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Wabtec acquires locomotive repair company RELCO
(Source: Wabtec press release, January 8, 2020) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Wabtec Corporation announced today it has acquired RELCO Locomotives, a long-established player in the locomotive overhaul and maintenance industry. The acquisition expands Wabtec’s freight services...
Alstom’s new train awaits permit for cross-country trip to test track
(Source: The Evening Tribune, January 8, 2020) HORNELL, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday urged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to approve Amtrak’s permit application for a one-time movement of its just-constructed Next Generation...
CN and CP move record 15.4 tons of grain in Q4 2019
(Source: Canadian Press, January 6, 2020) CALGARY — Canada's two largest railways moved a record 15.4 million tons of grain in the final three months of 2019. Calgary-based Canadian Pacific set a new quarterly record by moving 7.9 million tons of grain and grain...
Opinion: Is there room for optimism in 2020?
(Source: Opinion column by Jim Blaze in the International Railway Journal, January 2020 issue, January 8, 2020) NEW YORK — A stagnant North America freight market is set to continue in 2020. However, technological advances and potential growth in intermodal and...
Forecast for 2020: More oil trains and the rise of LNG by rail
(Source: Desmog Blog, January 7, 2020) NEW YORK — As 2019 drew to a close and the new year ramps up, a number of signs point to the growing risks of transporting oil and gas by rail, with little government oversight to speak of: from increasing oil train traffic into...
Before Florida’s Brightline became nation’s deadliest railroad, its owners rejected safety fixes
(Source: Florida Bulldog, January 9, 2020) TAMPA, Fla. — The owners of Brightline, the nation’s only privately funded and operated train, have been on notice for years that they weren’t doing enough to prevent fatalities on their tracks. Now, in just its third year of...
BNSF train inspector helps rescue trapped crew in Kootenai River derailment
(Source: Television station KHQ, January 9, 2020) SPOKANE, Wash. — Adam Reeves was the first one to get the call when a BNSF freight train partially derailed into the Kootenai River. Reeves works for BNSF and is a volunteer with the Boundary County Search and Rescue...
Railroads want price-fixing lawsuits in one venue
(Source: Freight Waves, January 8, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Class I railroads that have been named in numerous lawsuits alleging price fixing are seeking to move those lawsuits to one court, according to a recent court filing. The railroads want the lawsuits...
Yellow brick road: Photo of corn covered railroad tracks goes viral
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 8, 2020) CRYSTAL, Minn. — The corn lay as smooth as a yellow brick road between the railroad tracks in the picture that went viral on social media, but, skeptics asked, was the picture real? Full story: Minneapolis...
Amtrak suspended between Portland and Seattle due to landslide
(Source: The Oregonian, January 7, 2020) PORTLAND, Ore. — Train travelers between Portland and Seattle will have to make other plans, as Amtrak service between the two cities has temporarily been suspended because of a landslide blocking the tracks, officials said...
