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In Canada, fight to save northern rail service heats up
(Source: CBC News, August 6, 2013) OTTAWA — People in northern New Brunswick are ramping up their efforts to save the freight rail service in their area. Canadian National Railway (CN) has threatened to discontinue part of the Newcastle Subdivision service by March...
Study finds planned CSX transfer station near Baltimore could have negative impact
(Source: Baltimore Sun, August 5, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Despite the industrial train tracks about 100 feet beyond her back fence, Laurie Weishorn's neat, tree-lined backyard in Southwest Baltimore can seem like an oasis of suburban quiet on a low-humidity summer...
Union Pacific to make infrastructure improvements in Kansas
(Source: Union Pacific press release, August 5, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Kansas' transportation infrastructure by investing $20 million in the rail line between near Paola and Coffeyville. The project, funded entirely by Union Pacific...
Ridership increases for Amtrak trains between Kansas City and St. Louis
(Source: Associated Press, August 5, 2013) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Ridership on Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner passenger trains between Kansas City and St. Louis has risen again. Full story: Kansas City Star
Lac-Megantic lawsuit targets 11 companies
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 2, 2013) MONTREAL — Eleven companies in North Dakota and Illinois are being sued over their involvement in the fatal train explosion in Lac-Mégantic last month. The lawsuit alleges that Montreal, Maine and Atlantic knew it was...
MMA railway to stop transporting oil after Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 6, 2013) LAC-MÉGANTIC — Rail traffic may begin running through Lac-Mégantic again this week, but the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic railway has decided it will stop hauling oil after one of its trains derailed and exploded here last...
Cleanup work continues in river at Lac-Megantic
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 4, 2013) LAC-MEGANTIC — Dozens of workers continued to dig along the banks of the Chaudière River on Saturday in an attempt to recover the last remnants of crude oil spilled when a train derailed here almost a month ago. Full story:...
TSA expands to railroad stations and beyond
(Source: New York Times, August 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As hundreds of commuters emerged from Amtrak and commuter trains at Union Station on a recent morning, an armed squad of men and women dressed in bulletproof vests made their way through the crowds. With...
Cleanup, containment continue at Latwell derailment
(Source: The Advocate, August 6, 2013) LAWTELL, La. — Air quality officials continued to monitor the area Monday evening surrounding 27 Union Pacific train cars that derailed Sunday, including three cars that contain highly toxic vinyl chloride, as a railroad repair...
La. Governor declares state of emergency following UP derailment, chemical spill in Latwell
(Source: CBS News, August 5, 2013) LAWTELL, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency following a train derailment this weekend, in which two cars spilled hazardous, potentially toxic chemicals. About 100 homes remain evacuated as officials work to...
