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Rail service between Chicago, Indianapolis ‘an anomaly’
(Source: Post-Tribune, September 1, 2013) CHICAGO — Train service between Indianapolis and Chicago has had a long and, in recent years, troubled past. As the fate of the Hoosier State Line faces an Oct. 1 deadline, hints at the future of the train service could lie in...
Pennsylvania, Amtrak hope to fast-track passenger rail service deal
(Source: Tribune-Review, August 30, 3013) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Corbett administration and Amtrak are negotiating an agreement to keep rail service running from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as a deadline looms. Full story: Tribune-Review
Canadian Senate committee proposes mandatory minimum insurance for rail companies
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 22, 2013) OTTAWA — In light of the recent disaster in Lac Megantic, Que., a Senate committee said Thursday railway companies should be required to have a minimum amount of liability coverage in case of accidents. Full story: Montreal...
Lac-Megantic gets $16.2 million to rebuild downtown core
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 27, 2013) MONTREAL — Premier Pauline Marois and Lac-Mégantic Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche have presented a $16.2-million plan to build a new downtown for this municipality of 6,000 by the beginning of December. Full story: Montreal...
Michigan Amtrak trains to get Wi-Fi thanks to $1 million MDOT funds
(Source: www.Mlive.com, August 28, 2013) LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak passengers will be able to catch up on email and surf the web while riding trains through Michigan starting next year. Full story: www.Mlive.com
Federal grant for rail a boon to Port of Tucson
(Source: Arizona Daily Star, September 1, 2013) TUCSON, Ariz. — A $5 million grant to expand the ability to service rail freight in Tucson has put the region in a new league, officials said Saturday. The Port of Tucson received the award from the U.S. Department of...
Springfield, Ill., awarded $14 million for high-speed rail underpass
(Source: Quincy Journal, September 1, 2013) QUINCY, Ill. — The city of Springfield has received a $14.4 million federal grant to build one of eight underpasses that are planned as part of the 10th Street railroad consolidation project, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s office...
Families of Lac-Megantic victims seek role in MMA Railway’s U.S. bankruptcy case
(Source: Associated Press, August 31, 2013) BANGOR, Maine. — Survivors of more than 30 people killed when an oil train derailed in Lac-Mégantic in July are seeking a role in the U.S. bankruptcy case of the company whose train caused the disaster. Full story: Montreal...
RSAC holds emergency meeting to consider additional rail safety measures for hazardous materials transport
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 29, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) met today in an emergency session to begin consideration of additional regulatory or other...
Five reasons for optimism about unions this Labor Day
(Source: The Hill, August 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The week following Labor Day, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) will hold its first-ever “open convention,” which will welcome many non-labor allies, in Los Angeles....
