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NS opens transfer terminal in Chesapeake to serve shippers of dry and liquid bulk commodities
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 31, 2014) CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Norfolk Southern has opened a new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Chesapeake. Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) terminals are specialized facilities that allow customers to transfer a...
Mudslide shuts down Amtrak and Sounder service between Everett and Seattle
(Source: Seattle Times, January 30, 2014) SEATTLE -- A mudslide onto railroad tracks between Seattle and Everett this afternoon has shut down Amtrak and Sounder service for 48 hours, according to BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas. Full story: Seattle Times
Maryland gubernatorial candidate comes out against CSX rail facility in Baltimore
(Source: Baltimore Brew, January 31, 2014) BALTIMORE, Md. -- The first gubernatorial candidate to take a position on the CSX rail transfer project at Morrell Park has spoken up – it’s Democrat Heather R. Mizeur and she says she’s against it. Full story: Baltimore...
Amtrak rolling toward fall construction of locomotive maintenance hub
(Source: News Journal, January 30, 2014) WILMINGTON, Del. -- Amtrak is rolling toward a fall construction start for a more-than $12 million maintenance hub in Wilmington to support its new locomotive fleet – work that could also help to curb toxic runoff from a...
New York’s forgotten high-speed rail study
(Source: Capital New York, January 30, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. -- On Tuesday, following months of delays, the Federal Railroad Administration quietly posted to its website a New York State study study outlining five different options for "high speed rail" connecting New...
Texas high-speed rail project reaches new milestone
(Source: Cypress Creek Mirror, January 29, 2014) HOUSTON -- It may not be moving at high-speed yet, but Texas Central Railway has reached a new milestone with federal and state regulators to advance its plans for a privately-funded bullet train between Greater Houston...
Groups seek closer review of Whatcom County rail shipments of crude oil
(Source: Bellingham Herald, January 30, 2014) BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- As concerns grow about rail shipments of crude oil, Bellingham City Council and Whatcom County Council have passed resolutions calling for better federal regulations, and environmental groups have made...
Exxon to move Canadian crude by rail amid pipeline shortage
(Source: Fuel Fix, January 30, 2014) HOUSTON -- With limited pipeline options to ship oil sands crude out of Canada, Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to move up to 100,000 barrels per day of Canadian oil using a new rail terminal that should be running by 2015, an executive...
Norfolk Southern COO Manion sells 17,977 shares of stock
(Source: Ticker Report, January 30, 2014) NEW YORK -- Norfolk Southern Corp. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mark Manion unloaded 17,977 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an...
Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman sells $6.67 million in stock
(Source: WKRB, January 30, 2014) NEW YORK -- Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO Charles W. Moorman sold 72,977 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.42, for a total transaction of...
