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California high-speed rail design team opens office in Fresno
(Source: Fresno Bee, September 24, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons, the team of firms hired to design and build the first 29 miles of high-speed rail in the Fresno-Madera area, was welcomed to downtown Fresno with an open house Tuesday. The...
Indiana opens talks with Amtrak to continue Indy-Chicago passenger service 4 days per week
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2013) INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Transportation has begun negotiations with Amtrak over continuing passenger rail service four days per week between Indianapolis and Chicago after the loss of about $3 million in...
CN’s demands for concessions from TCRC could have repercussions on the health and safety of the public and workers alike
(Source: Teamster Canada Rail Conference press release, September 23, 2013) MONTREAL — Canadian National (CN) is seeking conciliation in its negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,300 conductors, trainmen, yardmen and...
3 BNSF trains in collision near Amarillo, 4 hurt
(Source: Associated Press, September 25, 2013) AMARILLO, Texas — A Texas Panhandle collision involving three freight trains has left four BNSF Railway crewmembers hurt — two critically — and derailed up to 30 cars. Full story: KSWO
Norfolk Southern loads record sum of coal in ship
(Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is celebrating a milestone in Virginia by loading a record amount of coal into a single ocean-going vessel. The company says it finished loading 168,977 net tons of coal into the into the...
Groundbreaking held for NY-NJ rail tunnel work
(Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2013) NEW YORK — A 3-block-long concrete casing is being built to preserve a possible right-of-way for two flood-resistant rail tunnels into Penn Station in Manhattan. Full story: Wall Street Journal
BNSF Railway plans track improvements in Illinois
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, September 23, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $145 million on maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in Illinois this year. BNSF will replace two bridges in Princeton and...
Amtrak’s dome car heads to upstate New York for fall colors
(Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2013) NEW YORK — Amtrak is bringing its one-and-only Great Dome Car to upstate New York for the fall leaf-peeping season. The car features an upper level with windows on all sides and overhead to give passengers good views of...
Memorial unveiled for Metro-North worker killed by train
(Source: New Haven Register, September 20, 2013) WEST HAVEN, Conn. — To hear friends and family talk about it, it would seem impossible to capture the enormity of Robert Luden’s smile on a stone monument. It was that smile that Richard Corraro and Chris Silvera,...
CN is considering shipping crude oil by rail from Alberta to B.C.
(Source: Canadian Press, September 22, 2013) OTTAWA — CN Rail, at the urging of Chinese-owned Nexen Inc., is considering shipping Alberta bitumen to Prince Rupert, B.C., by rail in quantities matching the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, documents show. Full...
