A “deal has already been struck”: Norfolk, Virginia mayor expecting Norfolk Southern to move headquarters to Atlanta

By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; October 3, 2018 NORFOLK A decision on a possible move of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s headquarters…

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BNSF’s Matthew Rose, architect of railroad’s sale to Berkshire Hathaway, to retire next year

By Paul O’Donnell, Business Editor, The Dallas Morning News; October 3, 2018 Matthew Rose will step down as executive chairman…

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Positive Train Control: Most Passenger Railroads Expect to Request an Extension and Substantial Work Remains Beyond 2018 Says Government Accountability Office Report

A press release from the United States Government Accountability Office; October 3, 2018: Forty railroads, including Amtrak, commuter, and freight…

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Canada: Union asks Manitoba’s medical examiner for inquest into fatal train derailment

By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; October 2, 2018 A union is calling for an inquest into the…

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The Daily CSX: CSX sees growth opportunity in Ohio, signs new agreement with BNSF

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; October 2, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) is prioritizing its Northwest Ohio Intermodal…

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Rail, government officials mark 75th Street Corridor project in Chicago

Editor’s Note from F.K. Plous, Corridor Capital’s Director of Communications: The CREATE program has kicked off the single most important…

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Diversified Port Holdings changes name to Patriot Ports

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2, 2018 Diversified Port Holdings (DPH), parent of port terminal organizations Portus and Seaonus, has…

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Report: Scheduled railroading could improve North American freight-rail service

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 1, 2018 North American railroads’ growing interest in precision scheduled railroading has the potential to…

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Association of American Railroads ‘pleased’ with new North American trade pact

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 1, 2018 The Association of American Railroads (AAR) endorsed yesterday’s news that Canada has agreed…

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The Daily CSX: CSX, accused of “unreasonably high” rates, files federal appeal

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 28, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) has called upon the U.S. Court…

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Cenovus Signs Oil-by-Rail Deals Amid Canadian Pipeline Pinch

By Robert Tuttle; Bloomberg; September 26, 2018 Cenovus Energy Inc. signed deals to transport about 100,000 barrels a day of…

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Norfolk, Virginia mayor doesn’t plan to let Norfolk Southern go without putting up a fight

  By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; September 26, 2018 NORFOLK The wheels are turning on a complicated development deal in…

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New York State after Iowa Pacific: Locals, company weigh in on railroad ‘abandonment’

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star; September 26, 2018 A business owner, the town of Newcomb, Essex County and a local…

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Canadian National cuts cheque to help cover cost of fighting Winnipeg, Manitoba brush fires

By The Canadian Press, The Province; September 24, 2018 WINNIPEG — Canadian National Railway says it’s sending a cheque to…

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The Daily CSX: North Carolina town sues CSX for Hurricane Florence flooding

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 24, 2018 Citizens of Lumberton, North Carolina filed a class-action Monday suit…

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North Charleston, South Carolina rail hub gets permit, moves closer to construction

By David Wren, The Post and Courier; September 24, 2018 A rail yard where cargo boxes moving through the Port…

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Norfolk Southern wins appeal of Allen County, Indiana citations

By Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette; September 24, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Supreme Court ruled today that Allen County…

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UK: How Virgin Trains is using tech to become a customer-obsessed company

By Taylor Bragg, T_HQ; September 21, 2018 It’s been over 200 years since the first passenger train ran in the…

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Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation to review passenger rail service between Pittsburgh and Altoona

By Paul J. Gough, Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times; September 21, 2018 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will review the potential…

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The Daily CSX: Rail company blamed for Hurricane Florence flooding in North Carolina town

By Phil McCausland, NBC News; September 21, 2018 LUMBERTON, N.C. — People who live on the south side of town…

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Telling New York & Atlantic Railway’s commitment to safety with next in a video series

Our friends at James Street Associates (https://www.jamesstreetassoc.com) have teamed up with the New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA) (https://www.anacostia.com/railroads/nya) to tell the…

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Authorities say no one hurt after Union Pacific train derails into northwest Iowa river

By Austin Cannon, Des Moines Register; September 23, 2018 Authorities responded to another train derailment in a small northwest Iowa…

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After the problems of CSX, the Surface Transportation Board wants regular updates from Union Pacific as it phases in scheduled railroading

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 21, 2018 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has asked Union Pacific Railroad senior management to…

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