The Daily CSX: North Carolina’s Edgecombe County weighs loss of CSX rail hub at Rocky Mount

By Corey Davis, Staff Writer, Rocky Mount Telegram; March 4, 2018 A big reason for the excitement of CSX building…

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Silencing All Aboard Florida’s Brightline: One-fourth of crossings to get no improvements

By Jennifer Sorentrue and Mahima Singh, Staff Writers, Palm Beach Post; March 4, 2018 At 20 of 80 railroad crossings…

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The Daily CSX: Takeaways from the March 1 investor conference — Rail Insider analysis by Tony Hatch

By Tony Hatch, Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 2018 CSX execs accomplished the most important thing they set out to do…

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A New York opinion – Get serious on Gateway: 
Cut the cost

By William B. Galligan, Crain’s New York Business; March 5, 2018 It’s time to get realistic about the proposed rail…

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Amtrak case goes back to court

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 5, 2018 OMG WE’RE BACK AGAIN: DOT and…

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CN Rail CEO Steps Down After Less Than Two Years

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg Business News; March 5, 2018 Overwhelmed by a surge in freight, Canadian National Railway Co. said…

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Canada: CN donates $500,000 to University of Alberta’s Canadian Rail Research Laboratory to advance efficiency, safety studies

A press release from Canadian National Railway: EDMONTON, Alberta, March 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) and the…

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Lawmakers: Penalize railroads that don’t hit safety deadline

By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press, The Washington Post; March 1, 2018 The mother of a woman killed when…

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BNSF Plans to Add 3rd Set of Tracks on Part of Main Line

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; March 2, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — BNSF Railway’s capital expenditure…

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An infrastructure windfall approaches and PTC news

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 2, 2018 A ‘YUGE’ DOWN…

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The Daily CSX: Here’s the detail from the 2018 Investor’s Day

CSX executives outline vision through 2020 By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; March 1, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX)…

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The Daily CSX: CSX to complete dispatch move from Selkirk, New York by month’s end

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; March 1, 2018 Selkirk – A planned consolidation of CSX Transportation’s train dispatching operations, which…

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Details of ex-FRA chief’s side hustle revealed

By LAUREN GARDNER, Politico; February 28, 2018 The former top federal railroad regulator’s side gig as a public relations consultant…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: New York Department of Environmental Conservation wins round in fight over tank cars

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; February 28, 2018 The state Department of Environmental Conservation has won a preliminary round in…

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BNSF Files Motion to Join Federal Lawsuit Against State of Washington for Violating U.S. Constitution, Federal Law

A press release from BNSF Railway Company; February 28, 2018: SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has requested to join as…

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The Daily CSX: CSX actions add to shipper woes

By Ann Warner, Railway Age Magazine; February 28, 2018 CSX’s unions are the latest in a long line of the…

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Fatal Amtrak Silver Star crash caused more damage than the past decade of South Carolina rail accidents — combined

By Thad Moore, The Post and Courier; February 28, 2018 The fatal Amtrak crash outside Columbia in early February caused…

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Ontario: Cando Rail to terminate operations on Orangeville Brampton Railway

By Jasen Obermeyer, Orangeville Citizen; February 27, 2018 Cando Rail Services Ltd. will cease its industrial and tourist operations of…

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It’s official: Batory sworn in as FRA Administrator

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 28, 2018 Ronald L. Batory officially became the 14th United States…

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Quebec: First train leaves Bloom Lake Iron Ore Mine

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 28, 2018 Quebec Iron Ore Inc. (QIO) announced last week that the first train loaded…

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Manitoba: Omnitrax Inc.’s name scratched off federal lawsuit against Churchill railway owners

By Cameron MacLean, CBC News; February 27, 2018 Omnitrax owns the Hudson Bay Railway Company, but its lawyer says the parent…

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New details revealed from fatal Cayce, South Carolina Amtrak Silver Star crash in NTSB report

By Susan Ardis And Sammy Fretwell, The State; February 28, 2018 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Railroad has new freight contract, eye on more Tahawus business

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; February 27, 2018 Saratoga & North Creek Railway has secured its first long-term contract…

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