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Metro-North must use two-person crews until signals improved
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 7, 2013) NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad was ordered by the Federal Railroad Administration to use two train operators in certain areas, less than a week after the worst crash in its 30 years. Full story: Bloomberg
Senators want cameras on train tracks, inside locomotives
(Source: Associated Press, December 8, 2013) NEW YORK — A week after four people died in a New York commuter train derailment, two federal lawmakers proposed Sunday that trains nationwide be outfitted with cameras pointed at engineers and at the tracks. Full story:...
Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance taxes in 2014
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 5, 2013) CHICAGO — The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2014, while the tier I and tier II tax rates will remain the same on both...
Sen. Schumer wants tax credit extended for short lines
(Source: 13WHAM, December 5, 2013) CANADAIGUA, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer was in Canandaigua Thursday pushing for the Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013, which would extend a tax credit for short line railroads. Full story: 13WHAM
High-speed rail funds could also boost freight rail
(Source: McClatchy News Service, December 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail program was supposed to deliver faster and more frequent passenger trains to communities across the country. But some of the $10.1 billion in funding for...
Southwest Florida on the fast track for proposed passenger rail corridor
(Source: The News-Press, December 5, 2013) MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Regional transportation planners want Florida to buy the CSX rail line running through Lee and Collier counties to secure a corridor for future rapid transit commuter services, freight services and...
Montreal-to-Boston night train gains steam
(Source: Portland Press Herald, December 6, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — Advocates of an overnight passenger train that would connect Montreal with Boston, Portland and Old Orchard Beach have about two months to reach an agreement with freight railroads that own the route...
NARP: New Amtrak Midwest routes advance
(Source: Railway Age, December 5, 2013) NEW YORK — Illinois' Department of Transportation and CN are negotiating an infrastructure improvement plan and budget for starting passenger rail service linking Chicago and Rockford, Ill., northwest of Chicago, by the end of...
AAR: Monthly rail traffic in November increased over same month of 2012
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for November 2013 over November 2012. Intermodal traffic in November totaled 1,007,549...
New Mexico counties unify in support of Amtrak
(Source: The Pueblo Chieftain, December 6, 2013) PUEBLO, Colo. — Southern Colorado counties have given their collective support to keep Amtrak passenger trains rolling through this part of the state, and to add Pueblo to the route. Full story: The Pueblo Chieftain
