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Railroads’ 2014 capital expenditures strike steady pace
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, February 20, 2014) NEW YORK -- North American railroads plan to spend an equivalent amount to last year on total capital spend. Full story: Railway Track & Structures
AAR: Railroads report decreased rail traffic for week ending February 15
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 20, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported decreased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 15, 2014 with 270,632 total U.S. carloads, down 2.9 percent...
Obama to drop Social Security reforms from latest budget request
(Source: Washington Post, February 20, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House budget to be released early next month will propose $56 billion in new spending on domestic and defense priorities and drop a proposal that was included in last year's budget as a way to...
Metro-North: Wheels turning on improvement
(Source: Connecticut Post, February 20, 2014) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A beleaguered duo of Metro-North Railroad leaders for the second time this week promised to fix Connecticut's broken commuter railroad and, for the first time, offered a few specifics on how they plan...
Sen. Blumenthal presses Metro-North officials to act quickly
(Source: New Haven Register, February 20, 2014) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressured Metro-North on Thursday to take actions quickly to ensure safety and reliability of the commuter railroad. Full story: New Haven Register
Railroads to agree to speed limits, more inspections of crude shipments
(Source: Platts, February 19, 2014) ORLANDO, Fla. -- U.S. railroads likely will agree to reduced speed limits when carrying crude in populated areas and increased inspections under a forthcoming pact with the Department of Transportation to boost the safety of...
Railroads make their own moves to improve safety of crude oil trains
(Source: McClatchy News Service, February 20, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As they await new federal guidelines on shipment of crude oil, railroads are taking their own steps to improve the shipments' safety. Full story: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
BNSF Railway to buy 5,000 next-generation tank cars for transporting crude oil
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 20, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway said Thursday that it intends to buy a fleet of 5,000 strengthened tank cars to haul oil and ethanol in a move that would set a higher safety standard for an industry that’s seen...
Video: Penn Station marks contributions from African-American men and women
(Source: CBS Baltimore, February 20, 2014. BLET Editor's Note: Carlyle L. Smith is a member of BLET Division 482 in Washington, D.C.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- For more than a century, African-American men and women were track workers, firemen and porters on the nation’s...
Report warns of increased coal traffic; Industry, BNSF dispute conclusions
(Source: Great Falls Tribune, February 19, 2014) GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A new report warns that projected increases in coal trains moving across the state, on top of Bakken oil shipments, could begin hogging rail capacity, increasing shipping costs for other...
