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North Dakota man sentenced for assault on Amtrak conductors
(Source: Associated Press, January 15, 2014) GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- A Fargo man accused of assaulting two Amtrak train conductors while drunk has been sentenced to serve 15 days in jail. Full story: WDAZ.com
Amtrak adds its services to Super Bowl plans
(Source: Railway Age, January 16, 2014) NEW YORK -- Amtrak has announced it will utilize New Jersey Transit's Secaucus Junction Station, located on its Northeast Corridor, to help deliver customers to and from Super Bowl XLVIII, being held at MetLife Stadium in nearly...
CSX 4Q 2014 profit slips 5 percent but volume improves
(Source: Associated Press, January 16, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- CSX railroad's fourth-quarter profit declined 5 percent as coal demand remained weak, but the volumes it hauled grew as the economy improved. Full story: Auburn Citizen
High-speed rail from San Antonio to Monterrey on the horizon
(Source: San Antonio Express News, January 17, 2014) SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A long-envisioned high-speed rail line between San Antonio and Monterrey, Mexico, could be a reality within 10 years, officials from Texas and the Mexican border state of Nuevo León said...
Second party submits bid for Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway
(Source: Portland Press Herald, January 17, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine -- An unidentified company submitted an offer Thursday to buy the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, becoming the second party vying to purchase the bankrupt rail carrier. Full story: Portland Press...
Deadline for bids on MMA Railway arrives today
(Source: Associated Press, January 17, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine -- The deadline has arrived for interested parties to bid on the bankrupt, Maine-based railroad responsible for a disaster that killed 47 people in Canada. Full story: WLBZ2.com
TSB recommendation to equip trains with voice recorders stalled
(Source: CBC News, January 14, 2014) OTTAWA -- A top priority recommendation from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of locomotive voice and video recorders has been stalled by a fight over how rail companies might use the recordings of their employees. Full...
AAR: Railroads report decreased weekly rail traffic as of January 11, 2014
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported decreased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jan. 11, 2014 with 256,849 total U.S. carloads, down 8.2 percent...
CSX’s CEO says tough rules would not dent crude oil transport
(Source: Reuters, January 16, 2014) HOUSTON -- Potentially tougher safety regulations for tank railcars that haul crude could be costly but not dent growing volumes in transport giant CSX Corp's oil hauling business, Chief Executive Michael Ward told analysts on...
Railroads may reroute, slow down oil trains to reduce risk
(Source: Associated Press, January 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Topping the list are plans to analyze the risks of oil trains that in recent years began passing regularly through major metropolitan areas across the U.S. The results could be used to alter some routes,...
