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Texas bullet train developer might pick up tab for consultants to expedite permit process
(Source: Dallas Morning News, August 8, 2016) DALLAS, Texas — Dallas developers, officials and residents hope a planned high-speed train station near downtown and the Cedars will anchor a potential development that would spur economic growth and bridge two...
State rail authority will seek a $35 million increase for key project in California bullet train plan
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 8, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Relocation of Highway 99 in Fresno, a key part of the bullet train project, is over budget, behind schedule and will cost millions of dollars more to complete, officials said Monday Full story: Los Angeles...
Amtrak to replace Acela with faster new trains on Washington to Boston route
(Source: USA Today, August 8, 2016) RATON, N.M. — Amtrak plans to run new, faster trains on the busy Northeast Corridor with locomotives pulling passengers at up to 160 mph in sections. The $2.5 billion project to be announced later this month will replace the...
Sir Henry Thornton left his mark on Canadian National Railways
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 5, 2016) MONTREAL — It was a somber scene inside the CNR’s Bonaventure Station that summer evening. Two weeks before, Sir Henry Thornton had submitted his resignation as president of Canadian National Railways and now, on Aug. 1,...
Amtrak exhibit arrives in Pueblo
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, August 6, 2016) PUEBLO, Colo. — At one end of the train the history of Amtrak is on display, and as visitors walk further through it, the present and future of railway is presented. Full story: Pueblo Chieftain
Lone Star Rail project faces possible extinction in Monday vote
(Source: Austin American Statesman, August 6, 2016) AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star Rail District, after 13 years, a shelf full of consultant reports and $30 million of spending that produced only flickering prospects for an actual passenger line, faces a life-or-death...
‘Suspicious device’ investigated at Selkirk rail yard
(Source: Albany Times Union, August 7, 2016) BETHLEHEM, N.Y. — The Selkirk freight rail yards were temporarily cleared Sunday, as police and fire officials responded to a call about a "suspicious device" attached to a rail car. Full story: Albany Times Union
NS, MSI settle dueling lawsuits
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 5, 2016) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — MSI Corp. and Norfolk Southern railroad have apparently reached a settlement in lawsuits that arose after a February 2014 train derailment that damaged one of MSI's buildings in Vandergrift. Full...
Failure is common when it comes to family work policies
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A family-friendly workplace is essential in an age where people are working harder for less. But as a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families finds,...
Yankees turn back clock, take Amtrak charter for series in Boston
(Source: New York Daily News, August 7, 2016) NEW YORK — On the same day the Yankees’ oldest player, Alex Rodriguez, announced his retirement, the squad decided to turn back the clock with its travel plans. The Bombers boarded an Amtrak charter train at 153rd St....
KCS CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer sells 5,000 shares of company stock
(Source: Press Telegraph, August 5, 2016) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern (KCS) President & CEO, Patrick Ottensmeyer made a sale of 5,000 KCS shares, based on the average market share price of $95.6 a share. The reported shares have a value of close to $478,100. Full...
Amtrak: Final ACS-64 locomotive enters revenue service
(Source: Amtrak press release, August 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) locomotive #670 enters revenue service this week, marking delivery of the 70th ACS-64 locomotive to serve passengers along the highly-traveled Northeast Corridor and...
Will STB’s reciprocal switching decision really help shippers?
(Source: Material Handling & Logistics, August 7, 2016) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board’s proposal to allow railroad reciprocal switching garnered immediate praise from shipper groups, but after shippers have a chance to examine it more closely, they might...
Bad fuel in Utah to blame for Amtrak breakdowns, federal complaint says
(Source: Deseret News, August 5, 2016) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A central Utah oil company sold bad diesel fuel to Amtrak that caused eight trains to break down after leaving Salt Lake City in 2011 and cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars, the government claims....
Despite BNSF decline, Berkshire Hathaway’s 2Q 2016 profit up 18 percent
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, August 6, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday second-quarter operating profit rose 18 percent, despite a big falloff at top subsidiary BNSF Railway. The Omaha-based conglomerate led by Chairman and Chief Executive...
Editorial: Of gravy trains and turntables
(Source: Editorial in the Omaha World-Herald, August 5, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Our language, it turns out, is freighted with a lot of surprising railroad terms. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Kenyan rail workers protesting against Chinese employer — want raise to $5 per day
(Source: Quartz Africa, August 4, 2016) There are high hopes for Kenya’s new rail project. The $13.8 billion standard-gauge railway, being built by a Chinese company, is meant to connect the port city of Mombasa to Nairobi and eventually the rest of East Africa. It...
Amtrak, BNSF officials stop to say thanks
(Source: Garden City Telegram, August 4, 2016) GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Amtrak and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officials blew into Garden City on Thursday afternoon for a blink-and-you-missed-it whistle stop during a tour along the Southwest Chief route through...
Leaders of Teamster carhaul local unions overwhelmingly endorse tentative agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leaders of carhaul local unions from across the country overwhelmingly endorsed a new tentative National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA) today in...
Canadian Pacific a win for Bill Ackman
(Source: Financial Post, August 4, 2016) OTTAWA — When activist investor Bill Ackman first approached Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s management about making major changes to the underperforming railway, including hiring a chief executive who had just retired from its...
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