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DOT announces $474 million for 52 TIGER projects in 37 states
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that 52 transportation projects in 37 states will receive a total of approximately $474 million from the U.S....
Troubled MMA railroad could be sold by year’s end
(Source: Associated Press, September 5, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — The process of selling the bankrupt railroad whose runaway train killed 47 people in Quebec is underway and the company's trustee hopes to complete the deal by year's end. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic...
MMA expects to run two-person crews on all trains in U.S. and Canada
(Source: Montreal Gazette, September 5, 2013) MONTREAL — The railway company at the centre of the Lac-Mégantic train disaster says it soon expects to be running two-person train crews on all its trains in Canada and the United States, regardless of what materials...
Rail industry, lawmakers push back on Positive Train Control safety technology
(Source: Middletown Journal, September 6, 2013) MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — An effort is underway in Congress to delay a deadline to install a railroad safety net that could help prevent catastrophic collisions, hazardous waste spills and deadly accidents from speeding. Full...
Danger on the tracks: Unsafe rail cars carry oil through U.S. towns
(Source: NBC News, September 5, 2013) NEW YORK — The number of freight trains carrying oil across America has soared in the past five years, but federal officials warn that the massive steel tank cars that carry most of that oil through towns and past schools – the...
1 rail worker killed, another injured in Texas bridge accident
(Source: Associated Press, September 5, 2013) MATHIS, Texas — One railroad worker has been killed and another critically hurt after falling about 30 feet during maintenance on a Union Pacific bridge in South Texas. Full story: www.kgwn.tv
FRA issues Emergency Order to prevent unintended hazardous materials train movements
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 2, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order and Safety Advisory to help prevent trains operating on mainline...
Union Pacific debuts new tapered rail car aimed at efficiency
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, September 3, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Introduced this month on the Joliet-Long Beach route by Union Pacific, the Arrowedge will sit on top of a freight container and, with its tapered body, allow air to more easily flow around a double-stack...
BNSF to make rail infrastructure improvements in Texas
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, September 3, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company plans to invest an estimated $240 million on maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in Texas this year. BNSF's 2013 capacity improvement projects in Texas...
SEPTA secures $10 million to add additional track between Middletown, Trenton
(Source: PhillyBurbs, September 4, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA has received a $10 million grant that will go toward building an additional track from the Woodbourne station in Middletown to Trenton, officials confirmed Tuesday. The federal Department of...
