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Union Pacific lawyer faces trial on misconduct accusations
(Source: Sacramento Bee, November 9, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An in-house senior trial lawyer at Union Pacific Railroad’s extensive operations in Roseville is facing serious misconduct accusations that an appellate court has said must be presented to a jury. Full...
Lawsuit threatens funding for Tennessee’s short line railroads
(Source: The Tennessean, November 10, 2013) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Across Tennessee and throughout the nation, hundreds of short-line railroads work around the clock to deliver raw materials and finished products on thousands of miles of tracks that, for the most part,...
An Indiana town balks at funding Amtrak line
(Source: Associated Press, November 8, 2013) DYER, Ind. — A northern Indiana town that's served by an Amtrak line that runs between Indianapolis and Chicago is balking at contributing money to a state-led plan that's kept the line running. Full story: News-Sentinel
Train maker Talgo sues Wisconsin for $66 million for canceling rail project
(Source: Streetsblog Capitol Hill, November 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Train maker Talgo is suing the state of Wisconsin for $65.9 million as a result of Governor Scott Walker’s decision to cancel passenger rail plans connecting Madison to Milwaukee. Walker was part...
As high-speed rail project falters, Obama’s vision of government remains unfulfilled
(Source: Washington Post, November 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — High-speed rail was once a central part of President Obama's vision for government — one in which the nation’s infrastructure, schools and health-care systems would be modernized to meet the challenges of...
Train in Alabama oil spill was carrying 2.7 million gallons of crude
(Source: Los Angeles times, November 9, 2013) LOS ANGELES — A train that derailed and exploded in rural Alabama was hauling 2.7 million gallons of crude oil, according to officials. The 90-car train was crossing a timber trestle above a wetland near Aliceville late...
Train carrying crude oil explodes, spills oil into Alabama wetlands
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2013) LOS ANGELES — A 90-car train derailed and exploded in rural Alabama early Friday morning, spilling its crude oil cargo into the surrounding wetlands and igniting a fire so intense that officials said it will take 24 hours...
40 years ago: End of the line for classic Illinois Central rail station
(Source: WBEZ.org, November 6, 2013) CHICAGO — Illinois Central Railroad was once one of the mightiest businesses in the Midwest. Beginning in the 1850s, "The Main Line of Mid-America" rolled freight and passenger trains out of Chicago into the deepest South and west...
KCS announces tremendous increase in fundraising for 13th annual Holiday Express project
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 7, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) today that its 13th Annual Holiday Express will distribute a record-high $164,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express route....
CSX CFO outlines railroads’ intermodal strategy
(Source: Railway Age, November 7, 2013) NEW YORK — CSX Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Fredrik Eliasson, in a presentation at the Baird Industrials Conference in Chicago, said that intermodal, “a key driver of growth,'’ now represents 40% of CSX’s...
