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Connecticut transportation chief to field commuters’ Metro-North questions
(Source: Hartford Courant, February 5, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. -- Disgruntled Metro-North commuters will get their chance to ask about what's gone wrong with the railroad at a forum in Fairfield on Feb. 18 sponsored by the Connecticut Citizens Transportation Lobby....
Amtrak fights Big Oil for use of tracks
(Source: National Public Radio, February 6, 2014) NEW YORK -- Oil business in North Dakota is creating some big headaches for Amtrak travelers. Trains on the popular Empire Builder route between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest are often delayed for hours. One reason...
Texas bullet train developers eye station sites in Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas and Houston
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 5, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas -- A private company that wants to build 220 mph bullet trains in Texas is committed to stopping in downtown Dallas, and is looking at sites near Union Station, the state’s new high-speed rail...
Biden visiting Philadelphia in unveil new Amtrak locomotive
(Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2014) PHILADELPHIA -- Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Philadelphia to unveil Amtrak's newest engine. He'll use the event at 30th Street Station to stress the need for infrastructure investment. Full story: ABC 27
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference reaches tentative agreement to avert strike at CN
(Source: Financial Post, February 5, 2014) OTTAWA -- Canadian National Railway Co. reached a tentative agreement Wednesday with the union representing 3,000 of the company’s engineers, yard and train workers just hours after the workers served a 72-hour strike notice....
BNSF announces $5 billion capital commitment program
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, February 4, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced a new single-year record capital commitment plan of approximately $5 billion for 2014, approximately a $1 billion increase over its 2013 capital...
X Train planners shift gears, to offer charter trips instead of scheduled service
(Source: Vegas Inc., February 4, 2014) LAS VEGAS -- Under X Train’s revised plan, the company won’t even have to have its own locomotives because it would sell charter excursions and attach the necessary number of parlor, grill and dining cars to an Amtrak train set....
High-speed train would create an Edmonton-Calgary powerhouse
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta -- A state-of-the-art bullet train between Calgary and Edmonton would cost more than $5 billion, but deliver a major economic boost for Alberta, high-speed rail proponents told MLAs on Tuesday. Full story:...
Saving Amtrak’s Southwest Chief depends on rail replacement
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, February 5, 2014) PUEBLO, Colo. -- Amtrak won’t keep running its Southwest Chief passenger train through Southern Colorado unless there are new, higher-speed rails laid down across western Kansas, Eastern Colorado and down into New Mexico....
New Mexico legislative panel OKs study of cost-sharing for Amtrak route
(Source: Associated Press, February 4, 20104) SANTA FE, N.M. -- A legislative panel agreed Tuesday to commission a study on whether New Mexico should pay part of the cost for keeping Amtrak's Southwest Chief route. Full story: Houston Chronicle
