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FRA issues final rule regarding high-speed passenger rail operations
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a final rule establishing modern, performance-based safety standards for railroad...
Historic price crash plunges Canadian oil patch into crisis
(Source: Bloomberg, November 21, 2018) NEW YORK — While the U.S. oil industry has hit a speed bump with the recent $20 drop in oil prices in New York, producers in Canada are in a full-blown crisis. Heavy Canadian crude has been on a downward spiral since mid-May,...
Surge of Thanksgiving travelers flock to Amtrak
(Source: ABC 27, November 21, 2018) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Thanksgiving season is one of Amtrak's busiest travel periods of the year with a surge of travelers taking to the railroads. Amtrak's busiest day in history was in last year, the Sunday following Thanksgiving....
Brightline-Virgin rail service from Tampa to Orlando has estimated cost of $1.7 billion
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, November 20, 2018) TAMPA, Fla. — Leave it to the arrival of a visionary investor like Sir Richard Branson to help flesh out the vision for Brightline’s proposed Tampa-to-Orlando passenger train service. Full story: Tampa Bay Times
This Florida passenger line was privately financed and built: Can the state regulate it?
(Source: Miami Herald, November 19, 2018) MIAMI — A Treasure Coast lawmaker plans to again pursue more state oversight of private high-speed passenger rail service, as Florida analysts have outlined a number of steps lawmakers could take. Full story: Miami Herald
Canadian crude could travel by rail in dry ‘puck’ form
(Source: Railway Age, November 19, 2018) NEW YORK — Canada’s largest railroad recently filed a patent for CanaPux™, a pellet-like product that wraps tar sands extract bitumen in a layer of polymer for transportation by rail. It can be handled like dry bulk...
Runaway NS tank car rolls from Emmaus to Bethlehem
(Source: Lehigh Valley Live, November 19, 2018) EASTON, Pa. — A runaway tank car took a trip on the rails Sunday from Emmaus to Bethlehem. Rail cars were delivered last Tuesday to an interchange point in Emmaus for a short line railroad, said Norfolk Southern...
XPO workers in Indiana, New Jersey seek Teamster representation
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — XPO warehouse workers in Indianapolis, Indiana and XPO freight drivers in Rockaway, New Jersey filed for Teamster representation today, the latest action by workers...
Kentucky Supreme Court upholds right-to-work law, rejecting union challenge
(Source: Television station WDRB, November 15, 2018) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld the right-to-work law passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in 2017, rejecting unions’ arguments that the law violates the state and...
Congress creates new cybersecurity agency
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 19, 2018) Congress last week passed legislation creating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The new bill (H.R. 3359), which President Trump has...
