NEWS 2020 : Trainnews
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Westbound BNSF double-stack train descends Cajon Pass in California at the point where the old 3.2% alignment on the right diverges from the newer 2.2% alignment. October 1, 2019.
Louis Cerny photo
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Scheduled News
Train on Texas State Railroad derails
[www.kltv.com]
DCTA increasing A-train peak frequency
[www.crosstimbersgazette.com]
Bikes on a train: Amtrak allowing carry-on bicycles on Hartford-Springfield and Valley Flyer trains
[www.masslive.com]
Sound Transit delays construction of Kent parking garage for train commuters
[www.kentreporter.com]
NTSB: Alcohol, PTC restricted mode caused Ohio train accident
[www.rtands.com]
and
NTSB renews call for mandated cameras on locomotives
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Alaska Railroad Soon Starts Its Aurora Winter Train Service
[www.msn.com]
In Austria, a hydrogen train is set to travel on challenging alpine routes
[www.cnbc.com]
WATCH: Low Bridge Can Opens Train Damaging $2 Million Worth Of Fords
[www.autospies.com]
MA: Worcester-Boston express train to resume Nov. 2, at earlier time, with Framingham stop
[www.masstransitmag.com]
Brightline’s track construction pushes train tunnel under Orlando’s Goldenrod Road
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
Critics Question Financial Dealings of Bullet Train Developer
[www.nbcdfw.com]
Amtrak to reduce train stops in Wisconsin due to pandemic
[www.wiscnews.com]
Train derails on bridge near Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City, Kansas
[www.kshb.com]
and
Camera captures moment of train derailment at Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City, Missouri
[www.kmbc.com]
India hands over two modern trains to Nepal
[www.deccanherald.com]
Passenger train rides to Tamaqua have begin
[www.brctv13.com]
California's bullet-train project met with more uncertainty as costs climb
[www.arkansasonline.com]
2020 KCS Holiday Express: Train Canceled, Fundraiser On
[www.railwayage.com]
Ethiopian avocados exported by train
[www.railwaygazette.com]
San Juan County receives $2 million of federal funding for railroad planning study
[www.daily-times.com]
Local railroad project gets grant for $700K
[www.vindy.com]
Railroad groups’ HOS request open for comment until Sept. 21
[landline.media]
Amid Terror Warnings, Railroad Industry Group Passed Intel on Environmental Journalist to Cops
[theintercept.com]
Kathryn Farmer becomes the first woman CEO of an American railroad
[www.cnn.com]
SLSI's safety assessment tool 'transferable' to commuter railroads, report says
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
OIG: Amtrak needs more effective track outage planning
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Not Even a $23 Billion Buyout Is Rich Enough for a Railroad Anymore
[www.bloomberg.com]
Suspected arson fire burns railroad trestle in Ukiah Tuesday
[www.ukiahdailyjournal.com]
US Class I railroads prepare for Hurricane Sally
[www.freightwaves.com]
U.S. DOT announces $13.2 million infrastructure investment for Hattiesburg railroad project
[www.wjtv.com]
Freight Rails Digitize Supply Chain to Compete Amid Pandemic and Climate Change
[www.sdcexec.com]
Metro-North Railroad wraps up Mount Vernon bridge work
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Midwest intermodal hubs offer shippers eco-friendly savings via host of railroads
[ajot.com]
Garneau announces funding for rail safety initiatives
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
FRA approves CTrail Hartford Line safety plan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Metrolink to be recognized for energy management
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific's giving program awards grants to west central Nebraska communities
[nptelegraph.com]
Amtrak drops off-shore IT provision in RFP
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Department of Transportation awards Arkansas $3.4M for rail improvements
[www.kark.com]
Metra elects Brown as chair
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
OneRail poll: Americans support rail expansion
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Sound Transit names Shetty executive director of operations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Tri-Rail to add rail service, reinstate fares
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
LIRC Awarded Military Friendly Employer Designation
[www.railwayage.com]
OmniTRAX Brings Rail-Ready Sites Program to Georgia & Florida Railway
[www.railwayage.com]
Nepal to resume railway services after 7-yr suspension
[www.daijiworld.com]
Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway records increase in revenue despite pandemic
[africa.cgtn.com]
Q&A: using satellite navigation to revolutionise Brazil’s railway network with Inmarsat
[www.railway-technology.com]
Railway employees violate rules, carry kerosene drums on Khyber Mail
[www.samaa.tv]
North American Rail Freight Down 10.5% Through 37 Weeks: AAR
[www.railwayage.com]
UK railway news round-up
[www.therailwayhub.co.uk]
Egypt to receive an additional 22 Russian-Hungarian railway coaches
[egyptindependent.com]
Construction of new Pikes Peak cog railway halfway finished
[canada.constructconnect.com]
Monterrey commuter rail study
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Flood-Damaged Edinburgh-Glasgow Line to Reopen
[railway-news.com]
Southwest LRT federal funding confirmed
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Denver To Launch N Line Commuter Service Sept. 21
[www.railwayage.com]
Railways plans to rope in private firms to construct, operate 7 new bullet train projects: Report
[www.timesnownews.com]
Govia Thameslink Railway announces £55m fleet upgrade
[www.railjournal.com]
USDOT Awards $1 Billion for 70 Infrastructure Projects
[www.railwayage.com]
Fifth anniversary of the opening of the Borders Railway
[www.railadvent.co.uk]
Moscow orders 114 trams
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Normal train traffic restored on Konkan Railway network
[www.thehindu.com]
CP: Building Capacity in Vancouver, Montreal
[www.railwayage.com]
Guadalajara Line 3 Opens in Mexico
[www.railwayage.com]
BART’s Transbay Project Gets $1.2 Billion Boost
[www.railwayage.com]
Ffestiniog Railway informs staff of risk to jobs as coronavirus hits hard
[www.railadvent.co.uk]
Train services via Konkan Railway restored
[www.thehindu.com]
Running Extra
Rail cars from Passaic's defunct NY & Greenwood Lake donated to Operation Toy Trains
[www.northjersey.com]
Train cars dumped into ocean to create artificial reef off Point Lookout, Long Island
[abc7ny.com]
Lost car ferry discovered 110 years after sinking in Lake Michigan
[www.mlive.com]
Train news posting for 2020
Volume 13 - issue 038
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Date: September 19, 2020 11:42AM
Trainnews.org does not vet the accuracy of the articles referenced in this posting. The content of the links is the sole responsibility of the original provider.
This Issue's Photo Please send photos to photos@trainnews.org
Westbound BNSF double-stack train descends Cajon Pass in California at the point where the old 3.2% alignment on the right diverges from the newer 2.2% alignment. October 1, 2019.
Louis Cerny photo
Photos shared are the property of the photographer, if you wish to share the images please email admin@trainnews.org and we will give you contact information in order to obtain their premission. Unless otherwise noted please do not share the images in this web site. Thank You
Scheduled News
Train on Texas State Railroad derails
[www.kltv.com]
DCTA increasing A-train peak frequency
[www.crosstimbersgazette.com]
Bikes on a train: Amtrak allowing carry-on bicycles on Hartford-Springfield and Valley Flyer trains
[www.masslive.com]
Sound Transit delays construction of Kent parking garage for train commuters
[www.kentreporter.com]
NTSB: Alcohol, PTC restricted mode caused Ohio train accident
[www.rtands.com]
and
NTSB renews call for mandated cameras on locomotives
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Alaska Railroad Soon Starts Its Aurora Winter Train Service
[www.msn.com]
In Austria, a hydrogen train is set to travel on challenging alpine routes
[www.cnbc.com]
WATCH: Low Bridge Can Opens Train Damaging $2 Million Worth Of Fords
[www.autospies.com]
MA: Worcester-Boston express train to resume Nov. 2, at earlier time, with Framingham stop
[www.masstransitmag.com]
Brightline’s track construction pushes train tunnel under Orlando’s Goldenrod Road
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
Critics Question Financial Dealings of Bullet Train Developer
[www.nbcdfw.com]
Amtrak to reduce train stops in Wisconsin due to pandemic
[www.wiscnews.com]
Train derails on bridge near Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City, Kansas
[www.kshb.com]
and
Camera captures moment of train derailment at Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City, Missouri
[www.kmbc.com]
India hands over two modern trains to Nepal
[www.deccanherald.com]
Passenger train rides to Tamaqua have begin
[www.brctv13.com]
California's bullet-train project met with more uncertainty as costs climb
[www.arkansasonline.com]
2020 KCS Holiday Express: Train Canceled, Fundraiser On
[www.railwayage.com]
