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Lawmaker says new U.S. rail tank car safety standards due in weeks
(Source: Reuters, January 9, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. officials have promised to issue within weeks new safety standards for the kind of tank cars involved in a spate of fiery derailments in recent months, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Rail cars carrying crude...
After explosions, senators call for review of oil shipments by rail
(Source: McClatchy News Service, January 9, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two Senate committee chairmen asked the secretaries of transportation and energy on Thursday to take “prompt and decisive action” to resolve recent safety problems with crude oil transported by...
French firm Keolis wins Boston commuter rail contract
(Source: Boston Globe, January 9, 2014) BOSTON -- Keolis -- a French transit company with experience running rail systems in the United States, Europe, and Australia -- will take over operation of the Massachusetts commuter rail system starting July 1, the state...
Ann Arbor officials to plan location for new Amtrak station
(Source: Mlive.com, January 9, 2014) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Ann Arbor officials are preparing to launch a major study this week looking at options for a new Amtrak station somewhere in the city. Full story: Mlive.com
MBTA adding trains on Worcester commuter line
(Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette, January 8, 2014) WORCESTER — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, following up on a promise made last year, will add trains this month to the commuter rail service it offers between Union Station and Boston. Full...
BNSF seeks double track construction in N.D.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeking public comments
(Source: Minot Daily News, January 9, 2014) DES LACS, N.D. -- The BNSF Railway has requested a permit application from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District to construct a new double track along existing track between the city of Des Lacs and Lonetree in...
NS yard at Charlotte Douglas to move 200,000 containers a year
(Source: Charlotte Observer, January 8, 2014) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Norfolk Southern on Wednesday showed off its new rail yard at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a 200-acre cargo transfer facility that officials hope will lead to a building boom. Full story:...
Editorial: Tower 55 relief will last about 10 years
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas -- If the railroads grow like they plan, Tower 55 will be congested again before we know it. There’s no time like the present to plan what to do next. Full story: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Amtrak slowly restoring some Illinois service
(Source: State Journal-Register, January 8, 2014) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Amtrak service is slowly returning in Illinois, though nine downstate trains were again canceled Wednesday as a result of cold and snow. Full story: State Journal-Register
Columbia Gorge coal case against BNSF rolls forward
(Source: Eugene Weekly, January 9, 2014) EUGENE, Ore. -- The Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper and several other conservation groups sued BNSF Railway Company last summer after finding what they call “substantial amounts of coal in and along several Washington...
