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Amtrak adds free Wi-Fi to more trains
(Source: Amtrak press release (PDF), October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Responding to strong passenger interest, Amtrak is launching today a major expansion of its free AmtrakConnectSM Wi-Fi service to 12 East Coast routes. As a result, trains that carry nearly 60...
Florida set to buy SunRail tracks for $150 million
(Source: Orlando Sentinel, October 31, 2011) ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida's much-delayed SunRail project could reach another milestone this week when the state buys 61 miles of track from the CSX railroad company for $150 million. Full story: Orlando Sentinel
Florida set to buy SunRail tracks for $150 million
(Source: Orlando Sentinel, October 31, 2011) ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida's much-delayed SunRail project could reach another milestone this week when the state buys 61 miles of track from the CSX railroad company for $150 million. Full story: Orlando Sentinel
Amtrak says it has no beef with cow-powered train
(Source: Associated Press, November 1, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak officials say they have no beef with using cattle-based biodiesel to power their Heartland Flyer train. The railroad said Monday that a mix of beef tallow and diesel fuel effectively powered the...
Amtrak says it has no beef with cow-powered train
(Source: Associated Press, November 1, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak officials say they have no beef with using cattle-based biodiesel to power their Heartland Flyer train. The railroad said Monday that a mix of beef tallow and diesel fuel effectively powered the...
BMWED hails new FRA rules governing railroad camp cars
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued new regulations today to improve conditions of rail camp cars, backing several recommendations by the Brotherhood of...
BMWED hails new FRA rules governing railroad camp cars
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued new regulations today to improve conditions of rail camp cars, backing several recommendations by the Brotherhood of...
Coal is king on the rails now, but maybe not forever
(Source: News & Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — A big part of what saved the freight rail industry from disaster lies not far beneath the rolling grasslands of eastern Wyoming. Full story: News & Observer
Coal is king on the rails now, but maybe not forever
(Source: News & Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — A big part of what saved the freight rail industry from disaster lies not far beneath the rolling grasslands of eastern Wyoming. Full story: News & Observer
How railroads came back from the brink and got ahead
(Source: News Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — More than three decades after the federal government deregulated freight enjoying a new golden age. After being left for dead in the 1970s, railroads have reinvested half a billion dollars in themselves in the...
How railroads came back from the brink and got ahead
(Source: News Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — More than three decades after the federal government deregulated freight enjoying a new golden age. After being left for dead in the 1970s, railroads have reinvested half a billion dollars in themselves in the...
California high-speed rail train cost estimates rise to $98.5 billion
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2011) LOS ANGELES — California's bullet train will cost an estimated $98.5 billion to build over the next 22 years, a price nearly double any previous projection and one likely to trigger political sticker shock, according to a...
California high-speed rail train cost estimates rise to $98.5 billion
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2011) LOS ANGELES — California's bullet train will cost an estimated $98.5 billion to build over the next 22 years, a price nearly double any previous projection and one likely to trigger political sticker shock, according to a...
Canadian Pacific Railway targeted in buyout rumors
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A private equity firm’s new minority stake in Canadian Pacific Railway is triggering suggestions of a large reorganization and even a potential outright sale of Canada’s second-largest railroad in a...
Canadian Pacific Railway targeted in buyout rumors
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A private equity firm’s new minority stake in Canadian Pacific Railway is triggering suggestions of a large reorganization and even a potential outright sale of Canada’s second-largest railroad in a...
Union Pacific making track improvements to central Iowa line
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 26, 2011) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is improving its rail line that runs from Tama, Iowa to Ames, Iowa. Various projects on nearly 50 miles of this line include removing and installing 45,500 ties, as well as...
Union Pacific making track improvements to central Iowa line
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 26, 2011) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is improving its rail line that runs from Tama, Iowa to Ames, Iowa. Various projects on nearly 50 miles of this line include removing and installing 45,500 ties, as well as...
CP Rail stock climbs after activist fund discloses stake
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 31, 2011) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. shares climbed 3 per cent Monday morning after a U.S. hedge fund disclosed its stake in Canada’s second-largest railway. Full story: Globe and Mail
CP Rail stock climbs after activist fund discloses stake
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 31, 2011) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. shares climbed 3 per cent Monday morning after a U.S. hedge fund disclosed its stake in Canada’s second-largest railway. Full story: Globe and Mail
Norfolk Southern quietly improve site in Toledo
(Source: Toledo Blade, October 31, 2011) TOLEDO, Ohio — Norfolk Southern is quietly upgrading its terminal in central Toledo and the work should be complete later this year or in early 2012. And while the project has not received the headlines of a CSX project in...
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