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Minneapolis streetcar plan advances
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Minneapolis City Council has given initial approval to a plan to redirect up to $60 million in property taxes to help fund a streetcar line along Nicollet and Central...
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Army Corps won’t expand export coal review
Written by: Douglas John BowenTestifying Tuesday, June 18, 2013 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, an Army Corps of Engineers official said the agency would not expand its environmental...
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AAR to Senate panel: PTC deadline unrealistic. Here’s why
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAssociation of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 told a Senate Commerce Committee panel that, despite...
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STB OKs service shuffle on Louisiana rail line
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Surface Transportation Board has granted permission to Union Pacific Railroad to cease service on 12.5 miles of the Lockport Branch, located in Lofourche Parish, La.,...
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Jo Strang joins ASLRRA staff
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has appointed Jo Strang as Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, effective July 1. Strang,...
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SEPTA affirms closure of Bridgeport Viaduct
Written by: Douglas John BowenSEPTA officially announced Wednesday, June 19, that it will close its Bridgeport Viaduct, a bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania used by SEPTA's Norristown...
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U.S. carloads, intermodal gain in latest week: AAR
Written by: Douglas John BowenU.S freight carload traffic edged up 0.5% the week ending June 15, 2013, and U.S. intermodal volume advanced 1.7% for the week, measured against the comparable period in...
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BNSF’s Johnson succeeds CP’s McFarlane in U.S.
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRobert Johnson, who has spent 32 years with BNSF Railway and its predecessors, most recently as General Manager-Northwest Division, has been appointed...
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Prendergast confirmed as MTA chairman
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe New York State Senate confirmed Thomas F. Prendergast to serve as chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority late Thursday, June 20, 2013....
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RSI sets new Passenger Rail Committee
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe Railway Supply Institute said Friday, June 21 it is forming a Passenger Rail Committee, intended to "support, connect, and advocate for railway suppliers who provide...
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Amtrak’s Sisyphean struggle to run on time
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorBenito Mussolini infamously made Italian passenger trains run on time, but Fascism is hardly the answer for Amtrak. A more democratic answer was...
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Midyear traffic volumes: Carloads flat, intermodal up
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAt the midyear point of 2013 (26 out of 52 weeks in), combined North American rail volume on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled...
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Alstom inaugurates bogie plant in Quebec
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAlstom Transport on Friday, July 5 inaugurated its new 55,000-square-foot bogie manufacturing plant located in an industrial complex in Sorel-Tracy,...
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Quebec railcar fire damage assessed
Written by: Douglas John BowenQuebec provincial and local officials, along with firefighters, continued struggling Monday, July 8, 2013, with the damage and death caused by a Montreal, Maine &...
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NRC scholarship awards announced
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) said Monday, July 8, 2013 it was "pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for tuition...
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Bistate bridge plan (with LRT) dies
Written by: Douglas John BowenThe economic future of Vancouver, Wash., is now in some doubt following the Washington State legislature's failure to approve state funds for the proposed $3.4 billion...
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Bombardier touts Supplier Sustainability Awards
Written by: Douglas John BowenBombardier Transportation said Tueday, July 9, 2013 it has presented this year's Supplier Sustainability Awards to suppliers Infineon Technologies AG and Willowglen...
View ArticlePermian Rail Park construction to begin
Written by: Douglas John BowenFrontier Logistics and Kyle Kinsel announced Monday, July 8, 2013, that construction will begin shortly on a 550 acre facility, the Permian Rail Park, to serve industrial...
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Maryland governor commits Purple Line funds
Written by: Douglas John BowenMaryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Monday, July 8, 2013, formally announced a state transportation package of $650 million for Prince George's County, located northeast of...
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GO Transit riders rescued from flooded train
Written by: Douglas John BowenSudden violent rains Monday, July 8, 2013, caused flooding on GO Transit tracks adjacent to the Don River in the Greater Toronto Area, stranding more than 1,000 riders for...
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