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Opinion: Alberta’s crude-by-rail plan is risky and possibly unnecessary
(Source: CBC News opinion column by Kyle Bakx, February 20, 2019) CALGARY — The Alberta government has once again intervened in the energy sector, signing contracts to spend $3.7 billion to ship more oil out of the province by rail, but industry experts say the plan...
DOT says it will withhold final $929 million from California high-speed rail project
(Source: Eno Transportation Weekly, February 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation said it will not pay the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) the final $929 million in federal appropriations that was legally committed...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending February 16, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 16, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
In Midtown Atlanta, work launches on $575 million Norfolk Southern headquarters
(Source: Curbed Atlanta, February 20, 2019) ATLANTA, Ga. — One of the Midtown Improvement District’s last truly massive parking lots is off-limits to public cars, encircled by fences, and dotted with “No Trespassing” signs as heavy equipment tears it apart. All are...
W.Va. officials explore options to save New River Train
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, February 20, 2019) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There is still some hope that the New River Train might run again. In March 2018, Amtrak imposed new restrictions that eliminated special trains like the New River Train and removed Huntington as a...
Trains under the bay may connect Sacramento and San Francisco
(Source: Sacramento Bee, February 20, 2019) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For decades, train riders from Sacramento to San Francisco have been forced to get off in the East Bay and take a bus or BART into the city, adding time and hassle to what should ideally be a one-seat...
Growing Fort Worth logistics hub among BNSF’s capital spending plans for 2019
(Source: Freight Waves, February 20, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BNSF, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, plans to add rail capacity at its Alliance Intermodal Facility as distribution and warehousing space in the Fort Worth market is anticipated to grow substantially. Full...
Trump Administration says NY, NJ can’t use federal funds to pay for Gateway infrastructure project
(Source: Fortune and Bloomberg, February 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal spending bill signed last week by President Donald Trump relieves a funding crunch for one of America’s most urgent infrastructure needs, according to boosters of the New York City-area...
Mexico teachers’ protests to take toll on KCS earnings
(Source: Trains, February 20, 2019) MIAMI — The teachers’ strike and related protests in Mexico — which blocked Kansas City Southern’s key route between Mexico City and the Port of Lazaro Cardenas for nearly a month — will ding the railroad’s earnings per share by 5...
Editorial: California bullet train setback shouldn’t be the end of the line
(Source: USA Today editorial, February 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — High-speed rail stands a better chance if highways aren't so subsidized. It remains a viable, even necessary, option in certain parts of America. Full story: USA Today
