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$1.5 billion PATH plan to extend train to Newark Airport on track
(Source: New York Daily News, February 4, 2014) NEW YORK -- A project that would allow for a single train ride between Manhattan and Newark Airport has finally received the funding needed to get on track. Full story: New York Daily News
Icy storm causing delays for New Jersey rail riders
(Source: Associated Press, February 5, 2014) TRENTON, N.J. -- Ice on the overhead wires is causing problems for New Jersey transit trains. Service is temporarily suspended on Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line trains. Full story: The Republic
More answers demanded on ‘NJ Transit Super Bowl fumble’
(Source: The Star-Ledger, February 4, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. -- A day after the Assembly Transportation Committee chair called for a review of the mass transit bottleneck at the Super Bowl, the chair of the state Senate Budget Committee today also demanded answers on "NJ...
Just before Lac-Megantic, railways sought to reduce inspections
(Source: CBC News, February 5, 2014) OTTAWA -- Canada’s major freight rail carriers attempted to reduce safety inspections on rail cars carrying dangerous goods exactly a month before the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, CBC News has learned. Full story: CBC News
CP Rail oil train leaks 12,000 gallons of crude oil over 70 miles of track in Minnesota
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 4, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A single leaking tank car on a Canadian Pacific oil train left a sheen of crude oil Monday along 70 miles of track between Red Wing and Winona, Minn., state and railroad officials said. Full...
Three oil firms fined over mislabeling volatile oil on rails
(Source: New York Times, February 4, 2014) NEW YORK -- Federal regulators said on Tuesday that they had fined three companies for mislabeling the type of crude oil they were transporting. The penalties — a total of $93,000 — were the first from surprise inspections...
Historic Big Boy locomotive on display in Colton
(Source: Daily Bulletin, February 1, 2014) POMONA, Calif. -- Rail enthusiasts will have two more chances in February to see Union Pacific’s enormous Big Boy steam locomotive. After decades at Fairplex, Union Pacific No. 4014 is being prepared for a journey to UP’s...
Sen. Al Franken urges rail companies to bolster propane shipments to Minnesota
(Source: Press release from the office of Senator Al Franken (D-MN), January 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the propane shortage in Minnesota having reached a crisis point, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is urging railway companies today to increase propane...
California refiners receiving record crude-by-rail volumes from Canada
(Source: Bloomberg, February 3, 2014) NEW YORK -- California, the third-largest oil-refining state in the US, is bringing in a record volume of oil from Canada by rail as it faces shrinking supplies from Alaska and within the state. Full story: Hydrocarbon Processing
SEPTA holds another public meeting on major long-term rail project
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, February 2, 2014) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA officials hosted a fifth public meeting, last week, on a rail project that would connect tens of thousands of people each day from Philadelphia to the King of Prussia area, particularly the mall. Full...
