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Crist hits high-speed rail in announcing Florida bid
(Source: The Hill, November 4, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican-turned-Democratic former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist criticized incumbent Gov. Rick Scott (R) for rejecting high-speed rail money from the Obama administration in his announcement of his new campaign on...
Oregon residents asked to weigh in on possible passenger rail routes
(Source: Statesman Journal, November 4, 2013) SALEM, Ore. — By 2015, state officials plan to select a route for passenger rail service from Portland to Eugene. This month, they’re asking the public to comment on four alternative routes, as well as potential new...
Canadian rail car shortage slows grain exports on record crops
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 4, 2013) OTTAWA — Record crops in Canada, the world’s top canola grower and second-largest wheat exporter, are overwhelming the country’s rail system, creating a shortage of grain cars and slowing shipments to foreign buyers. The...
Canadian rail safety plans are kept secret from the public
(Source: Toronto Star, November 5, 2013) TORONTO — As a growing number of train derailments raise public safety concerns, documents that contain a rail company’s safety plan — and play a key role in the regulation of the rail industry — are “locked up in a vault,” say...
CN’s main line reopened after derailment in Western Canada
(Source: Reuters, November 4, 2013) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Ltd reopened a section of its main line in the western province of Alberta late on Sunday after it was blocked by a train derailment earlier in the day, CN said on Monday, adding that the cause of...
Phillips 66, Genesis Energy set sights on crude-by-rail facilities
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 4, 2013) Phillips 66 last week announced plans to build a crude oil rail offloading facility at its Bayway Refinery in Linden, N.J. To be operational by mid-2014, the facility is designed to handle an average of one unit...
The high stakes of transporting oil by rail
(Source: Vancouver Sun, November 4, 2013) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Despite the cancellation of a high-stakes meeting between the premiers of B.C. and Alberta Tuesday, the option of transporting oil from Alberta to the coast by rail remains a hot topic. But a recent slew of...
NTSB considers UP train collision that killed 4 veterans
(Source: Associated Press, November 4, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cheers of support from a flag-waving crowd watching a parade turned into shouts of horror when a freight train rammed into a float carrying veterans and their wives in Midland, Texas, last year. Four...
Berkshire profit benefits from shift to rail, utilities
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 4, 2013) NEW YORK — Earnings from Burlington Northern Santa Fe and MidAmerican Energy Holdings accounted for $1.46 billion, or 40 percent, of operating income in the third quarter, Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire said in a Nov. 1...
25 facts right-wingers desperately want us to forget
(Source: AlterNet, October 29, 2013) How quickly facts are forgotten — or drowned out — in today’s political echo chambers. There’s a word for this fact-averse facet of the current political landscape. “Ultracrepidarianism” is the habit of giving opinions on matters...