Ethiopian avocados exported by train
[www.railwaygazette.com]
San Juan County receives $2 million of federal funding for railroad planning study
[www.daily-times.com]
Local railroad project gets grant for $700K
[www.vindy.com]
Railroad groups’ HOS request open for comment until Sept. 21
[landline.media]
Amid Terror Warnings, Railroad Industry Group Passed Intel on Environmental Journalist to Cops
[theintercept.com]
Kathryn Farmer becomes the first woman CEO of an American railroad
[www.cnn.com]
SLSI's safety assessment tool 'transferable' to commuter railroads, report says
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
OIG: Amtrak needs more effective track outage planning
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Not Even a $23 Billion Buyout Is Rich Enough for a Railroad Anymore
[www.bloomberg.com]
Suspected arson fire burns railroad trestle in Ukiah Tuesday
[www.ukiahdailyjournal.com]
US Class I railroads prepare for Hurricane Sally
[www.freightwaves.com]
U.S. DOT announces $13.2 million infrastructure investment for Hattiesburg railroad project
[www.wjtv.com]
Freight Rails Digitize Supply Chain to Compete Amid Pandemic and Climate Change
[www.sdcexec.com]
Metro-North Railroad wraps up Mount Vernon bridge work
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Midwest intermodal hubs offer shippers eco-friendly savings via host of railroads
[ajot.com]
Garneau announces funding for rail safety initiatives
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
FRA approves CTrail Hartford Line safety plan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Metrolink to be recognized for energy management
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific's giving program awards grants to west central Nebraska communities
[nptelegraph.com]
Amtrak drops off-shore IT provision in RFP
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Department of Transportation awards Arkansas $3.4M for rail improvements
[www.kark.com]
Metra elects Brown as chair
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
OneRail poll: Americans support rail expansion
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Sound Transit names Shetty executive director of operations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Tri-Rail to add rail service, reinstate fares
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
LIRC Awarded Military Friendly Employer Designation
[www.railwayage.com]
OmniTRAX Brings Rail-Ready Sites Program to Georgia & Florida Railway
[www.railwayage.com]
Nepal to resume railway services after 7-yr suspension
[www.daijiworld.com]
Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway records increase in revenue despite pandemic
[africa.cgtn.com]
Q&A: using satellite navigation to revolutionise Brazil’s railway network with Inmarsat
[www.railway-technology.com]
Railway employees violate rules, carry kerosene drums on Khyber Mail
[www.samaa.tv]
North American Rail Freight Down 10.5% Through 37 Weeks: AAR
[www.railwayage.com]
UK railway news round-up
[www.therailwayhub.co.uk]
Egypt to receive an additional 22 Russian-Hungarian railway coaches
[egyptindependent.com]
Construction of new Pikes Peak cog railway halfway finished
[canada.constructconnect.com]
Monterrey commuter rail study
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Flood-Damaged Edinburgh-Glasgow Line to Reopen
[railway-news.com]
Southwest LRT federal funding confirmed
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Denver To Launch N Line Commuter Service Sept. 21
[www.railwayage.com]
Railways plans to rope in private firms to construct, operate 7 new bullet train projects: Report
[www.timesnownews.com]
Govia Thameslink Railway announces £55m fleet upgrade
[www.railjournal.com]
USDOT Awards $1 Billion for 70 Infrastructure Projects
[www.railwayage.com]
Fifth anniversary of the opening of the Borders Railway
[www.railadvent.co.uk]
Moscow orders 114 trams
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Normal train traffic restored on Konkan Railway network
[www.thehindu.com]
CP: Building Capacity in Vancouver, Montreal
[www.railwayage.com]
Guadalajara Line 3 Opens in Mexico
[www.railwayage.com]
BART’s Transbay Project Gets $1.2 Billion Boost
[www.railwayage.com]
Ffestiniog Railway informs staff of risk to jobs as coronavirus hits hard
[www.railadvent.co.uk]
Train services via Konkan Railway restored
[www.thehindu.com]
Running Extra
Rail cars from Passaic's defunct NY & Greenwood Lake donated to Operation Toy Trains
[www.northjersey.com]
Train cars dumped into ocean to create artificial reef off Point Lookout, Long Island
[abc7ny.com]
Lost car ferry discovered 110 years after sinking in Lake Michigan
[www.mlive.com]