Opinion: Obama’s policies are still threatening the freight rail industry

By Lawrence Spiwak, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; October 13, 2017 Nearly one year after the election, the Trump administration has…

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Canadian federal government issues ultimatum over broken rail line to Churchill, Manitoba

By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, National Observer; October 13, 2017 The federal government is threatening to sue the owner…

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Churchill, Manitoba business offers to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s moccasins, if PM helps struggling town

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 13, 2017 Penny Rawlings has a replacement pair of moccasins for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

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Caltrans Unveils Vision for California’s Rail Plan

A press release from Caltrans via SCVnews.com; October 11, 2017: Caltrans today released the public draft of the California State…

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Albany, New York editorial: Misplaced rail priorities

The Editorial Board, Albany Times-Union; October 11, 2017 THE ISSUE: Politicians too often prefer attention-grabbing projects to maintaining infrastructure. THE…

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Hawaii hikes hotel tax to pay for Honolulu Rail Transit

By Chief Assignment Editor, e Turbo News; October 11, 2017 Hawaii Tourism Authority today issued the following Travel Industry Notification…

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The Daily CSX: CSX CEO Harrison apologizes to rail customers, defends strategy

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters; October 11, 2017 (Reuters) – CSX Corp’s chief executive apologized to customers for months of…

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Navigating the Complex Landscape of P3s

By Jane Campbell, Contributor, Governing; October 10, 2017 With the global insurer AIG predicting that the United States will soon…

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ASLRRA President Darr to Congress: 45G ‘clearly demonstrated to work’

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 5, 2017 American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)…

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FRA Releases Georgia-Tennessee High-Speed Rail Record of Decision

Friday, September 29, 2017 FRA Public [email protected] FRA Releases Georgia-Tennessee High-Speed Rail Record of Decision High-Speed Rail System Will Connect Atlanta…

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USDOT to streamline environmental reviews for multimodal projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 28, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has proposed regulatory change that would streamline…

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