Sewage sludge train cars in Birmingham, Alabama to be moved after ‘death smell’ complaints

By Dennis Pillion, AL.com; March 6, 2018 Several dozen train cars loaded with what appears to be sewage sludge from…

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CN apologizes, promises immediate action to clear backlog of grain shipments

By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; March 7, 2018 Canadian National is apologizing for failing to keep grain…

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Governor of South Dakota: Rail investments can boost local economies

By Governor Dennis Daugaard, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; March 7, 2018 Infrastructure is at the forefront of policy discussions these…

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The Daily CSX: ‘Extreme wind gusts’ led to freight train derailment in Maryland

By The Associated Press, Tri-City Herald; March 6, 2018 PERRYVILLE, Md. – CSX is attributing “extreme wind gusts” to the…

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Colorado: Amtrak’s Southwest Chief gets $16 million more for track repairs, boosting hopes for long-distance line’s future

By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post; March 7, 2018 Millions of additional dollars in federal grant money are headed toward…

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Colorado: Pueblo County pledges money for repairs to Amtrak’s Southwest Chief line

By Tom Kackley, KOAA News 5 NBC; March 6, 2018 The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution…

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Closing, and reopening, the Gateway drawbridge

By LAUREN GARDNER and TANYA SNYDER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 7, 2018…

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U.S. says New York, New Jersey must pay more for ‘Gateway’ project

By David Shepardson, Reuters; March 6, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey must shoulder more of the…

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Metro-North to start $94 million renovations at White Plains, New York station

By Ryan Deffenbaugh, Westfaironline.com; March 6, 2018 Metro-North Railroad will start work on a $94 million renovation of the White…

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In World’s Most Expensive City for Building, an Attempt to Lower Costs

By Liz Farmer, Governing Magazine; March 7, 2018 Since President Trump released his long-awaited infrastructure proposal last month, much of…

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Chicago to Indiana: All aboard to South Shore expansion plans? Winning public support still a goal, RDA official says

Opinion By Jerry Davich, Reporter, Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune; March 6, 2018 My personal history with the South Shore railroad goes…

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Washington: Infrastructure boosters storm the Hill

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 6, 2018 STORMING THE HILL:…

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Rutgers University Leads Rail Safety Research and Education in New Jersey and New York

A press release from Rutgers University – New Brunswick; March 6, 2018 Professor seeks “helluva (better) way to run a…

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Virginia Railway Express releases facility condition report

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 6, 2018 The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) last week released the results from a federally…

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Florida: JAXPORT’s heavy-lift berth used to move locomotives for overseas shipping

A press release from JAXPORT; March 5, 2018: JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Highly trained master riggers moved two locomotives each weighing more…

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Texas: DART awards Red and Blue Line Platform extension contract

From Railway Technology; March 5, 2018 Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has awarded engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN)…

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The Daily CSX: North Carolina’s Edgecombe County weighs loss of CSX rail hub at Rocky Mount

By Corey Davis, Staff Writer, Rocky Mount Telegram; March 4, 2018 A big reason for the excitement of CSX building…

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Tri-Rail in South Florida reports highest monthly on-time performance in more than a decade

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 5, 2018 In February, 95 percent of Tri-Rail‘s trains operated on schedule — marking the…

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New York and New Jersey Editorial Opinion: Call it the Trump Tunnel and scale back Gateway to get it done

By The Editorial Board, New York Daily News; March 6, 2018 President Trump gyrates wildly on immigration, guns — you…

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VIA please come back to Revelstoke, British Columbia

Opinion By Sharon Kurtz, Revelstoke Review; March 6, 2018 Can Revelstoke ever really be a world-class resort town without reliable,…

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Silencing All Aboard Florida’s Brightline: One-fourth of crossings to get no improvements

By Jennifer Sorentrue and Mahima Singh, Staff Writers, Palm Beach Post; March 4, 2018 At 20 of 80 railroad crossings…

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The Daily CSX: Takeaways from the March 1 investor conference — Rail Insider analysis by Tony Hatch

By Tony Hatch, Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 2018 CSX execs accomplished the most important thing they set out to do…

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Australia: New South Wales’s $2 billion new trains are too wide to get through tunnels

By Benedict Brook, news.com.au; March 6, 2018 THE NSW Government has an embarrassing problem with $2 billion worth of new…

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Why a Train Trip Across the U.S. Is the Fastest Way to Slow Down

By Eric Weiner, AFAR, March/April 2018 Issue; March 5, 2018 One afternoon, I find myself at Union Station in Washington,…

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