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Senators urge retention of Southwest Chief rail service
(Source: Albuquerque Journal, July 26, 2018) SANTA FE, N.M. — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from five states, including New Mexico Democrats Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, is urging Amtrak to keep train passenger service over all of the route of the Southwest...
NYS&W railroad bridge collapses under train in N.J.
(Source: NorthJersey.com, July 28, 2018) RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — A New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway bridge partially collapsed early Saturday into Overpeck Creek, damaging one railcar but causing no injuries or spills, according to police and railroad...
Pipeline prospects in Canada snarl rail talks, Cenovus CEO says
(Source: Bloomberg, July 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada’s improved pipeline picture may be a boon to the nation’s oil patch in a few years, but that expected good fortune is hurting efforts to move more crude in the near term. That’s because the increased...
Railroad decals: Low-cost life savers?
(Source: Coeur d’Alene Post Falls Press, July 26, 2018) POST FALLS — Travis Campbell wasn’t thrilled when he saw a young driver looking at his cellphone while listening to music. But concern turned to elation when Campbell watched the young man stop in his tracks to...
Woman identified in UP steam locomotive pedestrian fatality
(Source: Denver Post, July 26, 2018) DENVER, Colo. — The 56-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a Union Pacific historic steam train returning from Cheyenne Frontier Days has been identified. Kelly Michelle Yarish, of Brighton, died from multiple blunt force...
Microsoft, Oregon and B.C. kick in $750,000 for new study of high-speed rail in Pacific Northwest
(Source: Geek Wire, July 26, 2018) SEATTLE, Wash. — The effort to build a high-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C. just got a fresh cash infusion. Microsoft, the Province of British Columbia, and the Oregon Department of Transportation are...
LIRR asks for 2-year extension to meet PTC deadline
(Source: News 12 New Jersey, July 25, 2018) WOODBURY — The Long Island Rail Road is hoping to be granted a two-year extension as it works to fully implement positive train control technology throughout its system. Full story: News 12 New Jersey
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending July 21, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 25, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 21, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 553,024...
Keolis, MBTA develop and test new locomotive simulator
(Source: Railway Technology, July 25, 2018) BOSTON — Keolis Commuter Services has partnered with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to design, build and test a new commuter rail locomotive and control car simulator lab in Somerville, Massachusetts....
Rail, intermodal poised to gain from fresh produce
(Source: The Packer, July 25, 2018) LENEXA, Kan. — After a down period, intermodal and rail shipments of fresh produce could be headed higher. Rising fuel prices and climbing truck rates are set to make refrigerated shipments by intermodal and rail more competitive,...
