June 23, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, June 23, 2020) MONTREAL — For the second time in less than a month, a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train has derailed west of Ignace, Ont. No injuries were reported. Full story: www.cbc.ca
June 23, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 22, 2020) NEW YORK — According to a report on Bloomberg.com, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will run out of money in August if the U.S. Senate does not approve the economic stimulus measure that would provide about...
June 23, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, June 19, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) are authorizing the bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail via a final...
June 23, 2020 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Freight Waves, June 22, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail groups are considering their next steps as a major, multi-billion dollar infrastructure bill becomes part of a wider trillion-dollar package that also addresses education, housing and renewable energy...
June 22, 2020 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: Canadian Press, June 20, 2020) MONTREAL — As of Tuesday, Via Rail says passengers will be required to wear masks to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. The Montreal-based passenger rail service says it’s making the change as ridership increases with...
June 22, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: TAP Into, June 21, 2020) SOMERVILLE, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Portal North Bridge replacement — a key component of the broader Gateway Project that includes building a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel — has officially...
June 22, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, June 19, 2020) OTTAWA — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail dropped by more than half in April compared to March as North American fuel demand plunged due to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Full story: Canadian...
June 22, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 19, 2020) BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — More than a century after the arrival of the railroads to the Flint Hills of Kansas, a large-scale track expansion is tearing up a scenic stretch in some of the last remaining tallgrass prairie left in the...
June 22, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 21, 2020) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co., Canada’s biggest railroad, is banking on growth in consumer products and supply-chain diversification in Asia, to revive traffic on its underutilized eastern Canadian rail lines, the...
June 22, 2020 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, TTD
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, June 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement applauding passage of the INVEST in America Act: “We applaud the...
