Amtrak to passengers: Keep Out!!

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; July 26, 2018 A reliable rail industry source who wishes not to…

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Illinois: No Date Yet for Amtrak Service to the Quad Cities

By Herb Trix, WVIK NPR; July 25, 2018 “Be patient.” That was the message Wednesday from the Illinois Department of…

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Senate OKs measure to analyze impact of Amtrak’s on-time performance

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 26, 2018 The U.S. Senate has passed an amendment directing Amtrak‘s Inspector General to update…

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Ohio senators attempt to force Amtrak to restaff Cincinnati Union Terminal and other stations

By Cameron Knight and Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati Enquirer; July 26, 2018 Rail supporters were devastated in May when Amtrak announced…

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Norfolk Southern reports second-quarter 2018 results

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 25, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corporation…

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After a strong quarter, Norfolk Southern management asked: why aren’t you more like CSX?

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; July 25, 2018 The strong earnings report issued last week by CSX is…

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Atlanta: Fresh renderings of South Downtown’s Norfolk Southern renovation emerge

By Sean Keenan, Curbed Atlanta; July 26, 2018 Two railroad company buildings older than a century in South Downtown appear…

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Amtrak to hold Southwest Chief multiple stakeholder meetings

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; July 26, 2018 Long…

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South Florida: Coast Guard investigating operations of New River railroad drawbridge

By David Fleshler, Report, South Florida Sun Sentinel; July 25, 2018 The Coast Guard has opened an investigation into the…

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Canadian National Railway Boosts Profit Goal as Trains Speed Up Under New CEO

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; July 24, 2018 Less than five months into the job, Canadian National Railway Co.’s new boss…

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Entire Amtrak rail network bike friendly in Michigan

A press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation; July 25, 2018 July 25, 2018 – Starting July 25, bicycles…

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Oil industry concerned over BNSF’s move to limit retrofit tank cars

By Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters; July 23, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. refiners and producers are seeking ways to counter…

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North Carolina: ‘Al Capone may have sat on them.’ Amtrak salvages history from Raleigh’s train station.

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; July 23, 2018 RALEIGH – Now that passengers are catching Amtrak trains at…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Saratoga & North Creek Railway owner has no timetable for equipment removal

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; July 24, 2018 The owner of Saratoga & North Creek Railway reached out to…

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The Daily CSX: CSX pays millions for groundwater contamination after derailment

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 24, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) reached a settlement Tuesday with U.S.…

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Canadian National Railway Board appoints Jean-Jacques Ruest President and CEO

A press release from CN; July 24, 2018: MONTREAL, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of…

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Chairman Bill Shuster unveils his big infrastructure vision

By TANYA SNYDER, With help from Lauren Gardner, Politico Morning Transportation; July 24, 2018 PICTURE IT: The year is 2028.…

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Chairman Bill Shuster Releases Plan to Transform America’s Infrastructure

A press release from the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; July 23, 2018: Washington, D.C. – This Congress,…

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Canadian Pacific Railway manager guilty in case of train left on British Columbia mountainside without handbrakes

By Bethany Lindsay, CBC News; July 23, 2018 A CP Rail manager faces possible jail time for his role in…

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Breaking Travel News interview: Steve Sammut, president, Rocky Mountaineer

By Chris O’Toole, Breaking Travel News; July 20, 2018 Since 1990, Rocky Mountaineer has welcomed more than two million guests…

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Court ruling allows Amtrak, Federal Railroad Administration to set on-time standards

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 23, 2018 A federal appeals court ruled last week that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad…

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New York: Amtrak Empire Corridor work on schedule

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; July 20, 2018 Amtrak will move the rehabilitated Spuyten Duyvil rail bridge on the Empire…

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The Daily CSX: Conductor in fatal South Carolina train crash said safety declined under CSX turnaround plan

  By Thad Moore, The Post and Courier; July 22, 2018 A day after he made a mistake that caused…

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The Daily CSX: Florida CSX worker takes railroad to court

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 23, 2018 Alfred Odom, a 20-year CSX employee who developed a degenerative…

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