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Oroville Dam delaying Union Pacific trains
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Oroville Dam emergency is causing delays of 24-48 hours for Union Pacific freight moving between Oregon, Washington and Southern California. The railroad...
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Port of Virginia: Record TEUs as terminal expansion begins
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Port of Virginia set a record for monthly volume, 228,516 TEUs in January, an increase of 18.5 percent from the same month the previous year, and up 8...
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Port of Virginia: Record TEUs as terminal expansion begins
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Port of Virginia set a record for monthly volume, 228,516 TEUs in January, an increase of 18.5% from the same month the previous year, and up 8%...
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WMATA FTA funds await SSOP
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will withhold 5% of federal funds to the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia until a new Washington...
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Financial Edge February 2017: Chuck the steering wheel out the window
Written by: David Nahass, Financial EditorAmong the daredevil set, the cadre of YouTube videos of drivers that attempt to stress the limitations of Tesla’s driver assist (or self-driving) mode...
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Road & Rail Services earns TDSI accolades
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRoad & Rail Services, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based provider of rail-related services in North America, recently earned the 2016 Core Values...
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VIDEO: In Chicago, Norfolk Southern opens locomotive repair center
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorNorfolk Southern today opened a new locomotive maintenance and repair facility in Chicago, enhancing its services in the largest U.S. rail hub. The $9.5-million...
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CSX calls special shareholders meeting to consider Harrison proposals
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCSX on Tuesday called a special meeting of shareholders to consider what it termed "extraordinary requests" by hedge fund Mantle Ridge LP and former Canadian...
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Jason Seidl: CSX, EHH getting close?
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefLate on Feb. 14, CSX Corp. announced it plans to hold a special shareholder meeting on Feb. 16 after discussions for E. Hunter Harrison to take over the...
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New Amtrak Charger locomotives testing on Cascades route
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorNational certification testing of Amtrak’s new Charger locomotive is being conducted by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The WSDOT said that...
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Mild rail freight traffic upswing continues
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Feb. 15 reported that total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 11, 2017 up 2.6% compared with the...
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Brooks new CMO for Canadian Pacific
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian Pacific has promoted John Brooks to senior vice-president and chief marketing officer, responsible for business units and sales and marketing staff...
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Moorman to Congress: "New era" of Amtrak investment required
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe head of Amtrak told lawmakers a new era of infrastructure investment is needed to ensure a healthy future for long-distance passenger rail travel in the U.S....
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STB adjusts rail productivity measure, calls public meeting
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorThe Surface Transportation Board announced that it is adopting a tentative new measure of average change in railroad industry productivity for 2011-15. The...
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CP campaign touts preventative use of in-cab cameras for safety
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCanadian Pacific Railway on Tuesday launched an awareness campaign highlighting the safety benefits of the prevetative use of inward-facing cameras in the cabs...
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SoftBank buys Florida East Coast owner
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorSoftBank Group Corp. has acquired Fortress Investment Group LLC, parent of Florida East Coast Railway and TRAC Intermodal, for $3.3 billion in cash. Florida East...
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More rain whipsaws BNSF with outages in NorCal, PNW
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorHigh water blocked BNSF's Lakeside Subdivision between Spokane and Pasco, Wash., Thursday in the twisting, narrow Hatton Coulee between Hatton and Connell....
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Avalanche closes Montana line again
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorRail traffic through the Rockies in Northern Montana on Thursday was blocked by an avalanche, just days after freight and passenger trains resumed operations...
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Union Pacific sees delays through Nevada, PNW
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorWithering winter weather is playing havoc with Union Pacific trains from Nevada up through the Pacific Northwest. The railroad on Thursday said a broken dam in...
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Hunter and hunted? CSX extends board deadline
Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior EditorCSX Corp. on Friday announced that it was extending the deadline for board nominations to Feb. 24, giving an activist hedge fund more time to try and install...
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