Politico Morning Transportation: Hail to the (Southwest) Chief

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Tanya Snyder and Kelsey Tamborrino, Politico Morning Transportation; May 11, 2018 HAIL…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Two dozen railcars removed from storage on remote train tracks in Adirondacks

From The Rome Sentinel; May 9, 2018 The last 24 oil tanker railcars that were stored all winter on a…

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Canadian Union Calls for Re-Investment in Churchill Region: Says Government Owes the People of Churchill

A press release from The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE); May 10, 2018: OTTAWA, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…

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Norfolk Southern is a company moving forward, CEO tells shareholders

A press release from Norfolk Southern Railway; May 10, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., May 10, 2018 – Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)…

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The Daily CSX in South Carolina – ‘Shocking:’ Abbeville loses historic depot on last-minute decision by CSX

By ADAM BENSON, Index-Journal; May 8, 2018 ABBEVILLE — As a CSX cargo train rumbled through Abbeville on Tuesday morning,…

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Canada Is Struggling to Get Its Goods to Market

By Jen Skerritt, Kevin Orland, and Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; May 8, 2018 Every day for more than six months, Jessica…

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German railroad dispatcher detained after train crash kills 2

By The Associated Press, ABC News; May 8, 2018 A train dispatcher was detained Tuesday after a passenger train hit…

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Drive To Ban Oil Trains In New Jersey Actually Threatens Public Safety

An Opinion By Brigham A. McCown, Contributor, Forbes; May 7, 2018 Last month the “Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains”…

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IRS hits Saratoga & North Creek Railway, Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC with $1.3 million tax lien

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; May 4, 2018 QUEENSBURY — The Internal Revenue Service has filed a $1.3 million…

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Churchill, Manitoba presses for Hudson Bay Railway deal before harsh winter

By Jacqueline Nelson and Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail; May 4, 2018 Churchill is racing the clock to secure…

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New York State after Iowa Pacific: Warren County struggles with what to do with its railroad tracks

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star, Watertown Daily Times; May 3, 2018 QUEENSBURY — Warren County has hired a new…

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Work to repair Northeast Corridor tracks damaged in derailment could take up to month, officials say

By Joseph A. Gambardello, Staff Writer, Philly.com; May 4, 2018 Work to repair tracks damaged by a freight train derailment…

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Manitoba: First Nations, private firm agree to acquire Hudson Bay rail line, Port of Churchill

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; May 4, 2018 A group of Manitoba First Nations — through a newly formed partnership with…

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Glenview, Illinois OKs $400,000 In Fight Against Rail Expansion

By Tom Robb, Journal & Topics; May 3, 2018 Glenview trustees put their money where their mouth is in the…

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Canada – Alberta to hold talks on crude transport with producers, railways: minister

By Julie Gordon, Reuters; Mary 2, 2018 CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Alberta will hold talks with rail operators and oil…

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What Railways in India hope to learn from German rail

By Avishek G Dastidar, The Indian Express; May 4, 2018 In June, Indian Railways probationers will head to Berlin to…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Train Derails West Of Milford, Indiana; High Winds Thought Cause of Derailment

By Mark Howe, Staff Writer, Times-Union; May 3, 2018 MILFORD – A westbound CSX train derailed late Wednesday night, with…

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Developer, Iowa Pacific deal could bring bike path across the Chicago River

By Alby Gallun, Crain’s Chicago Business; May 2, 2018 Chicago developer Sterling Bay has made peace with the Goose Island…

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Florida: Termites are history, but bills remain for historic station

By John Patton, Correspondent, Ocala Star Banner; May 2, 2018 DUNNELLON — Jon Sharkey has been associated with the Greater…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline will pay for some crossing maintenance — but not on the Treasure Coast

By Lisa Broadt, TCPalm.com; May 1, 2018 In an apparent attempt to strong-arm local governments, Brightline will pay for pricey…

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Railway: Oregon company wrongly says it owns BNSF land

By Dameon Pesanti, Staff Writer, The Columbian; April 30,2018 BNSF Railway is suing an Oregon-based property developer, claiming the company…

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