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NJ Transit set for record budget raid that governor criticized
(Source: Bloomberg, August 6, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit is set to approve the biggest raid on its capital budget in history to fund day-to-day operations even after Governor Phil Murphy said the practice causes long-term damage. Full story: Bloomberg
US, BNSF settle lawsuit over damages from Montana derailment
(Source: Associated Press, August 3, 2018) BILLINGS, Mont. — BNSF Railway has agreed to pay the U.S. government $200,000 and spend up to $750,000 on road repairs to settle claims that the company failed to pay for damages caused by a 2011 train derailment in...
BNSF out to prove oil waste is safe
(Source: nwestiowa.com, August 4, 2018) DOON, Iowa — An effort to alleviate concerns brought a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway spokesman to N’West Iowa on Thursday. Citizens of Dickinson County became worried after discovering vegetation from the June 22 crude...
High-speed rail firm scouting land for station and development around proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark site
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, August 4, 2018) TAMPA, Fla. — Brightline, the firm behind the passenger rail system between Miami and West Palm Beach, doesn’t yet know if it will win a state bid to build a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando. But the company is...
Toys for Tots tries to figure out how to make deliveries after Amtrak withdraws
(Source: CBS News, August 4, 2018) NEW YORK — Toys for Tots is getting derailed. Amtrak will no longer provide its trains for Toys for Tots, a program that delivers Christmas gifts to underprivileged children every year. Amtrak said the charitable program run by the...
Railway gridlock fix should equal better service for Metra riders
(Source: Daily Herald, August 6, 2018) CHICAGO — How will railroad bridges and new tracks in Chicago get Naperville and Lisle riders on Metra's BNSF Line to work and home faster? Full story: Daily Herald
NJ Transit to shut down Atlantic City-Philadelphia rail line in September
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit plans to shut down the Atlantic City Rail Line in September through the end of the year, and possibly longer. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
Contractors claim UP is delaying California bullet train project
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2018) LOS ANGELES — The most ambitious rail project of California’s future is increasingly dependent on the cooperation of the very railroad that shaped the state’s past — and there are signs their relationship is growing...
NS freight train derails at Pittsburgh’s Station Square, sending cars plummeting onto tracks below
(Source: CBS News, August 5, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pittsburgh on Sunday, sending train cars crashing onto light rail tracks below. Authorities said there were no reports of injuries stemming from the incident, which...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reports a $12 billion profit in Q2 2018
(Source: Associated Press, August 4, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday reported a $12 billion second-quarter profit. Warren Buffett's conglomerate reported a profit of $4.87 per Class B share. A year ago, Berkshire reported $4.3 billion in net...
