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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...
Government rules require California’s high-speed trains to be built in U.S.
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 30, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has yet to break ground on its controversial high-speed train system, and legal challenges remain in the path of construction. Full story: Fresno Bee
Editorial: Judge’s decisions will slow, but not kill, California high-speed rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 28, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — A group of Kings County residents determined to stop California's high-speed rail project tried to convince Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny that "it would be illegal to proceed with construction...
Northeast Corridor transit firms work to retrofit railways
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 29, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — High-speed rail in the United States is closest to reality in California, but the nation's busiest rail route - the Northeast Corridor - is struggling just to keep the trains running as Amtrak...
Texas exploring high-speed rail along major corridors
(Source: Dallas Observer, November 25, 2013) DALLAS, Texas — If high-speed rail is to exist in Texas over the next several decades, it won't be the work of the federal or the state government. Though the state has been exploring the idea for close to three decades,...
Railroad industry benefits from federal funding for infrastructure
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 2, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — The railroad industry brags in its national publicity campaign that it spends billions of dollars improving its infrastructure “so taxpayers don’t have to. But the ads don’t tell everything. The...
BNSF: 9 empty oil tank cars derail in North Dakota
(Source: Associated Press, December 1, 2013) BISMARCK, N.D. — BNSF Railway says nine empty oil tanker cars derailed after a train was hit by a pickup truck just outside of western North Dakota's oil patch. Full story: The Republic
Inside the oil shipping free-for-all that brought disaster to Lac-Megantic
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 2, 2013) TORONTO — Long before disaster struck, the 5,900 residents of Lac-Mégantic had grown accustomed to the sight of large oil tankers rolling through their small, tightly knit community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. A...
