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How the flames that devastated in Lac-Megantic were lit in North Dakota
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 3, 2013) TORONTO — Emergency crews ran for cover when they heard the noise, as they fought blasts of burning oil during the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. The kettle-boil scream meant one thing: Oil vapours were shooting out of a...
Maine town continues to help out Lac Megantic
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) FARMINGTON, Maine — The Quebec town devastated by a runaway train that exploded in its downtown is getting more help from its sister city in western Maine. Full story: Boston Herald
Evacuations lifted following CSX chemical spill in Willard, Ohio
(Source: Toledo Blade, December 1, 2013) WILLARD, Ohio — All evacuations from a chemical spill Tuesday night in a railroad yard in Willard were lifted Saturday. Residents of several dozen houses closest to where a railroad tank car ruptured after derailing, spilling...
Baltimore’s mayor appears to backpedal on CSX rail yard issue
(Source: Baltimore Brew, November 27, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Apparently backpedaling from her administration’s strong support of a CSX intermodal terminal in Morrell Park, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake today said that “everything is on the table” regarding the...
CSX says station project will bring jobs to Pittsburgh-area
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 27, 2013) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Tracey Pedersen, a member of the McKees Rocks Historical Society, said plans by CSX Corp. to build a $50 million rail cargo transfer station in McKees Rocks and Stowe, is "like history repeating...
Norfolk celebrates new Amtrak station
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk is holding a grand opening for its new Amtrak station. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the station at Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk. Full story: Washington Post
Funding to maintain tracks clouds future of Amtrak service through parts of Kansas
(Source: Associated Press, November 29, 2013) TOPEKA, Kan. — Amtrak officials say a rail line is in need of additional funding in order to keep passenger service moving through southwest Kansas at a profitable speed. But the Topeka Capital-Journal reports Friday that...
Officials open new Missouri railroad bridge
(Source: Associated Press, December 1, 2013) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A newly opened railroad bridge east of Missouri's capital city is clearing the last major bottleneck for trains traveling between St. Louis and Jefferson City. Full story: Houston Chronicle
Record harvest keeping trains busy
(Source: Grand Island Independent, November 30, 2013) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A record corn harvest this year is keeping Union Pacific Railroad busy this harvest season. Full story: Grand Island Independent
Boom in U.S. energy industry feeds other businesses
(Source: Kansas City Star, November 27, 2013) LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — This rust-bucket town near Buffalo is a perfect example of the transformation that fracking has brought to American business, where new life has been breathed into manufacturing and the nation’s...
