Washington State Department of Transportation statement on Amtrak Cascades derailment

A press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation; December 18, 2017: Today’s (Monday, Dec. 18) tragic derailment of…

Continue Reading →

USDOT seeks to speed up infrastructure projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 19, 2017 The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ recently published agenda includes…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX: James Foote’s contract didn’t anticipate him becoming CSX Corp. CEO

By Mark Basch, Contributing Writer, Financial News & Daily Record; December 18, 2017 James Foote’s contract to become chief operating…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX – Union leader: Harrison ‘slashed and burned’ at CSX

By David Cawton, Staff Writer, Financial News & Daily Record; December 19, 2017 The relationship between Hunter Harrison and the…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX: Nothing in Harrison deal calls for refunding $84 million he got to come on board

By Mark Basch, Contributing Writer, Financial News & Daily Record; December 19, 2017 After Hunter Harrison became CEO of CSX…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX: Unlike his predecessor, Hunter Harrison was an unknown in Jacksonville civic circles

By Karen Brune Mathis, Editor, Financial News & Daily Record; December 19, 2017 CSX Corp. CEO E. Hunter Harrison came…

Continue Reading →

Zamansky LLC Investigates CSX Corp. (CSX) for Potential Breaches of Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders

A press release from Zamansky LLC; December 18, 2017: NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zamansky LLC announces that it is investigating CSX Corp.…

Continue Reading →

Downtown Tampa’s Union Station on the verge of becoming special events venue

By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer, Senior Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; December 19, 2017 Tampa’s historic Union Station is on the…

Continue Reading →

Derailed Washington State train was first of new route, added service

By Daniel DeMay, Seattle PI; December 18, 2017 The train that derailed Monday morning was the first Amtrak Cascades high-speed…

Continue Reading →

Cranes moved to site of deadly Amtrak derailment near Olympia, Washington

By Joseph O’Sullivan, Evan Bush and Christine Clarridge, Staff Reporters, The Seattle Times; December 18, 2017 Cranes are being brought…

Continue Reading →

6 reportedly dead after Amtrak train derails onto I-5 near DuPont, Washington

By Rolf Boone And Lisa Pemberton, The Olympian; December 18, 2017 At least six people are reported dead after an…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX: In his own words, Harrison’s time at CSX

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; December 18, 2017 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) CEO E. Hunter Harrison brought fast-paced…

Continue Reading →

What investigators of the Amtrak derailment will be looking for

By Debbie Cockrell, The News Tribune; December 18, 2017 The investigation into Monday’s Amtrak derailment will take shape as these…

Continue Reading →

Analysis: Amtrak’s critical projects to increase US rail connectivity

By Joe Baker, Railway Technology; December 18, 2017 Amtrak has launched its ‘Ready to Build’ campaign, highlighting five critical investments…

Continue Reading →

Editorial: Amid federal instability, Illinois can’t sit on rail project

By The Editorial Board, The Quad City Times; December 17, 2017 Dawdling isn’t an option in this political environment. Especially…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX – CSX veteran: Board must ‘do their job’ in aftermath of CEO Hunter Harrison’s death

By Karen Brune Mathis, Editor, Financial News & Daily Record; December 18, 2017 A former CSX Corp. executive, who spent…

Continue Reading →

The Daily CSX: CSX Put All Its Eggs in One Basket

By Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Gadfly; December 18, 2017 CSX Corp. shareholders paid $84 million for Hunter Harrison. They’re now getting James Foote.…

Continue Reading →

High-speed train linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland could cost $54 billion

By Megan Devlin, Web Journalist, CTV Vancouver; December 17, 2017 A new report on a potential high-speed train linking Vancouver…

Continue Reading →

Japan: Bullet train makes departure, mistakenly leaves 200 passengers behind on platform

By Meg Murphy, Sora News 24; December 18, 2017 The trains in Japan are often praised for their punctuality, and…

Continue Reading →

Multiple injuries and fatalities in ‘massive’ Amtrak derailment onto I-5 south of Seattle

By Michael Sheetz; CNBC; December 18, 2017 An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday southwest of Seattle and landed on Interstate…

Continue Reading →

New Jersey Transit, Amtrak testing ways to find terrorist bombers at train stations

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; December 18, 2017 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are working with the Transportation Security Administration on…

Continue Reading →

Long Bridge rail expansion may allow biking, walking between Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia

By Max Smith, WTOP; December 17, 2017 WASHINGTON — Plans to expand a key rail bottleneck for VRE, Amtrak and…

Continue Reading →