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Casselton oil train crash cleanup almost done
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Cleanup of an oil train derailment on the outskirts of a small southeastern North Dakota town "is all but complete," a state health official said Wednesday. Full story: ABC News
Opinion: Metro-North president says railroad will be No. 1 again
(Source: New Haven Register opinion column by Joseph Giulietti, March 19, 2014. Mr. Giulietti is President of Metro-North Railroad.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The past year has been a challenging one for Metro-North Railroad — for its 270,000 daily customers, for its 6,000...
Sale of MMA Railway delayed
(Source: Portland Press Herald, March 20, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine -- A New York investment firm’s purchase of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway has been delayed, as Canadian regulators say they don’t have all the paperwork needed before they can approve...
Most LIRR, Metro-North trains to get recording gear
(Source: Newsday, March 19, 2014) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad plan to install inward-facing and outward-facing video cameras and audio recorders on most of their trains, MTA officials said. Full story: Newsday
NJ Transit studies improvements to Walter Rand center
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2014) CAMDEN, N.J. -- NJ Transit is spending $300,000 this year to study possible expansion of the Walter Rand Transportation Center in downtown Camden, the new executive director of the transit agency said Tuesday. Full...
A lifetime’s ride with the iron horse
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, March 18, 2014) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- On Monday, May 10, 1869, two locomotives, Union Pacific #119 and Central Pacific #60 "Jupiter," met face-to-face at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. The event marked the completion of the First...
Caterpillar files new protest over rail contract
(Source: Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2014) NEW YORK -- Caterpillar Inc. filed a new round of protests over the Illinois Department of Transportation's decision to award a $226 million contract for high-speed passenger railroad locomotives to AG and Cummins Inc....
NJ Transit chief hears complaints, compliments at Atlantic City rail station
(Source: Press of Atlantic City, March 18, 2014) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Commuters catching a train Tuesday morning out of Atlantic City were approached by a smiling woman who politely extended her hand and introduced herself as Ronnie Hakim. This meet-and-greet...
Canadian railways make progress on easing grain logjam
(Source: Reuters Canada, March 18, 2014) WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Canadian grain shipments by rail have picked up since earlier this month when Ottawa ordered Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited to improve service, CN and a grain-handling...
Canada wants faster phase-out of older rail tanker cars
(Source: Reuters, March 18, 2014) TORONTO -- Canada wants a faster phase-out of older, flawed tanker railcars than what has been proposed in the United States, the country's top-ranking transport official said on Tuesday. Full story: Reuters
