FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority An excavation under State Route 180 near downtown Fresno gets some attention on Jan. 24, 2019. FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority An excavation under State Route 180 near downtown Fresno is nearly complete on Jan. 24, 2019. FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority The Road […]
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Compromise spending bill maintains Amtrak funding NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — The budget compromise that Congress passed last night and is expected to be signed by President Donald Trump today funds Amtrak at $1.9 billion, equal to last year’s level, according to a summary document issued by House Democrats. The bill also includes $670 million for rail infrastructure improvements. Overall, the Federal Railroad Administration budget […]
FRA: Railroads meet or exceed positive train control requirements as of 2018 NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today released a status update regarding railroads’ self-reported progress toward full implementation of positive train control systems as of Dec. 31, 2018. All required railroads either met the Dec. 31, 2018, statutory deadline for fully implementing PTC systems, or submitted requests demonstrating they met or exceeded the statutory criteria […]
Mexican teachers end strike blocking train traffic to port NEWSWIRE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern de Mexico reports it has restored service into the port of Lázaro Cárdenas after striking teachers blocked trains. Claiming they were owed pay, benefits, and bonuses, teachers in the state of Michoacán, west of Mexico City in mid-January began blockading tracks. They shut down at least 250 trains […]
News Wire Round-Up for the week of Feb. 15, 2019 NEWSWIRE
In this episode of Trains News Wire round-up, Trains editors talk about all the rail news that is fit to publish for the week of Feb. 15, 2019. This week Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney discuss CSX Transportation line sales, a photo charter with Skookum, Union Pacific Big Boy, and more! […]
AAR: Crude oil ascends while other commodities level off NEWSWIRE
Association of American Railroads Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads on Wednesday reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 9. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 519,779 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.1 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the […]
CSX Transportation zeroes in on line-sales mileage figure: 4,500 NEWSWIRE
Jim Foote, CSX Corp. CEO CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation now aims to spin off about 4,500 miles of routes under its line rationalization program, a figure that includes the 1,325 miles that have been sold or are currently out to bid. The railroad began reviewing 8,000 miles of track as potential candidates […]
New postage stamps will honor transcontinental railroad 150th anniversary NEWSWIRE
Three new postage stamps celebrate the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary. USPS WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has added five additional subjects to the 2019 Stamp Program, including the Golden Spike. More details on dates and locations for the first-day-of-issue ceremonies are coming. Three new stamps in a pane of 18 mark the 150th anniversary […]
Trump, governor spar over California high speed rail funds NEWSWIRE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – President Donald Trump fired the latest salvo in the California High Speed Rail firestorm late Wednesday when he sent the following tweet: California has been forced to cancel the massive bullet train project after having spent and wasted many billions of dollars. They owe the Federal Government three and a half billion […]
Utility to shutter rail-served, coal-fired power plants in Tennessee and Kentucky NEWSWIRE
The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors approved closing the Bull Run Fossil Plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Paradise Fossil Plant Unit 3 in Western Kentucky on Feb. 14, 2019. Chattanooga, TENN. — A major Tennessee utility provider has approved closing two rail-served, coal-fired power plants, alluding to a changing landscape in electricity […]
Amtrak, New Jersey reach multi-million dollar settlement NEWSWIRE
Amtrak Chairman Anthony Coscia, left, speaks at a news conference in New York City Wednesday announcing a $189 million settlement agreement between the railroad and the state of New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit Executive Director Kevin Corbett stand behind Coscia. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK CITY — New Jersey officials have […]
Amtrak to increase weekday service to Norfolk NEWSWIRE
Amtrak began serving Norfolk, Va., in December 2012. Fred W. Frailey NORFOLK, Va. – Amtrak will soon offer two weekday departures from Norfolk. Tickets are now available to purchase for travel to and from the waterfront city beginning on March 4. The first Northeast Regional departs Norfolk at 6:15 a.m. every weekday and arrives in […]
