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20 years later, survivor looks back at Amtrak’s Sunset Limited tragedy
(Source: The Guardian, November 17, 2013) LONDON — It was the midnight train to Georgia. I was 20 years old, a student travelling after a working holiday. Now I was leaving New Orleans, on board the sleeper bound for Savannah. This was the Sunset Limited, "the only...
Possibility of Clovis passenger train service picking up speed
(Source: Clovis News Journal, November 16, 2013) CLOVIS, N.M. — The once remote possibility of passenger train service returning to Clovis for the first time in more than 40 years is apparently picking up speed and barreling toward reality. Full story: Clovis News...
Amtrak honors return of rail service to Hope, Ark.
(Source: Hope Star, November 15, 2013) HOPE, Ark. — It took two decades to get it done; but, the return of passenger rail service to Hope via Amtrak was formally honored by the president of the national railway in recent ceremonies in Washington, D.C. The 15 members...
BART calls for return to bargaining table
(Source: Associated Press, November 16, 2013) OAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's contract with its two largest unions appears to be facing uncertainty as the agency called late Friday for a return to the bargaining table, just weeks after the...
Amtrak recognizes one millionth passenger on Heartland Flyer
(Source: NewsOK, November 16, 2013) NORMAN, Okla. — An 18-year-old university student from Oklahoma City who first rode Amtrak's Heartland Flyer as a 4-year-old was honored Friday as the passenger route's 1 millionth rider. Full story: NewOK
CSX worker hit by car in Ohio dies from injuries
(Source: Toledo Blade, November 14, 2013) TOLEDO, Ohio — The most seriously injured of three railroad workers struck Oct. 28 by a car driven into a work area at a railroad crossing near Bradner, Ohio, has died. Full story: Toledo Blade
Amtrak’s Downeaster expansion spurring ridership
(Source: Portland Press Herald, November 14, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — Amtrak’s Downeaster carried nearly 50 percent more passengers between Portland and Brunswick than rail officials expected in the first year of the service. Full story: Portland Press Herald
AAR: Railroads report rail traffic up over 2012 for week ending November 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased weekly rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 9, 2013 with 297,581 total U.S. carloads, up 4.9 percent...
Buffett makes big move with Exxon Mobil investment
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 15, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — Berkshire Hathaway, which owns BNSF Railway and three other Fort Worth companies, now has a piece of another big North Texas company. Warren Buffett’s company disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing...
Amtrak gears up for Thanksgiving surge
(Source: ABC News, November 15, 2013) NEW YORK — The day before Turkey Day is historically Amtrak's busiest travel day of the year, and the railroad is boosting its fleet and 2013 schedule to accommodate what it expects to be another high-traffic holiday week. Full...
