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A BNSF trackage rights train led by a pair of FerroMex locomotives cruises through Hondo TX. This train crossed the border at Eagle Pass TX and will continue on Ups Sunset Route before turning north at Flatonia TX. Foreign power isn’t uncommon on this part of the Del Rio and Glidden Subdivisions.

Norm Schultze Photo



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Scheduled News

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Canadian Town Evacuated After Another Oil Train Derails and Burns
[www.ecowatch.com]

Italy Train Derailment Kills at Least 2
[www.nytimes.com]

Want a first-hand look at a HART rail station and train? Here’s your chance
[www.hawaiinewsnow.com]

Norfolk Southern suffers a second train derailment in less than 48 hours
[www.rtands.com]

Where trains are born: Touring the Siemens Mobility factory
[www.cnet.com]

After Two Oil Train Derailments Canada Imposes Lower Speed Limits
[oilprice.com]

ScotRail conductor chased Edinburgh-bound train after it left station without him
[www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com]

150 mph high-speed train ‘not possible’ on existing track, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack says of rail from Pittsfield to Boston
[www.masslive.com]

Thameslink disruption: London train lines re-open after wire repaired
[www.bbc.com]

Train Service From Coachella Valley-Pass Area To LA: Indio's In
[patch.com]

Representative McGirl Talks Futuristic Hyperloop Train Bill
[www.mymoinfo.com]

All Aboard: Amsterdam-London Nonstop Train Service to Start
[www.nytimes.com]

‘Central Florida Spotlight’: Sneak peek at new, high-speed rail train at OIA
[www.wftv.com]

SEPTA to increase train frequency on Market-Frankford Line
[www.phillytrib.com]

Eastleigh train derailment caused by 'failed fastenings'
[www.bbc.com]

TSB investigators finished probe of fatal Field, B.C. train derailment, ready to compile report
[globalnews.ca]

'Brake issue' sent runaway train through danger signal
[www.bbc.com]

No plan to procure train rakes from foreign players: Government
[www.livemint.com]

Is Maryland getting serious about MARC trains to Virginia?
[ggwash.org]

Virgin Is Building A Las Vegas Bullet Train To Southern California
[gritdaily.com]

New Northern trains less reliable than ageing Pacers
[www.bbc.com]

Additional passenger train from St. Paul to Chicago closer to becoming a reality
[lacrossetribune.com]

Japan’s 375-MPH Levitating Train Is a Commuter's Dream Come True
[www.caranddriver.com]

Eurostar fails to back up Transport Secretary’s claim that train company is ‘fully committed’ to expanding international rail routes to ‘Spain, Portugal, Geneva and beyond’
[www.independent.co.uk]

Jurong Region Line to use Korean trains with emergency battery propulsion
[www.straitstimes.com]

Toronto protesters block railway tracks in support of Wet’suwet’en First Nation
[www.cp24.com]

Pending sale of railroad track not expected to impact local rail service
[www.nny360.com]

Small rail operators looking for $91 million in Minnesota help over several years
[www.startribune.com]

Reading & Northern Railroad opens rail bridge
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
R&N Opens New Bridge
[www.railwayage.com]

FRA report identifies four states with highest fatal railroad trespasser strikes
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Heart of Louisiana: The Public Belt Railroad
[www.fox8live.com]

Railroad files complaint that 14 counties are assessing property tax at higher rate
[www.plumasnews.com]

AAR: PTC Implementation for Freight Railroads Almost Finished
[www.ttnews.com]

Montana Rail Link promotes Racicot, Lewis, Lane
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Rep. Lipinski: Grade crossing safety a priority for FAST Act reauthorization bill
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

BLET ratifies contract with Great Western Railway
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

CP sets record for grain movements in January
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Cascade and Columbia River Railroad obtains grant for crossing safety projects
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Romania's CFR opens 458.9 mln lei (196 mln euro) railroad upgrade tender
[seenews.com]

Bayline Railroad activating rail line to service Abbeville Fiber
[www.dothaneagle.com]

IANA: Intermodal volumes fell 7.4 percent in Q4
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

UP launches API-driven portal for customers
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

MBTA accelerates rail project timelines
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Regional Rail to acquire Carolina Coastal Railway
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Coalition gears up for legislative fight over bigger trucks
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

NYC Transit to reopen Nostrand Avenue Station entrance
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Brightline highlights 'carbon neutral' practices in February
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Caltrain's electric trains pass structural tests
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Special Report: Unlocked - Inside the South Shore Railroad
[wsbt.com]

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference ratifies CN contracts
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

City demands jury trial in UP suit
[www.palestineherald.com]

TriMet releases Southwest Corridor light-rail design concepts
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Sound Transit Connect 2020 project reaches halfway mark
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

LA Metro chooses Whittier as the final stop for Gold Line
[www.rtands.com]

California Again Delays Virgin Trains Decision on Bond Approval
[www.bloomberg.com]

Mobile City Council approves Amtrak, but more steps needed
[www.fox10tv.com]

BART kicks off station modernization project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

DART to install light-rail platform barriers
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Amtrak Downeaster logs record ridership in 2019
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

HNTB picks Hakim as national transit and rail market sector leader
[www.rtands.com]

Running Extra

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Campaign Spending On SMART Train Tax Breaking Local Records
[www.ksro.com]

Commentary: Can railroads replace coal with chemicals-related traffic?
[www.freightwaves.com]

Historic HY-RAIL gets reborn
[elynews.com]

When Metro North Had a Jungle Tiki Bar Car on Its Trains
[untappedcities.com]

Stephen Moore: Don't regulate the rail industry
[www.postbulletin.com]