Rail 11/14

Rails Tout Climate Edge Over Trucks, Wooing ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden

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Mar 1, 20213 min read

Rails Tout Climate Edge Over Trucks, Wooing ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden

U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who’s concerned about global warming with a lobbying...

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Derailed BNSF fuel train fire in Texas nearly extinguished

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Feb 25, 20212 min read

Derailed BNSF fuel train fire in Texas nearly extinguished

(Reuters) - A BNSF Railway Company train carrying products including coal and gasoline to Houston in Texas was still burning on...

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Amtrak official: Gulf Coast service starting in 2022

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Feb 24, 20215 min read

Amtrak official: Gulf Coast service starting in 2022

Amtrak passenger service along the Gulf Coast is on target to return in 2022 and could come in the early part of next year, an official...

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House Covid bill includes $100 million for controversial Silicon Valley underground rail project

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Feb 22, 20214 min read

House Covid bill includes $100 million for controversial Silicon Valley underground rail project

The House version of the coronavirus stimulus bill contains more than $100 million for an underground rail project in Silicon Valley for...

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Amtrak cancels more trains in advance of next winter storm

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Feb 18, 20212 min read

Amtrak cancels more trains in advance of next winter storm

WASHINGTON — Although the New York-Florida Silver Meteor and Silver Star are set to operate through the end of this week, Amtrak has...

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Winter storms batter Amtrak from coast to coast

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Feb 16, 20212 min read

Winter storms batter Amtrak from coast to coast

CHICAGO — The Union Pacific stack train derailment just south of the Normal, Ill., Transportation Center early Saturday kicked off a...

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Passenger trains are part of America's soul

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Feb 15, 20213 min read

Passenger trains are part of America's soul

As the Coast Starlight leaves San Jose, I hum “Soul Train.” Like Amtrak, the song hails from the early 1970s, the era when President...

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Amtrak Launches BOGO Valentine’s Day Sale

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Feb 13, 20211 min read

Amtrak Launches BOGO Valentine’s Day Sale

Amtrak is offering customers a special “Buy One Get One Free Sale” for Valentine’s Day. Starting today through February 16, travelers can...

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Biden meets with bipartisan senators to discuss potential infrastructure bill

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Feb 13, 20212 min read

Biden meets with bipartisan senators to discuss potential infrastructure bill

President Biden met with bipartisan senators on Thursday to discuss the contours of a potential infrastructure package, warning that if...

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U.S. House panel approves $42.5 billion for transportation

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Feb 11, 20212 min read

U.S. House panel approves $42.5 billion for transportation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee voted Wednesday to approve a plan to provide $42 billion in assistance to transportation...

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Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector

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Feb 9, 20212 min read

Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector

Democrats in the U.S. Congress are to release a sweeping plan on Monday to provide more than $50 billion in additional assistance to U.S....

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Intermodal, chemicals and grain boost US rail traffic in January

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Feb 7, 20213 min read

Intermodal, chemicals and grain boost US rail traffic in January

Record intermodal and chemicals volumes as well as higher grain volumes boosted overall U.S. rail traffic in January, according to data...

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Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?

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Feb 5, 20216 min read

Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?

“Amtrak Joe” loves trains. He has taken Amtrak round trips between Delaware and Washington, D.C., some 8,200 times. He almost took one to...

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Buttigieg: Talks ongoing on additional U.S. transportation sector assistance

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Feb 5, 20212 min read

Buttigieg: Talks ongoing on additional U.S. transportation sector assistance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Reuters on Thursday there are “very active” conversations...

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Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push 'bold' thinking

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Feb 4, 20213 min read

Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push 'bold' thinking

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, sworn in Wednesday as transportation secretary, urged his 55,000 employees to embrace "imaginative, bold,...

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Biden administration pipeline restrictions may benefit crude by rail

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Feb 3, 20212 min read

Biden administration pipeline restrictions may benefit crude by rail

The Biden administration’s efforts to kill key oil pipeline projects may boost crude by rail volumes, railroad officials say. President...

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Pete Buttigieg Is Confirmed as Biden’s Transportation Secretary

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Feb 3, 20214 min read

Pete Buttigieg Is Confirmed as Biden’s Transportation Secretary

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a 2020 Democratic presidential...

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Unions, groups seek $112.8 billion in U.S. transportation assistance

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Feb 2, 20212 min read

Unions, groups seek $112.8 billion in U.S. transportation assistance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unions and trade groups are seeking at least $112.8 billion in additional government assistance to rescue the...

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Amtrak offers pay, benefits to vaccinated workers as national railroad aims for 100% vaccination

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Feb 2, 20212 min read

Amtrak offers pay, benefits to vaccinated workers as national railroad aims for 100% vaccination

Amtrak is aiming to get 100% of its workforce vaccinated for the novel coronavirus and it is willing to extend pay and benefits to make...

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Amtrak CEO Flynn sets company priorities for legislation

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Jan 28, 20213 min read

Amtrak CEO Flynn sets company priorities for legislation

WASHINGTON —Amtrak CEO William Flynn has outlined his company’s “top five priorities that we ask Congress to address” in a letter sent to...

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