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The day South Carolina passenger trains ran out of steam
(Source: The Post and Courier, December 1, 2018) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Some railroad enthusiasts this week will commemorate a bittersweet milestone that marked a turning point for a bygone era of the travel industry. Full story: The Post and Courier
Strasburg museum may house famous Philadelphia Amtrak board
(Source: Lancaster Online, November 30, 2018) STRASBURG, Pa. — The iconic, ever-moving status board at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia is getting closer to its final split-flap, and it may be heading to Lancaster County. Full story: www.lancasteronline.com
Amtrak ridership down in Missouri
(Source: News Tribune, November 30, 2018) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Although Amtrak saw an increase in ridership over the Thanksgiving holiday, overall ridership for this fiscal year is down on the Missouri River Runner, according to figures from the Missouri Department...
Georgia to open $90 million rail hub tying Gainesville to Savannah port
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 3, 2018) GAINESVILLE, Ga. — State officials unveiled plans Monday to build a $90 million inland port — on land connected to one of Gov. Nathan Deal’s top allies — that’s designed to improve access to Savannah’s booming...
CSX on board, but huge funding gap for Baltimore tunnel project
(Source: Railway Age, December 3, 2018) NEW YORK — The Maryland Ports Administration is short $263 million, according to a new report, to start construction to clear doublestack trains through Baltimore’s 122-year-old Howard Street Tunnel, to eventually reach inland...
California Prop 6 proponents introduce anti-high-speed rail initiative
(Source: Streetsblog California, December 3, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Carl DeMaio just won’t go away quietly. After the trouncing of his Proposition 6, which would have repealed the recent increase in gas taxes and caused other mayhem with California’s...
Ottawa warns of dangerously exhausted train crews as Alberta ramps up oil by rail
(Source: CBC News, December 2, 2018) OTTAWA — An internal Transport Canada document warns of the safety risks posed by exhausted crew members on trains, even as Alberta pursues a plan to ratchet up already-booming shipments of oil-by-rail. Federal work rules in the...
CSX is not ruling out a merger
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, November 30, 2018) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — When Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced they would implement "principles" of the PSR model, one question loomed large: Who would lead the charge? Full story: Supply Chain Dive
Texas A&M and Union Pacific announcements regarding Thursday’s procession for Bush funeral
(Source: Radio station WTAW, December 3, 2018) BRYAN, Texas — Texas A&M has announced parking and viewing areas for the funeral train carrying George H.W. Bush Thursday afternoon. Union Pacific locomotive No. 4141 is scheduled to leave Spring at 12:30. The train, also...
Here’s the history behind the special UP locomotive and train that will transport George H.W. Bush
(Source: Corpus Christi Caller Times, December 3, 2018) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Former President George H.W. Bush will travel to his final resting place in a one-of-a-kind train. The Union Pacific Locomotive No. 4141 was made to honor the 41st president, who died Nov....
