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NJ Transit buying $70 million worth of new locomotives
(Source: www.nj.com, July 16, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is making a major change in its plan to upgrade and replace its aging locomotives by spending $70 million to purchase eight additional dual-powered electric and diesel locomotives. Full story: www.nj.com
Amtrak starts construction to increase rail capacity at Washington Union Station
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, July 14, 2020) NEW YORK — A major construction project that will increase rail capacity is underway at Washington Union Station, the second busiest terminal in the U.S. The project is among other improvements to upgrade and enhance...
Metro-North stations now selling masks, hand sanitizer from vending machines
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, July 13, 2020) NEW YORK — Metro-North has begun selling personal protective equipment from vending machines at a dozen stations in the Lower Hudson Valley. Full story: www.lohud.com
No more daily Amtrak service at Tampa Union Station
(Source: Bay News 9, July 14, 2020) TAMPA, Fla. — Amtrak no longer offers daily train service at Tampa Union Station. It's a move Stephen Sayles, president of Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, says is a mistake, especially if it becomes permanent. Full story:...
Downeaster passenger rail service increasing runs
(Source: Bangor Daily News, July 14, 2020) BANGOR, Maine — Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger train service will increase to four the number of round trips it runs between Brunswick and Boston daily starting Monday as the railway begins a staged relaxing of coronavirus...
Nebraska officials want answers on blocked rail crossings
(Source: Freight Waves, July 14, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Nebraska officials are preparing to ask BNSF, Union Pacific and the Nebraska Central Railroad to take more action against blocked highway-rail grade crossings in Grand Island in Hall County. Full story:...
High-speed rail’s potential 2020 turning point
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, July 14, 2020) SAN FRANCISCO — Workers are toiling away in the Central Valley on over 100 miles of bridges, viaducts, and creating right of way. Legally mandated environmental design reports are being released, laying out the...
NJ Transit, transportation agencies around U.S. call on federal lawmakers for more aid
(Source: NorthJersey.com, July 15, 2020) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — As representatives from transportation organizations around the country gave round-robin pleas for federal money on a Zoom call Tuesday, they highlighted many of the same challenges and impending...
Regulators say railroad talks can be included in lawsuits
(Source: Associated Press, July 14, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators say the nation's four largest railroads shouldn't be able to exclude all the details of their conversations from a lawsuit challenging the way they set rates in the past. Full story:...
U.S. shale oil output to fall in August
(Source: S&P Global Platts, July 13, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. shale oil production will fall to 7.49 million b/d in August, down 56,000 b/d from July and the lowest in two years, the US Energy Information Administration said July 13. Full story: S&P Global Platts
