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Teamsters celebrate Truck Driver Appreciation Week
(Source: Teamster Nation, September 17, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week over on our Facebook page with photos old and new of trucks and truck drivers. Many of our readers posted some great comments. Full...
Canadian mayors face resistance on rail-safety push
(Source: Canadian Press, September 17, 2013) TORONTO — A push by municipal leaders to know more about hazardous rail cargo rattling through their communities is raising security concerns in the federal government. A string of derailments in recent months has the...
Raleigh gets another $5.4 million federal grant to help build Union Station
(Source: News & Observer, September 16, 2013) RALEIGH, N.C. — The City of Raleigh has secured another $5.5 million in federal funds to help pay for Union Station, a new Amtrak depot to be built in the downtown warehouse district. Full story: News & Observer
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll keep spotlight on SEPTA’s funding needs
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, September 16, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — As SEPTA continues to wait for passage of a state transportation funding bill, it got a promise today of help with some federal funding. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
MTA to vote on hundreds of new LIRR, Metro-North train cars
(Source: CBS New York, September 17, 2013) HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — New and improved train cars could be hitting the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad tracks, pending a vote scheduled for this week. Full story and video: CBS New York
MTA taps Kawasaki for M-9 railcar order
(Source: Railway Age, September 17, 2013) NEW YORK — Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. has been awarded a $1.8 billion contract by New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to supply an initial order of 92 M-9 married-pair electric multiple-unit (EMU) cars to the Long...
As deadline approaches, Amtrak’s Indy-Chicago line faces cuts
(Source: DC Streetsblog, September 17, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Notices may soon start appearing at train stations around the United States warning of possible service disruptions as states struggle to finalize funding agreements with Amtrak. All “state-supported”...
California high-speed rail groundbreaking pushed back another few months
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, September 17, 2013) SAN JOSE, Calif. — California high-speed rail officials for the first time have acknowledged it will be another "few months" before construction begins. It has has already been delayed a year. The state still needs...
Fracking helps change CSX’s mix; 82% of business now outside of coal
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, September 17, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — According to the Jacksonville Business Journal, growing domestic oil production (fracking) and declining coal usage has pushed CSX towards the most diverse portfolio of business the...
Railroads look past U.S. oil costs that help pipelines
(Source: Bloomberg News, September 18, 2013) NEW YORK — As 57,000 miles of U.S. crude pipelines threaten to lure business from railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC and Union Pacific Corp. are sticking to their bet on the nation’s energy boom. Full story:...
