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Rail bottlenecks stall ethanol shipments, raising prices
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, March 28, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Rail network delays have cut into ethanol shipments, raising the price of the fuel in recent days to highs not seen in almost three years. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Editorial: Move the grain or lose the rail duopoly
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 27, 2014 TORONTO -- Claude Mongeau, the CEO of Canadian National Railway Co., says a new law will subject his business to “unfair poaching.” But it sounds like what he’s really complaining about is, in plain English, more competition....
Inspection of oil train terminal in Albany finds minor problems, no violations
(Source: Albany Times-Union, March 27, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Three Capital Region rail yards were the latest targets in an ongoing "inspection blitz" touted Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that aims to reduce risks of potential derailments and explosions of massive...
Oil train terminal hit with $117,000 fine by Oregon environmental agency
(Source: The Oregonian, March 27, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon’s top environmental regulator proposed a $117,292 fine Thursday for an oil train terminal near Clatskanie, saying it committed a serious violation of state law by moving far more crude oil than it was...
Tough luck: Hit by Amtrak train, bald eagle injured again
(Source: Charleston Gazette, March 27, 2014) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It's been a brutal March for Streaky, a female bald eagle nesting in the New River Gorge National River between Hinton and Sandstone in Summers County. On March 7, the eagle was struck by an Amtrak...
AAR: Rail traffic increases 7.3% over 2013 for week ending March 22
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 27, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 22, 2014 with 291,525 total U.S. carloads, up 4.5 percent...
Three Texas mayors support high-speed rail plans
(Source: Houston Chronicle, March 27, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas -- The Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan areas are growing toward one another as new homes and jobs spread to suburbs along Interstate 45. On Thursday, mayors of the three major cities in the two...
Amtrak boss urges higher speeds on Northeast Corridor
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Amtrak's planned new Acela Express trains will carry more passengers and be more reliable than the current ones, even if they won't travel much faster, Amtrak president Joseph Boardman said Thursday....
BMWED wins wage increases for its members at Amtrak
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division press release (PDF), March 27, 2014) Novi, Michigan - A final and binding arbitration decision which, most notably, increases the wage rates of Amtrak MOW employees was reached March 25 and amounts to an...
KCS to announce 1Q 2014 results on April 16
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, March 25, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release its financial results for first quarter 2014 on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will also...
