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U.S. military needs new way to ship heavy vehicles by rail
(Source: Defense News, April 3, 2013) WASHINGTON — For more than 100 years, the U.S. military has used the expansive American railroad network to move heavy tanks, trucks and even rocket engines between military bases. During times of war, these mammoth military...
Governor signs fuel tax break for BNSF in New Mexico
(Source: Associated Press, April 2, 2013) SANTA FE, N.M. — A newly enacted law in New Mexico will provide a tax break to lower the cost of locomotive fuel for the BNSF Railway Co. Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation into law on Tuesday to extend the incentive to...
Kansas City rises as a national distribution center
(Source: Kansas City Star, April 2, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new generation of huge distribution centers is sprouting from the fields of far southwest Johnson County along the Interstate 35 corridor, confirming Kansas City’s arrival as a major national logistical...
Environmental groups intend to sue BNSF, coal producers over coal pollution in Washington waterways
(Source: Associated Press, April 2, 2013) SEATTLE — Several conservation groups on Tuesday announced plans to sue Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and several top U.S. coal producers, claiming they spill coal into Washington state waterways in violation of federal...
FRA unveils high-speed rail upgrade plans for Northeast Corridor
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Obama administration will weigh 15 alternatives for improved passenger rail service between Boston and Washington, ranging from modest upgrades to a new high-speed Northeast Corridor that would...
Canadian Industrial Relations Board orders CP Rail to reinstate local rules
(Source: Revelstoke Times Review, March 29, 2013) A labour dispute between Canadian Pacific Rail and its running trades employees' union Teamsters Canada over the cancellation of local agreements has been settled in favour of the union. On Friday, March 22, the Canada...
Study looks at rail options from Oklahoma to South Texas
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 31, 2013) DALLAS, Texas — Transportation officials are studying the feasibility of adding high-speed passenger rail service to alleviate road congestion along an 850-mile corridor from Oklahoma City into South Texas. Full...
California high-speed rail gets thumbs up from U.S. watchdog
(Source: Huffington Post, March 30, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the report released Friday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent and nonpartisan agency that works for Congress, found the California High-Speed Rail Authority's ridership and...
Norfolk Southern to rehire at least 90 Roanoke workers
(Source: Roanoke Times, March 30, 2013) ROANOKE, Va. — A significant number of Norfolk Southern Corp. personnel who lost railroad jobs in the closure of Roanoke’s hump yard could get new jobs at the company. Norfolk Southern has given jobs to or expects to have jobs...
Norfolk Southern to eliminate 140 jobs in Roanoke
(Source: Associated Press, February 25, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern's Roanoke Terminal will no longer serve as a regional railcar classification yard. Beginning Monday, the Norfolk, Va.-based railroad operator says it's ending regional classification...
