Wisconsin: Competing firms want to put commuter rail on Milwaukee-area tracks; one company is seeking $1.4 billion for its plan

By Rick Romell and Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; December 6, 2018 A company organized in Wisconsin a little more…

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Virginia, Norfolk may seek up to $4 million refund over broken promise as Norfolk Southern move to Atlanta advances

By Robert McCabe, Staff Writer, The Virginian-Pilot; December 6, 2018 NORFOLK Norfolk Southern Corp.’s plans to move its headquarters to…

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Growing Alaska’s Gold Rush railroad

By David Thomas, Canadian Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 5, 2018 Ever since the first rail was laid in 1898 to…

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Alaska Railroad resumes freight and passenger services following earthquake

A press release from Alaska Railroad; December 4, 2018: ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Alaska Railroad will restore…

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Last ride a fitting end for Bush funeral procession

By Doug Begley, Houston Chronicle; December 5, 2018 Locomotive 4141 can pull 1 million pounds across most of America with…

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The deadline really wasn’t a deadline for all

Deal cues up an AV START Hail Mary By Sam Mintz, With Help From Stephanie Beasley and Brianna Gurciullo; Politico…

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Union Pacific closes Downtown El Paso, Texas locomotive repair shop, lays off workers

By Vic Kolenc, El Paso Times, November 30, 2018 Union Pacific Railroad has closed its longtime locomotive repair shop in El Paso…

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Second daily train from St. Paul, Minnesota to Chicago likely; high-speed rail prospects stalled

By Ryan Faircloth, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Brainerd Dispatch; December 1, 2018 ST. PAUL — Plans for a second daily…

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Union Pacific train to participate in Bush funeral procession

By David Earl, KETV 7; December 1, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will participate the presidential funeral procession for…

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The Daily CSX: Latest CSX-related fatality, recent derailments highlight safety concerns

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; November 30, 2018 A welder working on CSX track in South Carolina was…

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New DC-Virginia bridge plan would add more trains, bike paths over Potomac River

By Max Smith, WTOP; November 29, 2018 WASHINGTON — In a crucial step toward expanding train service for D.C.-area commuters…

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CSX CEO waxes philosophical about Precision Scheduled Railroading, and says the customer is at the core

By John Kingston, Executive Editor; November 28, 2018 It’s been almost a year since CSX (NYSE: CSX) CEO and industry…

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Opinion: How Amtrak’s Grinch couldn’t steal Christmas

By Don Phillips, Railway Age Magazine; November 26, 2018 Many people probably thought that when Amtrak President and CEO Richard…

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FRA issues safety advisory for railroads under signal suspensions

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 26, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week issued a final safety advisory for…

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Why Some Kids Might Get Their Presents Late This Christmas

By Matthew Buck, Washington Monthly; November 23, 2018 This holiday season, Americans are expected to spend a record $720 billion…

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Beaumont, Texas residents awake to several hours of a broken train horn blaring over and over

By Scott Eslinger, 12 News ABC, NBC; November 21, 2018 BEAUMONT — Residents all over Beaumont and especially those in…

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After Amtrak backed out in New York State, Toys For Tots announces new toy delivery plans

By Kassie Parisi, The Daily Gazette; November 21, 2018 CAPITAL REGION — A conglomeration of businesses and organizations have come…

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Ontario’s Goderich-Exeter Railway leased segment reverts to Canadian National

By Stephen C. Host, Railway Age Magazine; November 20, 2018 At midnight on Nov. 16, 2018, the 20-year lease of…

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Atlanta: Cousins Properties files plans with state for Midtown’s Norfolk Southern Corp. HQ

By Douglas Sams, Commercial Real Estate Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle; November 19, 2018 Atlanta real estate company Cousins Properties Inc.…

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