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Metra UP-North Line delayed when man climbs on top of train
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, February 24, 2014) CHICAGO -- Metra trains were delayed during the Monday morning commute after a man climbed on top of a train in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Full story: Chicago Sun-Times
New port locomotives are efficient, expected to move more cargo
(Source: Bradenton Herald, February 26, 2014) PORT MANATEE, Fla. -- By next month, two new, high-efficiency railroad engines will be at work at Manatee County's port. They'll use up to 65 percent less diesel fuel than the port's previous engine, and are expected to...
High-speed rail would cost Colorado $30 billion
(Source: Denver Post, February 25, 2014) DENVER, Colo. -- High-speed rail could shuttle millions of people from Pueblo to Fort Collins, as well as from Jefferson County to the Eagle County Airport. But the $30.1 billion needed to launch the system is well out of...
Incoming CEO of MMA Railway meets with Lac-Megantic’s mayor for the first time
(Source: Bangor Daily News, February 25, 2014) BANGOR, Maine -- The soon-to-be CEO of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway on Monday afternoon met for the first time with Colette Roy Laroche, the mayor of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, the site of the train crash last...
Pennsylvania governor announces funding for 33 freight rail projects
(Source: Office of Governor Tom Corbett press release, February 25, 2014) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that 33 rail freight improvement projects that will help sustain more than 43,000 jobs across Pennsylvania were approved today for funding...
Opinion: When it comes to safety, CN has missed the train
(Source: Global News, February 24, 2014) MONTREAL -- The federal government is dragging its feet, and unfortunately, the Transportation Safety Board does not have the teeth necessary to enforce change. This should be remedied. Full story and video: www.globalnews.ca
Locomotive of empty CSX oil train derails in upstate New York; no spill
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, February 25, 2014) TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. -- A CSX locomotive hauling 97 empty oil tank cars from Philadelphia to Chicago derailed near Kingston Tuesday morning, raising fresh concerns about the safety of oil trains following several...
Chinese, U.S. rail firms eye Mexico as reforms loom
(Source: Reuters, February 26, 2014) MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- U.S. and Chinese rail companies have expressed interest in the Mexican rail freight market if a bill that seeks to open up the sector to more companies is approved, the head of the lower house of Congress'...
MTA chairman says authority will push for more mediation with LIRR workers, delaying potential strike to July
(Source: New York Daily News, February 20, 2014) NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is prepared to request a second round of mediation in its labor dispute with LIRR workers, a move that would delay a strike until July 20, it was revealed on...
DOT issues Emergency Order requiring rail crude oil testing from Bakken region
(Source: Department of Transportation press release, February 25, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued an Emergency Order requiring all shippers to test product from the Bakken region to ensure the proper classification of...
