Rail unions file petition against FRA over Kansas City Southern de Mexico crew dispute

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 5, 2018 Two rail unions have filed a joint petition against the Federal Railroad Administration…

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CSX overhauling intermodal; UP customers affected

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; September 6, 2018 The peak season for intermodal traffic is fast approaching,…

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Union Pacific to procure 1,000 new, much-needed refrigerated boxcars

By Rand Green, The Produce News; September 06, 2018 Addressing attendees at a transportation workshop during the Idaho Grower Shipper…

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At an investors’ conference, Norfolk Southern is still getting asked about its comparison to CSX

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; September 5, 2018 Even at an investors’ conference sponsored by Cowen Inc. in…

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Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington rolls ahead with rail-realignment study

By Gareth McGrath, Staff, Wilmington Star News; September 5, 2018 WILMINGTON — Calling it a potentially “transformative project” for Wilmington,…

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Maryland lawmakers press CSX for more details on Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel

By Holden Wilen, Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal; September 4, 2018 Members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation are disappointed in the lack…

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The Daily CSX: CSX reassures customers it can handle peak season this year

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 5, 2018 In a letter to CSX (Nasdaq: CSX) customers, Executive Vice…

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Gust of wind a possible reason for 23-car Union Pacific train derailment in Utah

By Rhett Wilkinson, Staff Reporter, Millard County Chronicle Progress; September 4, 2018 Citing “Mother Nature,” “mixed freight” was damaged after…

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Ottawa to provide long-term support for Churchill, Manitoba rail line, port: new owner

By The Canadian Press, SooToday.com; September 4, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — A partnership taking over a port and broken railway…

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Ohio: Aurora, Norfolk Southern and FirstEnergy clash over use of abandoned rail land

By James Ewinger, The Cleveland Plain Dealer; September 4, 2018 AURORA, Ohio – The city is battling Norfolk Southern Railway…

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‘Time for action’: How Jean-Jacques Ruest put Canadian National Railway’s turnaround on the fast track

By Alicja Siekierska, Financial Post; September 4, 2018 After Jean-Jacques Ruest took over the reins at Canadian National Railway Co.…

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California panel OKs $2 billion in transportation, rail improvement projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 4, 2018 The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved more than $2 billion in funding…

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Frank Wilner: Amtrak denied precision scheduling

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 4, 2018 Watching Washington, September 2018: If two…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fight Montana Fires

By Justin Franz, Flathead Beacon; September 2, 2018 While the thought of fire is often accompanied by the image of…

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The Daily CSX: CSX coal cars derail near Amtrak station in Newport News, Virginia

By Josh Reyes, Reporter, Daily Press; September 2, 2018 CSX coal cars derailed in Newport News Sunday afternoon, according to…

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After Iowa Pacific in New York State: State says it isn’t seeking shutdown of rail line

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star, Adirondack Daily Enterprise; September 2, 2018 The state Department of Environmental Conservation clarified its position…

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Lillooet, British Columbia renews calls for passenger rail service

By Brandon Barrett, Pique Magazine; September 1, 2018 Mayor Marg Lampman still remembers a time when the Cariboo Prospector would…

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California: North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; September 1, 2018 Two long-term and ambitious projects tied to North Coast rail operations…

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Railway to Churchill, Manitoba, sold — repairs to begin ‘immediately’

From CBC News; August 31, 2018 Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba are set to begin immediately,…

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Churchill, Manitoba residents hopeful railway deal will revitalize their shuttered port

By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press, National Observer; September 2, 2018 News of a deal to sell and repair a…

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Deal reached to buy Hudson Bay Railway line, only land link to Churchill, Manitoba

By Daniel Otis, Writer, CTV News; August 31, 2018 More than a year after spring flooding severely damaged Churchill’s only…

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Florida: Jacksonville Transportation Authority laying groundwork for downtown passenger rail

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; Aug 31, 2018 Nat Ford, CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, notified the…

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Manitoba: Deal for sale of Churchill line ‘will be completed shortly,’ Hudson Bay Railway assures federal regulator

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; August 29, 2018 Hudson Bay Railway is telling Canada’s federal transportation regulator a deal to…

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