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After announcing rebrand, Virgin Trains USA (formerly Brightline) files to go public
(Source: Miami Herald, November 17, 2018) MIAMI — On the same day it announced a major rebranding as Richard Branson’s Virgin Group became an investor, the private train company formerly known as Brightline quietly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to...
BNSF Logistics adds massive flatcar for specialized service
(Source: Railway Age, November 16, 2018) NEW YORK — BNSF Logistics has introduced a new 20-axle railcar, the TEXX 900, which joins its specialized fleet to handle heavy-haul and over-dimensional loads. This shiftable, depressed deck flatcar will enable the third-party...
Norfolk Southern pays fine after diesel dumping
(Source: Television station WDEF, November 16, 2018) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern Railroad will pay a $60,000 fine for damages caused by a deliberate spill of diesel fuel by a contractor last January. According to an investigation by the Tennessee Department...
Amtrak touts performance, financial records
(Source: Railway Age, November 16, 2018) NEW YORK — In the midst of controversy surrounding scale-backs in meal services; widely held beliefs that current management is targeting long-distance trains for elimination, or at the very least, truncation; and accusations...
FRA issues funding notice for state-of-good-repair projects
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 16, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) yesterday issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for $272 million in grants under the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program. Full story:...
Canadian crude rallies as U.S. demand and rail shipments rise
(Source: Bloomberg, November 16, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian heavy crude prices rallied Friday as U.S. refinery demand rises and increased volumes are shipped by rail car. Heavy Western Canadian Select’s discount to West Texas Intermediate futures narrowed to $39.25/bbl,...
Crews continue cleanup after massive CSX derailment in Byromville, Ga.
(Source: Associated Press, November 17, 2018) BYROMVILLE, Ga. — Rail cars tumbled from an overpass onto a Georgia highway on Saturday, causing an evacuation and traffic headaches in a small town but resulting in no injuries. CSX Railroad said 30 cars derailed. That...
BHP blames driver error, brake problem for Australian runaway train wreck
(Source: Reuters, November 16, 2018) MELBOURNE — BHP said on Friday that driver error caused an iron-ore train to run away without its driver and a brake problem caused the company to intentionally derail the train in order to stop it, according to a preliminary...
BNSF turns to hybrid-electric vehicles to “green up” operations
(Source: DC Velocity, November 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway Co. says it has seen the future, and it is electric—or at least hybrid-electric. The Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad will soon "electrify" a number of its vehicles, including cranes, trucks,...
California high-speed rail authority narrowing down routes through Los Angeles
(Source: Curbed Los Angeles, November 15, 2018) LOS ANGELES — In spite of rising costs and looming obstacles, plans for high-speed rail line in Southern California are slowly chugging along. The board overseeing California’s high-speed rail project, which could...
