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Opinion: In train wrecks, a push for safety
(Source: CNN opinion column by Tom Zoellner, January 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Train wrecks occupy a contradictory place in the American cultural memory. They are as much celebrated as they are feared, and frequently memorialized in art and song. One of the most...
Extent of problems with MBTA rail cars in dispute
(Source: Associated Press, January 29, 2014) BOSTON -- MBTA officials and unions representing the transit agency’s rank-and-file workers are disputing the seriousness and extent of problems that have prompted repairs to its new fleet of commuter rail cars. Employees...
Fast review of rulings against California high-speed rail ordered
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ordered an appeals court Wednesday to undertake a fast-track review of two rulings that could disrupt financing of the voter-approved bullet train. Full story: Los Angeles...
As mass transit Super Bowl nears, more disabled trains and delays
(Source: Star-Ledger, January 29, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. -- Four days before what has been dubbed “the first mass transit Super Bowl,” NJ Transit trains into and out of New York Penn Station are subject to residual delays of up to a half-hour tonight because of a disabled...
Positive Train Control effort stalled by Indian reviews to go faster
(Source: Bloomberg, January 30, 2014) NEW YORK -- Regulators proposed a streamlined process for American Indian tribes to complete reviews that railroads have said make it difficult to meet deadlines for finishing the biggest rail-safety project in U.S. history....
Witness says motorist celebrated after crash that killed CSX worker
(Source: Toledo Blade, January 28, 2014) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- One after the other, co-workers of a CSX Transportation employee who was struck and killed by a speeding motorist testified Tuesday that the alleged driver emerged from his car with his hands raised in...
CSX to install warning devices on rails near the Bronx
(Source: Journal News, January 28, 2014) THE BRONX, N.Y. -- Overweight or unbalanced freight trains headed for the Hudson Line will set off alerts with new devices that CSX plans to install, months after one of the company’s trains carrying garbage derailed in the...
Editorial: For all its merits, Texas high-speed rail is likely a long ways down the track
(Source: Waco Tribune, January 29, 2014) WACO, Texas -- High-speed passenger rail is very definitely in Texas’ future. The question is how far in the future. And who’s picking up the tab? Full story: Waco Tribune
Kawasaki sees opportunity in high-speed rail requests from Amtrak, California
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, January 28, 2014) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Kawasaki's train-car manufacturing division in Lincoln has an eye on new opportunities: combined requests for cars from Amtrak and California's High-Speed Rail Authority. Full story: Lincoln Journal...
Bombardier emerges as leader in CTA rail car bidding
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 28, 2014) CHICAGO -- Bombardier Transit Corp. emerged Monday as the lead bidder for the CTA's next-generation rail car, one that will avoid the unpopular design trait in the agency's newest cars that requires seated passengers to face...
