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MBTA plans to shut down sections of core rail lines on fall weekends for repairs
(Source: NBC Boston, August 12, 2019) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will shut down segments of key lines during weekends this fall to repair the aging system, which has been under scrutiny following a series of derailments this summer, under...
Opinion: The future of passenger train travel is here with Virgin Trains USA
(Source: Forbes.com opinion column by Blake Morgan, August 14, 2019) ORLANDO, Fla. — Taking a relaxing trip by rail or hopping on a high-speed commuter train to the next city is common in Europe and Asia, but it’s a foreign idea for most Americans. Virgin Trains USA...
Despite sale approval, Blackjewel mines have yet to reopen
(Source: Casper Star Tribune, August 12, 2019) CASPER, Wyo. — Despite repeated promises made during bankruptcy proceedings last week, the sale of two Wyoming coal mines has yet to be finalized and hundreds of workers remain out of work. Full story: Casper Star...
Metro-North engineer in fatal 2013 Bronx derailment drops lawsuit
(Source: Journal News, August 13, 2019) NEW YORK — Former Metro-North Railroad engineer William Rockefeller has dropped his $10 million lawsuit against the commuter rail nearly three years after claiming the railroad’s failure to install a backup safety system was to...
Canada invests over $100 million in rail-related infrastructure projects
(Source: Freight Waves, August 13, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Federal agency Transport Canada and Minister of Transport Marc Garneau have made a string of rail-related infrastructure funding announcements in recent weeks. These announcements come as politicians gear...
Court rules for U.S. in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment
(Source: Associated Press, August 13, 2019) RENO, Nevada — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state’s attorney general says...
West Coast volumes poised to rip
(Source: Freight Waves, August 13, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — At the end of July FreightWaves asked a question that seemed almost counter-intuitive at the time – is the freight market starting to recover? When trucking carriers are shutting down at the highest rate in...
Crews dismantle Rio Grande Depot’s neon sign, a Salt Lake City landmark for decades
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, August 12, 2019) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A landmark that welcomed rail travelers to Salt Lake City for decades came down Monday to make room for a renovated new sign. Full story: Salt Lake Tribune
How Caltrain tries to prevent fatalities
(Source: The Daily Journal, August 12, 2019) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Caltrain officials say separating train tracks from roads, commonly known as grade separations, is the most effective way to prevent people from getting struck and killed by locomotives. Full story: The...
BNSF freight train derails, spills diesel north of Madras, Ore.
(Source: Television station KTVZ, August 12, 2019) MADRAS, Ore. — An 80-car freight train struck two large boulders that fell onto the BNSF Railway tracks in a remote area about 20 miles north of Madras early Monday, causing five locomotives and a rail car to derail,...
