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James J. Hill and the day the railroads roiled Wall Street
(Source: MinnPost, October 3, 2013) James J. Hill and a competitor, Edward Harriman, head of the Union Pacific line, both sought to buy the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy line, a smaller railroad that would link them to important markets in Chicago. Hill came up with...
Passenger rail hopes won’t die in Lincoln, Neb.
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, October 4, 2013) LINCOLN, Neb. — Hopes for a renaissance of passenger rail travel have arisen again in a state whose transportation is dominated by freight trains, trucks and automobiles. The City of Lincoln and Mayor Chris Beutler are...
Louisville & Indiana plans track upgrade for southern Indiana line
(Source: Courier-Journal, October 3, 2013) COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Louisville & Indiana Railroad, which owns a rail line that cuts through southern Indiana, is planning a $90 million project to replace an aging bridge and make improvements over more than 100 miles of...
Amtrak, hospitals to participate in mass-casualty simulation in Rhode Island
(Source: Providence Journal, October 3, 2013) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An exercise Saturday at the Wickford Junction Station in North Kingstown, which is closed on weekends, will simulate a mass-casualty incident involving multiple agencies. Providence and North Kingstown...
Union Pacific forecasts third-quarter profit below estimates
(Source: Reuters, October 4, 2013) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp, the No.1 U.S. railroad, forecast third-quarter profit below analysts' expectations as mild summer weather and flooding in Colorado hurt coal shipments. Full story: Reuters
LNG-powered trains could arrive in North America by 2016-2017
(Source: Reuters, October 4, 2013) NEW YORK — LNG-powered locomotives could be in widespread use on North American railroads as early as 2016 or 2017, according to Railway Age, one of the industry's leading technical publications - which is far sooner than most energy...
CTA bulletin orders steps to keep out-of-service trains from moving
(Source: ABC News Chicago, October 4, 2013) CHICAGO — The CTA sent a bulletin Thursday night to all rail yard employees ordering a number of precautionary steps to ensure that train cars undergoing maintenance stay in place. The bulletin comes after an out-of service...
CTA, NTSB ready to rule out sabotage in ‘ghost train’ crash
(Source: CBS Chicago, October 4, 2013) CHICAGO — The National Transportation Safety Board and CTA investigators have virtually ruled out sabotage in their investigation into the cause of Monday's CTA Blue Line collision involving a runaway train that was supposed to...
Christie says mystery NJ Transit ‘civil service’ employee, not director, is to blame for damage to trains during Sandy
(Source: Associated Press, October 4, 2013) TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie says a low-level manager — not the state's mass transit chief — was to blame for failing to move trains to higher ground during Superstorm Sandy, causing $120 million in damage. The...
AAR: Railroad report increased intermodal, carload traffic for September and week ending Sept. 28
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 3, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased total U.S. rail traffic for the month of September 2013, with intermodal and carload volume increasing...
