July 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Santa Fe New Mexican, July 12, 2020) SANTA FE, N.M. — The Rail Runner Express you see rolling into Santa Fe’s downtown depot is a ghost train. The cars are empty. No passengers have ridden the commuter trains that run between downtown Santa Fe and Belen since...
July 13, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coronavirus pandemic has obviously taken a toll on the nation’s economic security. Millions have lost their jobs in the last four months. But while there have been...
July 13, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 10, 2020) The House Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) earlier this week approved its fiscal-year 2021 appropriations bill that provides an additional $26 billion in emergency...
July 13, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 12, 2020) NEW YORK — On July 6th Reuters published an article on the potential for a resurgence of moving crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota across the country by rail, due to a judge’s decision to shut down the Dakota Access...
