Alberta: ‘Multiple breaks’ and ‘worn’ rails to blame for derailment of train carrying crude oil north of Edmonton

By Phil Heidenreich, Online Journalist, Global News; November 25, 2017 One month after a train carrying crude oil derailed in…

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The Daily CSX: Alton and Southern Railway alleges CSX owes it more than $4M

By Lhalie Castillo, Madison – St. Clair Record; November 27, 2017 BENTON – An East St. Louis railroad company alleges…

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Iowa Pacific in New York’s Adirondack Mountains: Idle oil tankers attract critics

By Brian Nearing, Albany Times-Union; November 23, 2017 Albany – Only a few years ago, rail tankers like those now…

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Fredericksburg, Virginia editorial: Rail project is about capacity, not speed

By The Editorial Board, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; November 25, 2017 THE NAME of the Washington to Richmond Southeast High…

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USDOT tabs Batory as rail advisor

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 22, 2017 With his nomination as Federal Railroad Administrator awaiting…

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The Daily CSX: CSX train derails in Lakeland, causing molten sulfur leak

By Pam Huff, Managing Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal; November 27, 2017 A CSX train transporting hazardous materials derailed in…

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Three things must happen before North Texans can get TEX Rail commuter trains

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; November 24, 2017 If all goes according to plan, a year from now the…

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Man Charged in Theft of Guns From Chicago Train Yard

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; November 22, 2017 CHICAGO (AP) — Federal court records unsealed this…

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Unusually warm weather lays bare a photo shoot on a Union Pacific trestle in Utah

By David Wells, Fox 13 Salt Lake City; November 22, 2017 MORGAN COUNTY, Utah — Deputies in Morgan County arrested…

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The Daily CSX in North Carolina: Execs along I-95 wait for CSX update in Rocky Mount

By Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal; November 22, 2017 High stakes and few updates: Executives in and…

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The Daily CSX – Exclusive: CSX to Impose Hefty Fees on Some Rail Customers in 2018

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report; November 22, 2017 SEATTLE (Reuters) – CSX Corp will charge…

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The Daily CSX: CSX officials say relocation of train dispatchers was planned, but mix-up in timeline had some relocating too soon

By Drew Dixon, The Florida Times-Union; November 22, 2017 Jacksonville-based CSX acknowledged on Wednesday that it did have plans to…

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The Daily CSX: CSX cannot explain dispatcher relocation notice

By Drew Dixon, The Florida Times-Union; November 21, 2017 Jacksonville-based CSX is mystified over a June notice on a bulletin…

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The Daily CSX: CSX puts brakes on rail service cutback at General Mills plant in Buffalo, New York

By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News; November 21, 2017 CSX Transportation has put the brakes on a plan to reduce…

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The Daily CSX – Goldman Sachs analyst: CSX a ‘sell’

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a longer, “roundup” report from Jacksonville, Florida’s The Financial News & Daily Record…

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Opinion: Here’s how new rail technology is helping first responders

Guest Editorial By Steve Wilharm, pennlive.com; November 21, 2017 Last week, first responders from across the commonwealth gathered for the Pennsylvania…

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Chicago Metra kicks off Fox River Bridge replacement project

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 20, 2017 Metra, local and federal officials last week broke ground on the Chicago commuter…

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Opinion – Hundreds of Local Leaders Agree: Do Not Economically Re-Regulate Freight Railroads

By Brett Harrell, Paul C. Jablonski, and Christopher Reilly, Inside Sources; November 21, 2017 As the fall grain harvest wraps…

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The Daily CSX: General Mills plant facing reduced CSX rail service in Buffalo, New York

By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News; November 20, 2017 Reduced CSX rail service to the General Mills plant in Buffalo…

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The Daily CSX – Employed & Homeless: As CSX changes plans, dispatchers left in limbo during holidays

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; November 20, 2017 When dispatchers working for CSX Corp. across the country were…

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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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California: Oceanside Transit Center changes to improve holiday travel, officials say

By City News Service, FOX 5; November 20, 2017 SAN DIEGO — Transportation officials Monday morning will celebrate the completion…

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Washington State: A year after anti-fracking encampment, protesters return to block tracks in Olympia

By Abby Spegman, The Olympian, The News Tribune; November 18, 2017 One year after an anti-fracking group set up an…

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