The Daily CSX: CSX pays millions for groundwater contamination after derailment

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 24, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) reached a settlement Tuesday with U.S.…

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Canadian National Railway Board appoints Jean-Jacques Ruest President and CEO

A press release from CN; July 24, 2018: MONTREAL, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of…

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Chairman Bill Shuster unveils his big infrastructure vision

By TANYA SNYDER, With help from Lauren Gardner, Politico Morning Transportation; July 24, 2018 PICTURE IT: The year is 2028.…

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Chairman Bill Shuster Releases Plan to Transform America’s Infrastructure

A press release from the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; July 23, 2018: Washington, D.C. – This Congress,…

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Canadian Pacific Railway manager guilty in case of train left on British Columbia mountainside without handbrakes

By Bethany Lindsay, CBC News; July 23, 2018 A CP Rail manager faces possible jail time for his role in…

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Court ruling allows Amtrak, Federal Railroad Administration to set on-time standards

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 23, 2018 A federal appeals court ruled last week that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad…

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The Daily CSX: Conductor in fatal South Carolina train crash said safety declined under CSX turnaround plan

  By Thad Moore, The Post and Courier; July 22, 2018 A day after he made a mistake that caused…

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The Daily CSX: Florida CSX worker takes railroad to court

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 23, 2018 Alfred Odom, a 20-year CSX employee who developed a degenerative…

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It’s our shark week

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Bernie Becker, Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; July 23, 2018 WHAT…

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UK: Outraged rail worker photographs young boy lying with his head over the edge of the platform as his guardian watches on oblivious to the risk

By James Salmon, Transport Editor, The Daily Mail; July 22, 2018 A child has been photographed lying with his head…

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Kansas City Southern posts record Q2 results

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 20, 2018 Kansas City Southern today reported record second-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates…

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Through Dirt, Rock and Water: Reopening Union Pacific’s Tunnel No. 11

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; July 18, 2018 Union Pacific’s Chad Rose said it was hard to understand…

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Federal Railroad Administration Issues Funding Opportunity with $318 Million for Capital Projects

A press release from The Department of Transportation; July 19, 2018: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad…

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Pressure grows for VIA Rail Canada return to Thunder Bay, Ontario

By Kirthana Sasitharan, CBC News; July 18, 2018 Cuts to Greyhound services across Western Canada and northwestern Ontario have garnered…

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The Daily CSX: CSX CEO talks record-breaking quarter, addresses skeptics

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 19, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) posted some of its strongest metrics…

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Creating change: Officials aim to streamline Chicago’s rail network

By Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; July 17, 2018 Chicago’s rail network sees about 1,300 freight and passenger trains…

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The Daily CSX: Nearly every metric improves in sterling CSX quarter

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 17, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) boasted a strong second quarter. Net…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Railroad misses deadline to remove equipment, but is trying

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star; July 17, 2018 JOHNSBURG — Saratoga & North Creek Railway missed a July 15 deadline…

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From Union Pacific Railroad – The Race to Promontory: The Transcontinental Railroad and the American West

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; July 16, 2018: Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE: October 6, 2018 – January…

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‘Freight NYC’ aims to modernize rail, maritime infrastructure in the Big Apple

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 17, 2018 Yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined federal, state and local…

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Alberta: Canadian Pacific Railway wants to put digital signs on its bridges in downtown Calgary

By Scott Dippel, CBC News; July 16, 2018 Canadian Pacific Railway would like to get more bang for its buck…

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More than just a glorified truck driver

By Doug Riddell, Railway Age Magazine; July 16, 2018 The late Louis W. Menk once said that locomotive engineers were…

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How Minnesota is Transforming Itself into a Rail Star

By Jacob Wallace, Summer By Rail; July 14, 2018 Rafael Ortega is not the sort of man you’d expect to…

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