July 7, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Montana Free Press, July 6, 2020) WHITEFISH, Mont. — Whitefish is the busiest stop in Montana for Amtrak’s daily Empire Builder passenger train, which runs between Chicago and Portland or Seattle. The more than 55,000 people who board or disembark the train...
July 7, 2020 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, July 5, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Congress’ infrastructure bill is no stranger to controversial issues, including train crew sizes, the prospect of shipping liquefied natural gas via rail, and government studies on precision scheduled...
July 7, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Earth Justice, July 6, 2020) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The explosion risk of transporting volatile liquefied natural gas in vulnerable tank cars through major population centers is off the charts. Yet the trump administration is proposing a rule that would...
July 7, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, July 6, 2020) NEW YORK — Companies that transport oil by rail are prepping for a business surge after a federal judge ordered the largest crude pipeline out of North Dakota to shut within a month, market sources said on Monday. Full story:...
