuters, April 7, 2014) NEW YORK -- The driver of a train that derailed in December in New York City, killing four passengers, had an undiagnosed sleep disorder at the time of the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Monday. He...
NTSB opens docket on Metro-North train derailment in Bronx
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, April 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of its continuing investigation into the December 1, 2013 Metro-North Railroad accident that occurred in The Bronx, New York, the National Transportation Safety...
