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Feds guarantee $15 million for Rochester Amtrak station
(Source: Democrat and Chronicle, August 8, 2013) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Federal officials announced Thursday that $15 million promised to help pay for Rochester’s new Amtrak rail station is now obligated, meaning the funding is guaranteed. Full story: Democrat and...
Bill would ease land use for California high-speed rail
(Source: Associated Press, August 8, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority could manage property it has bought for the bullet train without extra oversight under legislation now heading to the governor. Full story: San Francisco...
San Marcos buying land for proposed Lone Star Rail line
(Source: KENS5 San Antonio, August 8, 2013) SAN MARCOS, Texas — The city of San Marcos has started the process of buying land for the proposed commuter rail that will run from Austin to San Antonio. Full story: KENS5 San Antonio
More high-speed trains planned for Illinois
(Source: NBC Chicago, August 9, 2013) CHICAGO — Illinois’ openness to high-speed rail is reaping financial dividends beyond quicker business trips. The Department of Transportation has put the state in charge of procuring 35 high-speed locomotives for Midwestern and...
Senator Schumer calls for phase-out plan for DOT-111 cars carrying oil
(Source: Press release from U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), August 7, 2013) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Today, standing near the CSX line through Kingston, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) to require freight rail...
Lawtell accident raises railroad safety concerns
(Source: Daily World, August 8, 2013) OPELOUSAS, La. — Speculation holds that either metal fatigue in the rails or a seized bearing in a wheel are the likely causes of Sunday’s train derailment in Lawtell. Full story: Daily World
Remaining Lawtell derailment evacuees return home
(Source: Associated Press, August 8, 2013) LAWTELL, La. — Authorities opened U.S. Highway 190 in St. Landry Parish in both directions Thursday and allowed an estimated 150 people to return to homes and businesses in an area that was evacuated after a weekend train...
Trains drive new U.S. oil boom in spite of potential hazards
(Source: Kansas City Star, August 8, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rail shipments of North American crude oil already have matched what the controversial Keystone XL pipeline was proposed to carry, and more is on the way. What started as a stopgap has become the go-to for...
FRA probes possible safety flaws in crude oil transport
(Source: Bloomberg News, August 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration said it is investigating the safety of transporting crude oil by rail, including whether chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are corroding tank cars. Regulators in a...
Judge slams MMA but grants permission to go into bankruptcy protection
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 8, 2013) MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge expressed sympathy for the people of Lac-Mégantic Thursday and chastised directors of a railway whose unmanned, oil-filled train crashed and exploded in the Eastern Townships village,...
