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Midwest rail group throws support to Hoosier State line
(Source: Journal and Courier, September 19, 2013) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Communities directly connected to the Hoosier State passenger rail line have been leading the charge to persuade Gov. Mike Pence that the state should take over funding the $3 million a year route....
How the fight over Amtrak’s deficit could leave rural America stranded
(Source: Think Progress, September 19, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Created in 1980, Amtrak’s Hoosier State Line trains depart Indianapolis once a day, four times a week, winding a circuitous path through several sleepy towns on a five-hour journey to Chicago and back...
NS signs agreement to cut pollution from Chicago rail yard
(Source: Associated Press, September 19, 2013) CHICAGO — Chicago and Norfolk Southern officials agreed Thursday to cut diesel pollution from a rail yard on the city's South Side to address residents' concerns that a massive expansion project would add to existing air...
Amtrak’s California Zephyr detours due to Colorado flooding
(Source: Associated Press, September 19, 2013) DENVER, Colo. — Amtrak's California Zephyr passenger train is taking detours because of temporary track closures in Colorado. Tracks are expected to be closed west of Denver through early October on its flood-damaged...
Lawtell residents want answers following UP derailment
(Source: Opelousas Daily Word, September 19, 2013) OPELOUSAS, La. — Officials with Union Pacific Railroad say work on cleaning up after the Aug. 4 derailment near Lawtell is almost complete, but residents remain concerned. Full story: Opelousas Daily World
Car selling boom spills over to railroads
(Source: USA Today, September 19, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Booming demand for new cars is spilling over into a gold rush for the railroad industry as well. More than 3,000 new rail car carriers are on order to handle the resurgent demand for new automobiles, says...
AAR: Railroads report traffic increase over 2012 for week ending September 14
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 19, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported increased weekly rail traffic for the week ending September 14, 2013 with total U.S. weekly carloads of 296,221...
Canadian Pacific closing Calgary locomotive center, cutting 130 jobs
(Source: Calgary Herald, September 19, 2013) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway has given notice that it will close its locomotive reliability centre at Alyth yard in Calgary in the coming months. The move, announced Thursday, will result in the elimination of 130...
Off the rails: How a lack of oversight doomed Lac-Megantic
(Source: In These Times, September 19, 2013) When a runaway train slammed into the small Quebec town of Lac-Megantic in July, incinerating the city’s core and killing 47 people, it may have marked the end of the line for the perilous, profit-maximizing model of...
Shipping oil through Hudson Bay by rail too risky: minister
(Source: Global News, September 20, 2013) WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says a rail company’s plans to start transporting oil across hundreds of kilometres of remote rail line built on permafrost is too risky to the environment and the safety of those who live in...
