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Norfolk celebrates new Amtrak station
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk is holding a grand opening for its new Amtrak station. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the station at Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk. Full story: Washington Post
Funding to maintain tracks clouds future of Amtrak service through parts of Kansas
(Source: Associated Press, November 29, 2013) TOPEKA, Kan. — Amtrak officials say a rail line is in need of additional funding in order to keep passenger service moving through southwest Kansas at a profitable speed. But the Topeka Capital-Journal reports Friday that...
Officials open new Missouri railroad bridge
(Source: Associated Press, December 1, 2013) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A newly opened railroad bridge east of Missouri's capital city is clearing the last major bottleneck for trains traveling between St. Louis and Jefferson City. Full story: Houston Chronicle
Record harvest keeping trains busy
(Source: Grand Island Independent, November 30, 2013) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A record corn harvest this year is keeping Union Pacific Railroad busy this harvest season. Full story: Grand Island Independent
Boom in U.S. energy industry feeds other businesses
(Source: Kansas City Star, November 27, 2013) LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — This rust-bucket town near Buffalo is a perfect example of the transformation that fracking has brought to American business, where new life has been breathed into manufacturing and the nation’s...
Government rules require California’s high-speed trains to be built in U.S.
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 30, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has yet to break ground on its controversial high-speed train system, and legal challenges remain in the path of construction. Full story: Fresno Bee
Editorial: Judge’s decisions will slow, but not kill, California high-speed rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 28, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — A group of Kings County residents determined to stop California's high-speed rail project tried to convince Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny that "it would be illegal to proceed with construction...
Northeast Corridor transit firms work to retrofit railways
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 29, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — High-speed rail in the United States is closest to reality in California, but the nation's busiest rail route - the Northeast Corridor - is struggling just to keep the trains running as Amtrak...
Texas exploring high-speed rail along major corridors
(Source: Dallas Observer, November 25, 2013) DALLAS, Texas — If high-speed rail is to exist in Texas over the next several decades, it won't be the work of the federal or the state government. Though the state has been exploring the idea for close to three decades,...
Railroad industry benefits from federal funding for infrastructure
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 2, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — The railroad industry brags in its national publicity campaign that it spends billions of dollars improving its infrastructure “so taxpayers don’t have to. But the ads don’t tell everything. The...
BNSF: 9 empty oil tank cars derail in North Dakota
(Source: Associated Press, December 1, 2013) BISMARCK, N.D. — BNSF Railway says nine empty oil tanker cars derailed after a train was hit by a pickup truck just outside of western North Dakota's oil patch. Full story: The Republic
Inside the oil shipping free-for-all that brought disaster to Lac-Megantic
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 2, 2013) TORONTO — Long before disaster struck, the 5,900 residents of Lac-Mégantic had grown accustomed to the sight of large oil tankers rolling through their small, tightly knit community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. A...
Three crew members dead as short line train derails in New Mexico
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) BAYARD, N.M. — A Southwestern Railroad freight train derailed and the locomotive plunged into a ravine in southwestern New Mexico, killing all three people aboard, investigators said yesterday. Full story: Columbus...
NTSB: 2nd data recorder found in derailed Metro-North train
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) NEW YORK — A member of the National Transportation Board says a second data recorder has been retrieved from the train involved in a fatal New York City derailment. The crash Sunday killed four people and injured more than...
Television ad calling out Walmart’s employee food drive airing in Walmart’s home town
(Source: Daily Kos, November 26, 2013) NEW YORK — Walmart workers are taking their fight to the living rooms of Walmart executives, by means of a television commercial, which is airing in Walmart's home town of Bentonville, Arkansas. Click below to view. Full story...
Walmart workers strike in Maryland, making nine strikes in a month
(Source: Think Progress, November 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walmart workers walked off the job at two stores in Maryland on Tuesday, one in Columbia and another in Laurel, and are expected to strike at another store in Landover Hills. The strikes come a day after...
Six of the to ten U.S. billionaires are Kochs and Waltons
(Source: AlterNet, November 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time ever, according to Forbes magazine, the 400 richest Americans have more than $2 trillion in combined wealth. And, a fifth of that amount is held by just 10 individuals. Of those top 10 richest...
Teamsters’ winning percentage rises as union membership increases in 2013
(Source: Teamster Nation, November 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters organizers improved their winning percentage during the first half of this year, upping our wins to 97 from 92. Our win rate rose to 61.4 percent to 57.5 percent. Full story: Teamster Nation
Historic rail car makes special appearance on Amtrak’s Hiawatha route
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 26, 2013) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Passengers traveling on Amtrak's Hiawatha route between Milwaukee and Chicago this week can lounge in the 1950s-era Ocean View railcar, which has an upper level full of windows offering...
Sacramento train mystery: What happened to the passengers?
(Source: The Fresno Bee, November 26, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — In the past year, the number of passengers getting on and off in Sacramento and Davis has dropped notably. Concerned Capitol Corridor officials say they are launching an investigation to figure out what’s...
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