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German government signs $96 billion rail infrastructure plan
(Source: Associated Press, January 14, 2020) BERLIN — The German government signed a deal Tuesday with state-owned train operator Deutsche Bahn to inject almost $100 billion into the country’s rail infrastructure over the next decade. Full story:...
Striking Arasco miners ask lawmakers, “Which side are you on?”
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 13, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Busloads of striking mine workers rallied at the opening day of the Arizona Legislature today to call on Gov. Doug Ducey, state legislators, and the Arizona congressional...
For the second time in six months, Kentucky coal miners block train to protest unpaid wages
(Source: Lexington Herald-Leader, January 14, 2020) KIMPER, Ky. — For the second time in less than a year, coal miners in Eastern Kentucky have occupied a set of railroad tracks in protest over unpaid wages. The miners, about a dozen employees of Quest Energy, a...
Man pleads guilty to sabotaging railroad signals in Braddock, McKeesport, Pa.
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 13, 2020) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty to sabotaging railroad signals at multiple locations in Allegheny County, federal prosecutors said Monday. William Curry Brown, 26, admitted to removing and...
Trump administration nears decision on LNG shipping by train
(Source: Financial Times, January 13, 2020) NEW YORK — The U.S.’s supply of natural gas may soon be transported by train, enabling energy shippers to sidestep congested pipelines in parts of the country. Full story: Financial Times
U.S. coal-fired power plants closing at a near-record pace
(Source: Reuters, January 13, 2020) NEW YORK — U.S. coal-fired power plants shut down at the second-fastest pace on record in 2019, despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to prop up the industry, according to data from the federal government and Thomson Reuters. The...
Meet the group trying to electrify America’s railroads
(Source: Bellevue Reporter, January 12, 2020) KIRKLAND, Wash. — Mary Paterson’s involvement in solutionary rail, a vision to electrify rail corridors spanning the U.S., began with a book review. Full story: Bellevue Reporter
NJ Transit line’s new eco-friendly engines will mean fewer delays, agency says
(Source: www.nj.com, January 10, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The old, troublesome trains on NJ Transit’s River Line are getting the rail equivalent of a heart transplant. All 20 trains on the 34-mile long River Line -- which runs between Trenton and Camden -- are scheduled...
Sen. Schumer bumps heads with TSA over stalled bomb-tracking tech for NYC transit hubs
(Source: New York Daily News, January 12, 2020) NEW YORK — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Sunday called for the TSA to quickly roll out technology designed to thwart terrorist attacks at transit hubs — and accused the feds of keeping the potentially life-saving...
Sens. Warner, Kaine request federal funds for Amtrak in Virginia
(Source: Television station WFXR, January 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday to request funding to replace aging Amtrak railcars in Virginia. Full...
