Alberta: ‘Multiple breaks’ and ‘worn’ rails to blame for derailment of train carrying crude oil north of Edmonton

By Phil Heidenreich, Online Journalist, Global News; November 25, 2017 One month after a train carrying crude oil derailed in…

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The Daily CSX: Alton and Southern Railway alleges CSX owes it more than $4M

By Lhalie Castillo, Madison – St. Clair Record; November 27, 2017 BENTON – An East St. Louis railroad company alleges…

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Iowa Pacific in New York’s Adirondack Mountains: Idle oil tankers attract critics

By Brian Nearing, Albany Times-Union; November 23, 2017 Albany – Only a few years ago, rail tankers like those now…

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Massachusetts: Actual cost of 6-inch fix for Springfield’s Union Station platform expected to be known soon

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; November 27, 2017 SPRINGFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Amtrak are finalizing plans to…

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Fredericksburg, Virginia editorial: Rail project is about capacity, not speed

By The Editorial Board, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; November 25, 2017 THE NAME of the Washington to Richmond Southeast High…

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USDOT tabs Batory as rail advisor

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 22, 2017 With his nomination as Federal Railroad Administrator awaiting…

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The Daily CSX: CSX train derails in Lakeland, causing molten sulfur leak

By Pam Huff, Managing Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal; November 27, 2017 A CSX train transporting hazardous materials derailed in…

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Three things must happen before North Texans can get TEX Rail commuter trains

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; November 24, 2017 If all goes according to plan, a year from now the…

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Man Charged in Theft of Guns From Chicago Train Yard

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; November 22, 2017 CHICAGO (AP) — Federal court records unsealed this…

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California: San Jose Downtown Association Executive Director Scott Knies Pushes Back on Diridonification

By The Fly, San Jose Inside; November 22, 2017 Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has…

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Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, California Zephyr routes through Colorado saw small drop in ridership last fiscal year

By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post; November 22, 2017 Ridership on Amtrak’s two long-haul train routes through Colorado dropped slightly…

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Reality Check: When is a train on time?

From BBC News Asia; November 22, 2017 A Japanese railway company made headlines after it apologised for sending a train…

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Virginia: Architectural design for Charlottesville train station addition clears hurdle

By CHRIS SUAREZ, Reporter, The Daily Progress; November 22, 2017 The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on Tuesday approved preliminary…

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Unusually warm weather lays bare a photo shoot on a Union Pacific trestle in Utah

By David Wells, Fox 13 Salt Lake City; November 22, 2017 MORGAN COUNTY, Utah — Deputies in Morgan County arrested…

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The Daily CSX in North Carolina: Execs along I-95 wait for CSX update in Rocky Mount

By Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal; November 22, 2017 High stakes and few updates: Executives in and…

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Australia – ‘It can be really humiliating’: Train station staff speak out about abuse, assaults

By Timna Jacks, Transport Reporter, Brisbane Times; November 22, 2017 Most days, Jane* sees her colleagues get either spat on,…

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Carlinville, Illinois Amtrak station now open for travelers

From The Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat; November 23, 2017 CARLINVILLE (Nov. 23, 2017) – It’s been more than a year since…

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New York City: Long Island Rail Road switch malfunction delays Thanksgiving travel at Penn Station

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; November 22, 2017 Thanksgiving travel got off to a bumpy start at Penn…

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The Daily CSX – Exclusive: CSX to Impose Hefty Fees on Some Rail Customers in 2018

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report; November 22, 2017 SEATTLE (Reuters) – CSX Corp will charge…

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The Daily CSX: CSX officials say relocation of train dispatchers was planned, but mix-up in timeline had some relocating too soon

By Drew Dixon, The Florida Times-Union; November 22, 2017 Jacksonville-based CSX acknowledged on Wednesday that it did have plans to…

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California: Hackers attack Sacramento transit system and demand $8,000 ransom

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee; November 20, 2017 Computer hackers directly attacked the Sacramento Regional Transit system computers this…

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