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Train crew 911 calls from Casselton derailment made public
(Source: The Forum, January 9, 2014) FARGO, N.D. -- Emergency 911 calls indicate at least one member of the crew involved in the Dec. 30 train derailment and explosion west of Casselton thought the train was carrying ethanol instead of highly combustible Bakken crude...
$13 million approved for Positive Train Control on MARC trains
(Source: Baltimore Sun, January 8, 2014) BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $13 million contract on Wednesday to begin installing "positive train control" equipment, which uses GPS and radio signaling to react automatically if a collision...
Opinion: Reason becomes a casualty in the war on drugs
(Source: Kansas City Star opinion column, January 7, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In one head-splitting example from 2004, customs and border agents missed finding 82 pounds of drugs on their initial sweep of a Mexican train at the Calexico border crossing. But after a...
Amtrak to offer free wireless Internet on Carbondale to Chicago route
(Source: The Southern, January 5, 2014) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Amtrak trains operating out of Carbondale to Chicago will soon offer free internet access. Full story: The Southern
Amtrak’s Auto Train expands capacity for peak season
(Source: Sanford Herald, January 6, 2014) SANFORD, Fla. -- In response to growing demand, Amtrak Auto Train expanded capacity by adding more seats for travel Jan. 1 through March 31. Full story: Sanford Herald
Oregon adds new Talgo trains to Eugene-Vancouver B.C. route
(Source: Statesman Journal, January 6, 2014) EUGENE, Ore. -- New passenger trains are joining the Pacific Northwest rail route today, affecting both bus and train schedules, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. Full story: Statesman Journal
North Carolina-to-D.C. high-speed rail group to meet in Va.
(Source: Associated Press, January 7, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia and North Carolina representatives are scheduled to meet on the development of high-speed rail service from Charlotte, N.C., to Washington, D.C. Full story: CBS Charlotte
U.S. transportation secretary gives Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail a push
(Source: Dallas Morning News, January 8, 2014) DALLAS -- During a speech in San Antonio Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx hopped all aboard a most familiar subject: a high-speed rail line linking Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston, which, if nothing...
NJ Transit to get permanent home to store trains
(Source: Star-Ledger, January 8, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. -- NJ Transit has approved design and engineering services for a storage yard that would be able to hold up to 120 train cars. The project involves reconfiguring and expanding the County Yard — near NJ Transit’s...
Fort Worth’s Tower 55 project on track to end in September
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 7, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas -- A sweeping $104 million project to relieve rail congestion is progressing quickly, railroad officials say. The so-called Tower 55 project, named for the famously busy railroad intersection in the...
