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SEPTA: Airport regional rail line will operate every 30 minutes during papal visit
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 27, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — To accommodate passengers and employees at Philadelphia International Airport during the pope's visit, SEPTA will run its Airport Regional Rail Line in and out of the city every 30 minutes all day and...
FRA approves Texas high-speed rail corridor
(Source: Houston Chronicle, August 26, 2015) HOUSTON — The Federal Railroad Administration approved the rail corridor preferred by the developers of a Dallas-Houston bullet train. Now a final route must be plotted within the chosen corridor. In a 16-page report, the...
Bill Gates ups stake in CN to almost 14 percent
(Source: BNN.ca, August 17, 2015) OTTAWA — Bill Gates has increased his overall investment in Canadian National Railway Co. to 13.83 percent. The world’s richest man and Microsoft founder purchased 1,077,175 shares in Canada’s largest railway between July 31 and Aug....
NJ Transit receives more than $71.4 million in federal emergency relief funding
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 24, 2015) The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award New Jersey Transit more than $71.4 million in Hurricane Sandy recovery funds for various repair and resiliency projects. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Editorial: A boost for Texas high-speed rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 26, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — Planning for high-speed rail service linking Fort Worth to Houston continues to move forward, slowly but decidedly. The Regional Transportation Council last week allocated $4.5 million from its...
Obama team opens first new U.S.-Mexican rail crossing in 100 years
(Source: USA Today, August 26, 2015) BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Obama administration dedicated something unique Tuesday along the U.S.-Mexican border: the first new rail crossing in more than a century. The line is designed to speed delivery between Brownsville, Texas,...
Airgas workers join Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 25, 2015) LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Drivers, plant operators and fillers at the Airgas facility in Islandia, N.Y., have voted to join Teamsters Local 282. The successful effort was the culmination of...
Railroads balk at making oil disaster plans public
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, August 25, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS — Some 300,000 Minnesotans live within a half mile of railroad tracks that carry crude oil. But almost none of them have been able to see emergency plans the railroads were required to submit by July 1....
Critics take aim at U.S. crude by rail plans
(Source: Canadian Press, August 24, 2015) OTTAWA — To crude producers hankering for a route to market while pipeline proposals stall, a bevy of crude-by-rail projects planned on the U.S. West Coast may look enticing. But efforts to connect trainloads of crude to...
Rail shipments of North Dakota crude fall below 50 percent for first time in several years
(Source: Associated Press, August 14, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — The percentage of North Dakota oil shipped by rail transport has dropped below 50 percent for the first time in several years. North Dakota Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad says rail shipments...
European ministers to discuss rail security
(Source: www.ft.com, August 26, 2015) BRUSSELS — Ministers from nine European countries are to meet in Paris on Saturday to discuss security on the continent’s extensive rail network, following last week’s suspected terrorist attack on a high-speed train from...
In light of train terror attack in France, Amtrak steps up security ahead of Pope’s visit
(Source: Reuters, August 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak is stepping up security measures on trains after an attack on a high-speed rail in France was foiled on Aug 21, and ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the United States next month. Full story: Straits Times
UP Director Mclarty sells $665,000 in company stock
(Source: WKRB, August 22, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Director Thomas F. Mclarty III sold 7,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.92, for a total value of $665,408.00. Following the...
Cities’ bills in CSX oil train derailment add up to $226,000 with more expenses to come
(Source: Television station WBIR, August 25, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The cities of Maryville and Alcoa incurred expenses totaling more than $225,000 responding to the July 1 CSX train car fire, with more estimated expenses still to be submitted by Blount County. Full...
As Tennessee oil train burned, firefighters waited 2 hours for critical details
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newly released documents show that firefighters responding to an oil train derailment and fire last year in Lynchburg, Va., waited more than two hours for critical details about the train and what...
Federal grant acceptance will allow work on Southwest Chief route
(Source: Graden City Telegram, August 24, 2015) GARDEN CITY, Kan. — The slow process of improving the Southwest Chief rail line through southwest Kansas took a step forward Monday after the Garden City commission officially accepted the federal grant awarded to the...
Railroad bridge collapses near Little Sioux, Iowa
(Source: Television station KTIV, August 20, 2015) LITTLE SIOUX, Iowa — Crews are working to repair a railroad bridge near Little Sioux, Iowa. A spokesperson for Union Pacific says it happened near K45 and 125 street Wednesday afternoon. Full story: www.ktiv.com
BNSF asks for delay in lawsuit over Casselton derailment
(Source: Associated Press, August 24, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — A civil lawsuit against BNSF by an engineer who was at the helm during a train derailment near Casselton nearly two years ago should be put on hold until it can be determined whether a broken axel was the cause...
Amtrak increasing service for Pope’s visit
(Source: The Hill, August 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is planning to increase its service in the Northeast during the Pope's scheduled visit to the U.S. in September. Full story: The Hill
French train attack a reminder of U.S. railroad vulnerability
(Source: ABC News, August 24, 2015) NEW YORK — Days after three Americans subdued an AK-47-wielding gunman on a Paris-bound commuter train, Amtrak, one of America’s largest passenger rail companies, is reassuring travelers in the states that the carrier is taking...
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