Government of Canada invests $20.7 million to improve rail safety

A press release from Transport Canada; August 1, 2018: OTTAWA, Aug. 1, 2018 /CNW/ – With over 40,000 kilometres of…

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Virginia: Is passenger rail service coming to the New River Valley?

By William Paine, The Southwest Times; August 1, 2018 Last week’s meeting of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors featured…

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Buckingham Branch launches Norfolk Division

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; August 1, 2018 Buckingham Branch Railroad on Aug. 1 launched its new…

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ATK, CEO, OTP, PTC, F&B, BLT, UP, etc. Challenges, challenges.

Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review, and a huge fan of BLT…

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Canadian National Rail CEO Vows Loyalty to Grain Farmers as Oil Shipments Climb

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; July 31, 2018 Crude oil demand may be on the rise again, but Canadian National Railway…

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‘Cardinal rule violation’: Revelstoke, B.C., train engineer speaks out after unbraked explosive freight verdict

By David P. Ball, The Star; July 31, 2018 VANCOUVER—A longtime Canadian Pacific Railway engineer in Revelstoke, B.C., said he’s…

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Norfolk Southern partners with Heartwood 3D to develop and deploy simulation-based training, starting with Class I brake test inspection

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 31, 2018: NORFOLK, Va. and SAN MATEO, Calif., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As…

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Oil-by-rail reaches record levels in May — on track to rise higher still amid pipeline crunch

By Geoffrey Morgan, National Post; The London Free Press; July 30, 2018 CALGARY – Canadian shipments of oil via rail…

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Heatwave could cause further rail closures in Sweden

From The Local Sweden; July 30, 2018 More train lines could close temporarily due to the intense heatwave in Sweden,…

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No easy fix to collisions between trains, people seeking to end lives

By Jeff Ostrowski, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; July 27, 2018 In a dark twist for a shiny new attempt…

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Opinion: The thing about good news …

By David Schanoes, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; July 30, 2018 I thought I’d chance watching the video recording of NTSB’s July…

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The Daily CSX: Year after derailment, Pennsylvania town remains ‘on edge,’ has mixed relationship with CSX

  By Jeffrey Alderton, Cumberland Times-News, The Tribune-Democrat; July 28, 2018 HYNDMAN, Pa. – As Beverly Shaffer sits at a…

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Susquehanna railroad bridge collapses under train in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; July 28, 2018 RIDGEFIELD PARK — A New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway bridge partially collapsed early Saturday…

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Wisconsin frac sand producers seek relief from rail costs, service issues

By Chris Hubbuch, La Crosse Tribune; July 30, 2018 In a clash of old and new industries, Wisconsin frac sand…

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Sudbury to Sault Ontario link called crucial

By Brian Kelly, Sault Star; July 26, 2018 Support is being sought from municipalities along the Huron Central Railway line…

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Illinois: No Date Yet for Amtrak Service to the Quad Cities

By Herb Trix, WVIK NPR; July 25, 2018 “Be patient.” That was the message Wednesday from the Illinois Department of…

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Senate OKs measure to analyze impact of Amtrak’s on-time performance

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 26, 2018 The U.S. Senate has passed an amendment directing Amtrak‘s Inspector General to update…

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Norfolk Southern reports second-quarter 2018 results

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 25, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corporation…

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After a strong quarter, Norfolk Southern management asked: why aren’t you more like CSX?

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; July 25, 2018 The strong earnings report issued last week by CSX is…

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Atlanta: Fresh renderings of South Downtown’s Norfolk Southern renovation emerge

By Sean Keenan, Curbed Atlanta; July 26, 2018 Two railroad company buildings older than a century in South Downtown appear…

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Amtrak to hold Southwest Chief multiple stakeholder meetings

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; July 26, 2018 Long…

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South Florida: Coast Guard investigating operations of New River railroad drawbridge

By David Fleshler, Report, South Florida Sun Sentinel; July 25, 2018 The Coast Guard has opened an investigation into the…

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Canadian National Railway Boosts Profit Goal as Trains Speed Up Under New CEO

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; July 24, 2018 Less than five months into the job, Canadian National Railway Co.’s new boss…

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Oil industry concerned over BNSF’s move to limit retrofit tank cars

By Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters; July 23, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. refiners and producers are seeking ways to counter…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Saratoga & North Creek Railway owner has no timetable for equipment removal

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; July 24, 2018 The owner of Saratoga & North Creek Railway reached out to…

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