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To build its emerging megaregions, USA should turn to trains
(Source: City Metric, March 27, 2020. The following is an extract from “Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale,” out now from Island Press.) NEW YORK — A regional transportation system does not become balanced until all its parts are...
California high-speed rail construction continues under COVID-19
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, March 25, 2020) SAN FRANCISCO — More than 3,500 people are working on more than 100 miles of high-speed rail right now, as the project’s spine continues to take shape in California’s Central Valley. While state and other office...
Cross-industry learning from high hazard sectors
(Source: The Chemical Engineer, March 26, 2020) LONDON — In 2008, a sharp increase in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) sent crude oil production in North America soaring. Production quickly outgrew existing pipeline capacity and saw record volumes of crude oil being...
Opinion: “A fluid, unknown rail freight market”
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, March 26, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With the coronavirus pandemic as background, let’s briefly examine what the role of the rail freight sector is. How relevant is rail freight’s services during a stay-in place...
Hoffa: Senate-passed stimulus bill is a good start, but more must still be done
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 26, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about the Senate’s passage of a coronavirus-related stimulus bill last night that expands...
U.S. Senate passes $2 trillion stimulus bill; rail/transit to receive billions
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 26, 2020) NEW YORK — By a unanimous 96-0 vote, the U.S. Senate on March 26 passed H.R. 748, its version of a $2 trillion stimulus package for address the devastating economic and societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending March 21
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 21, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 459,966...
Woman dies after falling from train in Nogales, Union Pacific says
(Source: Television station KGUN, March 25, 2020) NOGALES, Ariz. — Union Pacific officials say a woman died Tuesday after falling from a train in Nogales. Full story: www.kgun9.com
SEPTA execs take pay cut
(Source: Philly Mag, March 24, 2020) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards and the rest of the executive team is taking a ten percent pay cut. Full story: Philly Mag
MTA begins service changes on LIRR due to pandemic
(Source: News 12 Long Island, March 25, 2020) NEW YORK — Major service changes are coming to the MTA and LIRR after a never-before-seen drop in ridership due to the pandemic. The MTA says the coronavirus has caused a 71% drop in ridership on the LIRR. Full story: News...
