The Daily CSX: CSX customers, employees skeptical of progress that investors applaud

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; July 6, 2018 Investors often praise the changes E. Hunter Harrison ushered into…

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Andrew Selden Opinion: No way to run a passenger railroad

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; July 6, 2018 What does a deflated balloon look like? That is becoming an…

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Netherlands: Prorail to increase capacity of Amsterdam stations

By Quintus Vosman, International Railway Journal; July 3, 2018 The Netherlands government has decided to reconstruct and expand Amsterdam Central…

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Amtrak considering bus service instead of Southwest Chief

  By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain; July 4, 2018 Amtrak is considering ending passenger train service between Dodge City…

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Book reviews: Railroading for railroaders

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; July 3, 2018 For railroaders this summer, a cerebral repast beckons…

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Mobile, Alabama plans for new train station not a ‘slight’ at Governor Kay Ivey, officials say

By John Sharp, AL.com; July 3, 2018 About two weeks ago, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declined to commit the state…

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Amtrak may use buses for part of Southwest Chief Los Angeles-Chicago trip

By T. S. Last, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal; July 3, 2018 SANTA FE – Travelers may no longer be able…

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‘Not going to make it:’ Hopes dashed as talks break down over Churchill rail sale

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press, National Post; July 3, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — Residents of Churchill are devastated…

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How to get a life-changing haircut — and stay safe on the train tracks at the same time in Miami

By Tiana Headley, Miami Herald; July 3, 2018 The young man in the barber chair was getting a haircut. If…

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VIA Rail Canada spent big dollars to ship stranded train from northern Manitoba: report

By The Canadian Press, National Post; July 3, 2018 OTTAWA — A Winnipeg newspaper says Via Rail spent more than…

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‘That can’t come soon enough:’ Churchill, Manitoba hopes propane crisis sparks railway repair

By The Canadian Press, SooToday.com; July 3, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — People in Churchill wrapped up in scarves and mittens…

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The Daily CSX: CSX to reopen shuttered Nashville yard, quashing oft-teased transit dream

By Meg Garner, Reporter, Nashville Business Journal; July 2, 2018 If PSC Metals’ East Bank location is Nashville’s development long…

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New Zealand signals increase in rail investment

By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; June 30, 2018 THE New Zealand government has signalled its intention to increase investment…

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Churchill, Manitoba critically low on propane for heat due to broken rail line

By The Canadian Press, National Post; June 29, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — The northern Manitoba community of Churchill has issued…

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Australian man suffers limb amputations in British Columbia ‘train surfing’ accident

By Simon Little and Erin Ubels, CKNW, Global News; June 30, 2018 An Australian man has been seriously injured after…

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The Daily CSX: New lawsuit filed on behalf of 394 residents in Maryville train derailment

By Wes Wade,The Daily Times; June 30, 2018 A new lawsuit was filed Friday in Blount County Circuit Court on…

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The Daily CSX: CSX revives eastern North Carolina intermodal terminal plans – with $118M from state department of tranxsportation

By Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Senior Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal; June 28,2018 Plans for the Carolina Connecter, a CSX intermodal…

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The Daily CSX: FBI arrests three for CSX robberies spanning 18 years in Buffalo, New York

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; June 29, 2018 Three men in Buffalo, N.Y., have been arrested and charged…

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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Fighting For Members’ Jobs At The US/Mexican border

A press release from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; June 27, 2018: INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/…

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Amtrak May End Passenger Rail Service In West Kansas. Moran: ‘Amtrak Is Not Doing Its Job’

By Ben Kuebrich, KCUR 89.3; June 28, 2018 Amtrak may end passenger rail service through Dodge City, Garden City and…

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Canadian Rail safety watchdog calls for training overhaul after 74-car runaway train rolled through Greater Toronto Area

From CBC News; June 27, 2018 A probe into how 74 rail cars were allowed to roll uncontrolled for five…

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Kansas Senator Moran: Amtrak pulled out of TIGER grant

By Chad Frey, Newton Kansan, June 27, 2018 Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan) was excited and upbeat about the future of…

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Brightline CEO Goddard: Train will transform Palm Beach County in South Florida

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; June 26, 2018 As Brightline’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Patrick Goddard led…

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