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$45 million plan announced to put overpasses over NW Indiana railroad crossings
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 14, 2018) CHICAGO — The Indiana Department of Transportation will spend nearly $45 million to improve railroad crossing safety in five Northwest Indiana municipalities, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Thursday. Full story: Chicago...
Opinion: A free-market ‘yes’ to Texas high-speed rail
(Source: Texas Tribune opinion column by Tom Giovanetti, December 14, 2018) AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Central Rail project is backed by private venture capital, and whether it is successful should be determined by markets, not by the Texas Legislature or the Reason...
Editorial: A letter from Roanoke to Atlanta about Norfolk Southern
(Source: Editorial in the Roanoke Times, December 14, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — Hope you like your new railroad headquarters. We enjoyed it for many years — well, part of it anyway. Full story: Roanoke Times
NS formally announces move to city of Atlanta
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, December 12, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. and ATLANTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Atlanta. “Alignment, collaboration, and accountability are the hallmarks of Norfolk...
Howard Street Tunnel expansion back on as CSX returns to table with $91 million commitment
(Source: Baltimore Sun, December 14, 2018) BALTIMORE, Md. — The Howard Street Tunnel expansion appears to be back on, after the railroad CSX Transportation reversed a decision to pull out of the project and committed $91 million toward it, Maryland officials said...
VIA Rail orders 32 trainsets from Siemens Canada
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 13, 2018) VIA Rail Canada Inc. yesterday announced it awarded a CA$989 million contract to Siemens Canada to build 32 trainsets. Full story: Progressive Railroading
$15.6 million railroad facility opens Des Moines to global markets
(Source: Des Moines Register, December 13, 2018) DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines will build a long-awaited $15.6 million railroad transfer station on the city's southeast side next year. Full story: Des Moines Register
NJ Transit is buying new rail cars
(Source: www.nj.com, December 12, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s fleet of ancient electric powered rail cars are headed on a one-way trip to the junkyard. The agency is poised to spend almost $700 million to purchase 113 multi-level III rail cars to replace the...
Airline, railroad stocks getting crushed
(Source: CNBC, December 13, 2018) NEW YORK — Transportation stocks have hit the skids and are looking worse than the broader market, a trend that needs to reverse for stocks to stabilize. The Dow Transports have lost 15 percent since Oct. 1, 6 percentage points worse...
Amtrak’s call center workforce deserves better
(Source: Statement by Larry I. Willis, President of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, December 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak should be proud to have such a dedicated workforce. Day in and day out, the carrier’s frontline workers provide...
