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Outlook 2019: Class I CEOs predict rail traffic growth
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 2018 issue) Good momentum. Optimism about the healthy economy. A very rosy outlook. Those are some ways the Class I chief executive officers are describing 2018’s mostly sunny business climate or their anticipation for a...
Hopes high for growing ridership at Schenectady rail station
(Source: Daily Gazette, December 10, 2018) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Now that Schenectady has a new state-of-the-art railroad station whose architecture echoes the era of grand railroad stations, the question is whether it will bring more train passengers into the city....
Can Wichita get Amtrak service back?
(Source: Wichita Eagle, December 10, 2018) WICHITA, Kan. — Chime Onwugbufor lives in Wichita, works in Chicago and commutes on Amtrak. To get to his job at the tony Tortoise Supper Club, he catches the Amtrak throughway bus about 1 a.m. in Wichita, transfers to the...
NJ rail operator applies to lease Norfolk Southern freight lines in 4 counties
(Source: NorthJersey.com, December 8, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A New Jersey rail operator intends to lease Norfolk Southern’s local freight network in Essex, Passaic, Morris and Warren counties, according to a federal filing this week. If the Surface Transportation...
Are U.S. passenger trains really that bad? It’s complicated
(Source: CNET, December 9, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Compared to other wealthy nations, passenger trains in the US seem to lag far behind. Recently I covered Amtrak and CalTrans' unveil of a next-generation locomotive called the Charger, and the comments surrounding...
Two BNSF trains collide, derail in Belen, N.M.
(Source: Associated Press, December 9, 2018) BELEN, N.M. — TWO Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotives have been involved in a train collision near the Belen Rail Runner Station in New Mexico. BNSF officials say two trains were derailed in Saturday's incident and it...
Crude by rail increase ‘manageable,’ analysts say, but farmers fearful of being pushed off tracks
(Source: Calgary Herald, December 7, 2018) CALGARY — Premier Rachel Notley pressed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again on Friday to provide support for her plan to purchase rail cars to increase the amount of oil being shipped out of Alberta. Full story: Calgary...
Schumer: MTA will not meet PTC deadline
(Source: CBS New York, December 9, 2018) NEW YORK — On Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced his office has learned that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will likely miss its deadline to install Positive Train Control (PTC). Full story: CBS New York
Union Pacific displays Bush funeral train in Omaha
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, December 10, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — From around the bend came the sound of a train whistle and in response, there was a cheer from the hundreds waiting on the snowy ground in downtown Omaha. Union Pacific locomotive No. 4141, the engine that...
RRB: Medicare part B premiums for 2019
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 1, 2018) CHICAGO — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $135.50 in 2019, a slight increase from $134.00 in 2018. However, some Medicare...
