July 13, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Railway Age, July 9, 2020) NEW YORK — The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is releasing its second project-level Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the 49-mile project that would provide service between...
July 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Santa Fe New Mexican, July 12, 2020) SANTA FE, N.M. — The Rail Runner Express you see rolling into Santa Fe’s downtown depot is a ghost train. The cars are empty. No passengers have ridden the commuter trains that run between downtown Santa Fe and Belen since...
July 13, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coronavirus pandemic has obviously taken a toll on the nation’s economic security. Millions have lost their jobs in the last four months. But while there have been...
July 13, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 10, 2020) The House Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) earlier this week approved its fiscal-year 2021 appropriations bill that provides an additional $26 billion in emergency...
July 13, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 12, 2020) NEW YORK — On July 6th Reuters published an article on the potential for a resurgence of moving crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota across the country by rail, due to a judge’s decision to shut down the Dakota Access...
July 10, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, July 9, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak passengers can now receive extra savings when traveling throughout the Northeast with the lowest fares of the year, which combine 30 percent savings with the ongoing Saver Fares already offered on...
July 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 9, 2020) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers are evaluating a number of commercially available products for potential long-lasting effectiveness against the coronavirus on trains and at stations. Full story:...
July 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Insider NJ, July 7, 2020) TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin Corbett today announced that NJ Transit’s latest Locomotive Engineer Training Class has completed the final stage of certifications and requirements...
July 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, July 9, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A 7.7% increase in weekly intermodal traffic gave U.S. rail traffic its smallest year-over-year decline in months. U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July Fourth totaled 437,989 carloads and intermodal...
July 10, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Rail Passengers Association press release, July 8, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House appropriators with jurisdiction over transportation programs gave Rail Passengers another significant victory today, releasing a draft Fiscal 2021 proposal boosting regular Amtrak...
