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Amtrak upgrade brings more convenient schedule between Portland and Eugene
(Source: The Oregonian, February 3, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon’s two new Spanish-made series 8 Talgo trains bring a significant upgrade to the Amtrak Cascades passenger line, allowing for a better schedule between Portland and Eugene while guaranteeing passenger...
Train travel picking up at Tampa’s Union Station
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, January 31, 2014) TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa ridership has climbed to 133,400 in 2013 from 73,100 in 2007, according to Amtrak. Ridership nationwide has set Amtrak records for 10 of the last 11 years. In the fiscal year ending in 2013, Amtrak...
New York DOT to hold hearings on proposed high-speed rail alternatives
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 3, 2014) The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has scheduled six hearings in March to solicit public comments on a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed high-speed...
Making high-speed trains work in the U.S.
(Source: Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2014) NEW YORK -- High-speed trains have always been a tough sell in the U.S. The technology is as old as Sputnik, but Congress and the states chose to keep the focus on interstate highways in the late 20th century. American...
Ottawa to keep closer tabs on railway companies after grain train bottleneck
(Source: Canadian Press, February 3, 2014) WINNIPEG -- A transportation bottleneck that has left a bumper crop of grain still sitting in some fields is prompting Ottawa to keep closer tabs on rail companies. Full story: Globalnews.ca
Cases of whooping cough reported at UP’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb.
(Source: www.1011now.com, February 3, 2014) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Cases of whooping cough have been reported at Adams Middle School and Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte. According to Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis, employees at Bailey Yard have been...
Legislators want Metro-North president to testify
(Source: Hartford Courant, February 3, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. -- An increasingly frustrated group of lawmakers from both political parties has summoned the incoming chief of Metro-North to testify before a legislative committee following a recent spate of problems at...
Connecticut lawmakers call on Metro-North to be more responsive
(Source: Connecticut News Junkie, February 3, 2014) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Democratic and Republican lawmakers, who sit on the legislature’s Transportation Committee, expressed their frustration Monday with what seems to be countless problems with Metro-North Railroad....
NJ Transit defends post-Super Bowl train delays
(Source: Associated Press, February 4, 2014) NEW YORK -- The head of New Jersey’s transit agency on Monday defended the response to delays for thousands of fans leaving the Super Bowl by train, as officials sought to understand how ridership estimates could have been...
NARP urges action by DOT as crude oil is given priority over people
(Source: Associated Press, February 3, 2014) CHICAGO -- The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP, which advocates for train and rail transport passengers, says a massive increase in rail shipments of crude oil from the northern Plains is partly to blame...
