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NS trains running again past site of Ohio derailment
Trains have again started moving past the spot in Hancock County's Cass Township where a Norfolk Southern ethanol train derailed and burned early Sunday, but a railroad spokesman said cleanup is likely to take weeks to complete. Damaged track was repaired with...
CSX still reviewing details of worker hurt in accident
A spokesman for CSX Corp. provided few additional details Wednesday about an accident that injured a railroad employee Tuesday night in Covington. The worker was found in the Jackson River in Covington, Va., on Tuesday evening (February 8), and taken by helicopter to...
NJ Transit picks new VP to oversee rail operations
NJ Transit has appointed Kevin O’Connor as vice president and general manager of rail operations. His responsibilities include supervising 12 rail lines and 165 stations. O’Connor, who has held the post in an acting capacity for the past year, joined NJ Transit in...
NJ Transit exec says agency would benefit under new tunnel proposal
The executive director of NJ Transit said Wednesday that if Amtrak’s proposal for a new pair of rail tunnels under the Hudson River succeeds, NJ Transit would likely benefit. Benefits would include the replacement of the 100-year-old Portal Bridge — a two-track bridge...
CN to spend $1.7 billion on capital investments in 2011
(CN issued the following press release on February 9, 2011.) CN announced on February 9 plans to invest C$1.7 billion in 2011 to maintain a safe and fluid railway network, to grow the business efficiently and to continue to provide customers with a high level of...
House Republicans’ proposed budget cuts would slash Amtrak, high-speed rail
Deep budget cuts that House Republicans are drafting would slash Amtrak and high-speed rail projects, casting doubt on whether the current Congress would "investing" in new rail projects, including a Hudson River tunnel. The $224 million from Amtrak operations and $1...
California high-speed rail group surveys industry’s interest
With $5.5 billion to spend on the first stretch of a statewide high-speed train network, the California High-Speed Rail Authority invited private industry Wednesday to help finance, build and operate the system. The agency announced that it has mailed out several...
LaHood lauds plan for national high-speed rails
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's rejection of federal high-speed rail projects isn't necessarily a death knell for a Pittsburgh-to-Cleveland rail corridor but it could mean a temporary "railway to nowhere" that stops before it gets to Ohio. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
New Senate bill would reduce route miles requiring PTC installation
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) recently introduced a bill (S. 301) that proposes to reduce the number of route miles on which railroads must install positive train control (PTC) by Dec. 31, 2015. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandated that PTC be...
American High Speed Rail Alliance applauds $53 billion investment
(The following is a statement from the American High Speed Rail Alliance (AHSRA) regarding the Obama Administration's announcement regarding a $53 billion investment in high-speed rail.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — "The American High Speed Rail Alliance (AHSRA) applauds the...
