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Thousands enjoy KCS Holiday Express in Shreveport
(Source: Shreveport Times, December 7, 2013) SHREVEPORT, La. — Despite near freezing temperatures, thousands made their way Saturday to the Kansas City Southern railyard to hop aboard the KCS Holiday Express. Full story: Shreveport Times
Amtrak’s Joe Boardman named ‘Railroader of the Year’ by Railway Age
(Source: Railway Age, December 9, 2013) NEW YORK — Joseph H. Boardman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak, has been named 2014 Railroader of the Year by railroad industry trade journal Railway Age. Full story: Railway Age
Why natural gas could help save coal
(Source: The Motley Fool, December 8, 2013) NEW YORK — Natural gas is an increasingly abundant resource in the United States. It's so cheap that it's being integrated into the transportation sector, which sets the stage for lower fuel costs. That, in turn, could lead...
Oil terminal would increase train traffic through Spokane
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, December 8, 2013) SPOKANE, Wash. — The state of Washington has received a flurry of applications for terminals that would accept crude oil shipped by rail from North Dakota’s booming shale-oil fields. The crude oil would be refined in...
Amtrak train hits semi in Minnesota; trucker killed, engineer and others on train hurt
(Source: Star Tribune, December 8, 2013) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — An Amtrak train struck a semitrailer truck that failed to stop at a crossing in central Minnesota, leaving the big rig’s driver dead and several passengers on the train injured, authorities said. Two of...
TSB says CN failed to report hundreds of derailments, collisions
(Source: CBC News, December 9, 2013) OTTAWA — A continuing CBC News investigation into rail safety has found that Canada’s largest freight carrier CN Rail did not report to authorities more than 1,800 derailments, including 44 on key rail arteries. This came to light...
California high-speed rail will need state bond funds to stay on track
(Source: The Desert Sun, December 5, 2013) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The chairman of California’s high-speed rail agency says the ambitious project to build America’s first bullet train will probably need an infusion of state bond funds by the coming spring to stay on...
Japan places future bet on maglev trains
(Source: CNN, December 8, 2013) TOKYO, Japan — With the fastest speed of Shinkansen trains at a "mere" 320 km/h (200 mph) -- and some of its technology decades old -- Japan is now facing intense rivalry not only from European train giants France and Germany, but also...
Northeast Corridor high-speed rail plan slows to 160 mph
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 8, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Amtrak recently issued draft specifications for new trains to replace its existing Acelas that call for 160 m.p.h. trains, not the 220 m.p.h. versions Amtrak said in January that it was seeking....
MTA adds signal, announces plans for safety improvements on Metro-North
(Source: CBS New York, December 8, 2013) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced plans Sunday night that it plans to make immediate safety improvements on the Metro-North Railroad, a week after a derailment in the Bronx left four people dead....
