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Sacramento plant wins major locomotive contract
(Source: Sacramento Bee, December 20, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Siemens Rail Systems has won a major contract to build 35 diesel-electric locomotives at its south Sacramento manufacturing plant for the Illinois Department of Transportation and several other states,...
Five teams vie for opportunity to bid on second California high-speed rail contract
(Source: Fresno Bee, December 18, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. -- Five teams of contracting companies are vying to be deemed qualified to bid for a contract worth between $1.5 billion and $2 billion to design and build a 60-mile stretch of California's high-speed rail project...
Crude oil rail terminal proposed for Edmonton
(Source: CBC News, December 21, 2013) EDMONTON, Alberta -- Kinder Morgan and Imperial Oil have announced plans to build a crude oil rail-loading terminal in Strathcona County, east of Edmonton. The facility, to be called the Edmonton Rail Terminal, will be built in an...
Tri-Rail moving ahead with Positive Train Control
(Source: Sun Sentinel, December 22, 2013) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Tri-Rail is moving forward with Positive Train Control (PTC), a sophisticated collision avoidance system designed prevent a catastrophe due to human error. But it's unclear whether it will be ready by...
Railroad companies are battling pipeline operators for oil transportation dominance
(Source: The Motley Fool, December 20, 2013) NEW YORK -- North Dakota's Director of the Department of Mineral Resources estimates that 90% of all crude oil produced in North Dakota's Bakken Shale next year will grab a ticket to ride. Given that 60% of the region's...
SEPTA announces ambitious capital-improvement plan
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 21, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- With new state funding on the way from the recently signed transportation law, SEPTA has switched from doomsday threats to promises of a grand restoration. As part of its plans, the agency is...
South Korean rail strike intensifies
(Source: Wall Street Journal, December 23, 2013) NEW YORK -- A standoff between the South Korean government and railroad workers intensified over the weekend as police forced their way into the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions headquarters to arrest a handful of...
Reporting events that can affect Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 18, 2013) CHICAGO -- Rights to benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act also carry responsibilities for reporting events that may affect the payment of these benefits to the employee or to members of the...
Efforts for Amtrak passenger rail in Shreveport continue
(Source: Shreveport Times, December 19, 2013) SHREVEPORT, La. -- Louisiana’s transportation department announced plans this month to study a potential Amtrak route across north Louisiana, connecting Texas to Mississippi. Similarly, Texas is studying additional stops...
BNSF Chairman Matt Rose appointed to Dallas Fed
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 19, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Rose, who has headed Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe since 2000, was appointed to a three-year term on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. His term starts Jan....
