April 23, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: CTV Montreal News, April 23, 2014) MONTREAL — So far more than 3,100 people have filed claims for damages, but lawyers are hoping that number will rise to more than 6,000. Full story: CTV Montreal News
April 16, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Opinion column by Landis Turner, The Tennessean, April 14, 2014. Mr. Turner is chairman of the Tennessee Short Line Railroad Alliance and his local authority is in Hohenwald.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The large Class-1 railroads have spent much of this...
March 31, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Canadian Press, March 29, 2014) OTTAWA — The Canada Transportation Agency has extended the operating license of the insolvent railway involved in last July’s deadly explosion in Lac-Mégantic, until June 1. The regulator says it is satisfied Montreal,...
March 25, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, March 24, 2014. Ozzie A. Espana is Secretary-Treasurer of BLET Division 214 in Long Beach, Calif.) CHICAGO — Pacific Harbor Line and its parent company Anacostia Rail Holdings (www.anacostia.com) will receive four...
March 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Portland Press Herald, March 20, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — A New York investment firm’s purchase of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway has been delayed, as Canadian regulators say they don’t have all the paperwork needed before they can...
March 5, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Globe Gazette, March 4, 2014) ALGONA, Iowa — A railroad employee was injured when he was pinned under a train car early Tuesday near Algona. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene at Ag Processing east of Algona shortly before...
February 26, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line, Technology
(Source: Bradenton Herald, February 26, 2014) PORT MANATEE, Fla. — By next month, two new, high-efficiency railroad engines will be at work at Manatee County’s port. They’ll use up to 65 percent less diesel fuel than the port’s previous engine,...
February 26, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Bangor Daily News, February 25, 2014) BANGOR, Maine — The soon-to-be CEO of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway on Monday afternoon met for the first time with Colette Roy Laroche, the mayor of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, the site of the train crash last...
February 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Bangor Daily News, February 14, 2014) HERMON, Maine — Once the sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is complete, that name will be filed away in the history books. Railroad Acquisition Holdings, the affiliate of New York-based...
February 14, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 13, 2014) The Port of Tacoma, Wash., has partnered with Tacoma Rail and Totem Ocean Trailer Express to apply for a federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) program grant. Full story: Progressive...
