June 22, 2020 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: Canadian Press, June 20, 2020) MONTREAL — As of Tuesday, Via Rail says passengers will be required to wear masks to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. The Montreal-based passenger rail service says it’s making the change as ridership increases with...
June 22, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: TAP Into, June 21, 2020) SOMERVILLE, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Portal North Bridge replacement — a key component of the broader Gateway Project that includes building a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel — has officially...
June 22, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, June 19, 2020) OTTAWA — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail dropped by more than half in April compared to March as North American fuel demand plunged due to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Full story: Canadian...
June 22, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 19, 2020) BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — More than a century after the arrival of the railroads to the Flint Hills of Kansas, a large-scale track expansion is tearing up a scenic stretch in some of the last remaining tallgrass prairie left in the...
June 22, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 21, 2020) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co., Canada’s biggest railroad, is banking on growth in consumer products and supply-chain diversification in Asia, to revive traffic on its underutilized eastern Canadian rail lines, the...
