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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BNSF Plans to Add 3rd Set of Tracks on Part of Main Line

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; March 2, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — BNSF Railway’s capital expenditure…

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BNSF Files Motion to Join Federal Lawsuit Against State of Washington for Violating U.S. Constitution, Federal Law

A press release from BNSF Railway Company; February 28, 2018: SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has requested to join as…

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Most U.S. rail workers show support for UP, BNSF union labor contract that covers 15,000 employees in Nebraska

  By Russell Hubbard, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; February 10, 2018 Railroad labor unions representing the more than 13,000 industry…

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Minnesota: BNSF Backs Out Of Blue Line Extension, Leaving Project In Limbo

By Pat Kessler, WCCO CBS Minnesota: February 8, 2018 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A long-planned light rail line from Minneapolis to…

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Buffett’s BNSF railroad eyes blockchain for shipping freight

By Staff, Reuters; February 5, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s railroad is taking a ride on the blockchain.…

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Working on the railroad: Montana Rail Link workforce expands as train traffic rises

By KIM BRIGGEMAN, Missoulian; January 26, 2018 Montana Rail Link will hire 90 new track laborers and switchmen in what’s…

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Union Pacific Loses Cargo to Buffett’s BNSF for Third Year

By Thomas Black, Bloomberg Technology; January 25, 2018 Union Pacific Corp. lost ground to Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway Co. for…

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Four factors that led to the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington State

By Jeff Davis, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; January 4, 2018 The fatal Amtrak Cascades derailment in Washington State between Tacoma…

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Collision as a Minnesota case study: Are stop signs enough at rural railroad crossings?

By Brady Slater, Duluth News Tribune; December 25, 2017 A close call at a rural railroad crossing in St. Louis…

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Railroad investigator says its wrong to point a finger at train engineer

By Amy Clancy, KIRO 7; December 23, 2017 Since Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 careened off the tracks south of…

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Spelling out the facts: It Should Have Been a Celebration for New $181 Million Train Route. What Went Wrong?

By Craig Sailor of The News Tribune, The Chronicle; December 19, 2017 They were the first passengers to use a…

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One of the last great Washington State train rides is coming to an end

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; December 8, 2017 For more than a century, train passengers have traveled along Tacoma’s…

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Now a 30-year-old regional, Montana Rail Link continues to mine carloads both solo and with BNSF

By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 2017 Montana Rail Link (MRL) launched operations on Halloween in 1987.…

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Rail Blocked Crossing Statute Upheld, Departing From Overwhelming Precedent

By Jameson B. Rice, Holland & Knight LLP, Lexology; December 6, 2017 Many states and municipalities have (or used to…

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$2 million restoration of Lawrence, Kansas Santa Fe depot moves forward

By Rochelle Valverde, Lawrence Journal-World; December 6, 2017 Following delays, the restoration of the Santa Fe train station is once…

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Two Major Unions Join In Ratifying Agreements With The Freight Railroads

A press release from National Railway Labor Conference: Accords now cover more than 81,000 employees in national bargaining ARLINGTON, Va.,…

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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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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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Open house to show off depot restoration in downtown Oklahoma City

By William Crum, The Oklahoman; November 20, 2017 Children’s activities are the focus of a Dec. 9 open house for…

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Washington State: Spokane voters reject proposal to fine oil trains

By The Associated Press, The Columbian; November 8, 2017 SPOKANE — Voters in Spokane have rejected a proposal to fine…

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Fort Madison, Iowa moves ahead with Amtrak depot project

By Julia Mericle, The Hawk Eye; November 7, 2017 FORT MADISON — The Fort Madison City Council on Monday approved…

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The Daily CSX: Another tunnel, another time

Written by Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 6, 2017 As I stated in my blog about…

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