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Microsoft leads charge for high-speed rail corridor in Pacific Northwest
(Source: Freight Waves, January 21, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Commuters in the Pacific Northwest love to complain about how slow (and archaic) it is to travel between Portland and Seattle by train. It takes about three and a half hours to traverse the 170-mile...
After 40-plus years, Amfleet I replacements sought
(Source: Railway Age, January 20, 2019) NEW YORK — Amtrak on Jan. 18 released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new fleet of single-level passenger cars to replace its dependable but decades-old, 470-unit stable of Amfleet I and ex-Metroliner cars, which were...
Three NJ Transit rail lines remain suspended as federal shutdown continues
(Source: www.nj.com, January 22, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy has pledged that service on the Atlantic City Rail Line which has been shut down since September will resume. But he and NJ Transit officials can’t say when that will happen because of the ongoing...
CSX chief brushes off recession worries as cargo climbs
(Source: Bloomberg, January 18, 2019) NEW YORK — Recession worries? Don’t look to railroads, one of the economy’s most reliable bellwethers. CSX Corp. CEO Jim Foote sees no signs of a U.S. slowdown as shipments of steel, lumber, plastics, construction materials,...
Runaway one-man train crash in Western Australia contributed to US$600 million loss in productivity
(Source: Sydney Morning Herald, January 22, 2019) SYDNEY, Australia — Mining giant BHP has revealed a freight train derailment in Western Australia, a plant outage in South Australia and a copper mine fire in Chile have led to a $US600 million ($838 million) hit to...
North Dakota refocuses vapor pressure enforcement for Bakken crude
(Source: Williston Herald, January 21, 2019) WILLISTON, N.D. — North Dakota is keeping its vapor pressure requirements for conditioned crude oil at 13.7 psi but is changing the frequency and the timing of testing to when companies are more likely to struggle with...
Canadian railways ration space as congestion problems worsen
(Source: Reuters, January 22, 2019) NEW YORK — Canada‘s two major railways are rationing space on trains traveling to the country’s biggest port and recently prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, the latest indication of their struggle to...
CSX exec issues apology to shippers for ‘collateral damage’ of PSR transition
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 18, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — One day after reporting a "historic" operating ratio for the fourth quarter, CSX Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mark Wallace issued an apology to shippers at the Midwest Association of...
KCS joins the move to precision railroading and now it’s almost unanimous
(Source: Freight Waves, January 18, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Kansas City Southern is going down the precision railroading track. In announcing its fourth quarter 2018 earnings, KCS President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer said the company in 2018 "did not meet our own...
House leader names transportation subcommittee ranking members
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 18, 2019) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) yesterday announced the ranking members of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 116th Congress. Full story: Progressive...
