November 8, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 8, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major rail groups have applauded Friday’s passage of a major infrastructure bill by the U.S. House of Representatives, which will include major funding for freight and passenger projects. The bill now goes...
November 8, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, November 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s CEO Bill Flynn said that funding from the $1.2 infrastructure bill that passed on Friday would spur the largest expansion in the railroad’s history, outlining some of the cities likely to see...
November 8, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Nexstar Media Wire, November 5, 2021) NOBLE, Okla. — An Oklahoma family is suing the BNSF Railway company after a family member died from a heart attack while the emergency vehicles coming to his aid were stuck behind a train at the only entrance to their...
November 8, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 5, 2021) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Canadian Pacific Railway recently outlined the fate of its U.S. headquarters and workers in downtown Minneapolis as it seeks regulatory approval to merge with Kansas City Southern. Full story:...
November 8, 2021 | CN, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, November 4, 2021) NEW YORK — CN is buying a Wabtec FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive for use on the Bessemer & Lake Erie (B&LE) portion of its network in Pennsylvania. Full story: Railway Age
