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Date: December 04, 2021 09:24AM

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There are a pair of eastbound trains in the KCS yard in Robstown Texas. The four track yard and adjacent office make this a busy place. KCS call this “Control Point – East Spear”.

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Train crossings through Old Town Lenexa are quieter now — here’s why
[shawneemissionpost.com]

TSA will force train and plane operators to tell the feds when they've been hacked
[www.cnn.com]

After stranded light rail riders hiked out of tunnel, Sound Transit says, next time, wait for the ‘rescue train’
[www.capitolhillseattle.com]
and
Apple Cup light-rail stall shows Sound Transit’s communication strategy needs to grow up
[www.seattletimes.com]

Caltrain's festive holiday train is back
[www.ktvu.com]

We tried SF's new Muni train seats. They're way comfier for your butt
[www.sfgate.com]

Lawmakers discussing east-to-west train across state
[www.wbjournal.com]

GO’s new London-Toronto train is moving fewer passengers than a half-full TTC bus
[www.thestar.com]

Skunk Train Denies County Environmental Health Access to Oil Spill at Fort Bragg Depot Claiming Federal Designation Exempts Railway from County or State Oversight
[kymkemp.com]

Atlanta train companies to help clear bottleneck on Port of Savannah
[www.wsbtv.com]

NTSB: Wheels on derailed Metro train out of alignment 32X allowable amount
[wjla.com]

State appeals court rejects long-standing challenge to California bullet train
[www.latimes.com]

Japan to oblige security camera installation on trains
[english.kyodonews.net]

CTA Red Line train operator injured in attack by 2 passengers on South Side
[abc7chicago.com]

VIA Rail Showcases First Siemens Test Train
[www.railwayage.com]

Florida’s Brightline Train Resumes Operations
[www.forbes.com]

Why Retired Subway Workers Are Getting $35,000 to Come Back
[www.nytimes.com]

Princeton's 'Dinky' Train Is Now the Subject of Some Big Plans
[www.tapinto.net]

For Moynihan Train Hall Project, Refinanced TIFIA Loan
[www.railwayage.com]

With 1,000 on board, first train leaves for Ayodhya, Kejriwal attends send off
[indianexpress.com]

Schumer to Amtrak: Use federal windfall to fix key Albany train bridge
[www.timesunion.com]

Norfolk Southern railroad names new CEO to take over in May
[www.wric.com]

Railroad exec highlights benefit of truck-to-rail freight conversion
[talkbusiness.net]

Amtrak prepares for possible service cuts as employee vaccination deadline nears
[www.washingtonpost.com]

Mexican regulators approve $31B deal that could create Mexico-Canada-US railroad
[thehill.com]

R. J. Corman rebrands transloading services as Transload Connect
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

NTSB alerts transit, commuter railroads to check wheelsets
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Lewes Railroad Swing Bridge Removal On Hold
[www.wrde.com]

RJCM, LSRC, BIPR, GRYR Accept Railway Age Awards
[www.railwayage.com]

MTA completes elevator replacements in upper Manhattan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Short line railroad now has the money to tame Little Bull Creek in Ohio
[www.rtands.com]

Kazakhstan, Iran & Turkmenistan Agreed to Boost Cargo Volume via Railroad
[caspiannews.com]

KCS passed another grain volume milestone in November
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

A ‘Gow’ Infused STB Chairman
[www.railwayage.com]

A true North American railroad: what the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger means for vehicle logistics
[www.automotivelogistics.media]

OSHA extends comment period for COVID vaccination standard
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

BRS elects Baldwin president
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

RAC bestows annual environment, safety awards
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Garden City, LIRR feud over plans on a third track
[bronx.news12.com]

Rail unions countersue Metra over COVID vaccine policy
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

STB lays out rule for trackage rights during emergency situations
[www.freightwaves.com]

A federal grant will be used to replace 100-year-old railroad bridge in Findlay
[www.hometownstations.com]

U.S. freight-rail traffic fell 4.5% in November
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Coming to Metro-North’s Waterbury, CT Branch: PTC, Increased Frequency
[www.railwayage.com]

FRA announces advisory committee’s charter renewal, Dec. 8 meeting
[www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com]

MassDOT issues South Coast Rail work update and its impacts
[fallriverreporter.com]

Bossier City to close 'dangerous crossing' at Union Pacific's behest
[www.shreveporttimes.com]

U.S. intermodal volume slide continued in Week 46
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Ground broken to expand Baltimore's 126-year-old Howard Street Tunnel
[www.wbaltv.com]

Railroads converting to batteries could save $94 billion in two decades
[ajot.com]

Azerbaijan reconstructs railway in liberated lands
[www.azernews.az]

'Game changer': Laos opens Chinese-built railway line
[www.france24.com]

Port of Montana Completes $8MM Rail Expansion
[www.railwayage.com]

Finally! Hudson Tunnel Project Green-Lighted for Construction
[www.railwayage.com]

Climate protesters stop coal train in Dunedin and cause railway disruption
[www.stuff.co.nz]

STB Permits Amtrak to Access CSX Yard
[www.railwayage.com]

Alstom Wins GO Transit Bilevel Overhaul Contract
[www.railwayage.com]

For Greenbrier, 6,200 New Railcars on Order
[www.railwayage.com]

Running Extra

Group Running Free Mini Train Rides In Costa Mesa Gets $15,000 To Repair Vandalized Junction
[losangeles.cbslocal.com]

Group Running Free Mini Train Rides In Costa Mesa Gets $15,000 To Repair Vandalized Junction
[losangeles.cbslocal.com]

Niles Canyon Railway’s Train of Lights Delights This Holiday Season
[www.independentnews.com]

Dick Spotswood: SMART already at risk of fumbling freight service
[www.marinij.com]

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> [b][i][u]Scheduled News[/u][/i][/b]
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> 
> Train crossings through Old Town Lenexa are
> quieter now — here’s why
> https://shawneemissionpost.com/2021/12/02/lenexa-w
> ayside-horns-installed-137330/
> 
> TSA will force train and plane operators to tell
> the feds when they've been hacked
> https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/politics/dhs-securi
> ty-directives-rail-aviation-industries/index.html
> 
> After stranded light rail riders hiked out of
> tunnel, Sound Transit says, next time, wait for
> the ‘rescue train’
> https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2021/11/after-s
> tranded-light-rail-riders-hiked-out-of-tunnel-soun
> d-transit-says-next-time-wait-for-the-rescue-train
> /
> and
> Apple Cup light-rail stall shows Sound Transit’s
> communication strategy needs to grow up 
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transpor
> tation/apple-cup-light-rail-stall-shows-sound-tran
> sits-communication-problem-is-a-safety-problem/
> 
> Caltrain's festive holiday train is back
> https://www.ktvu.com/news/caltrains-festive-holida
> y-train-is-back
> 
> We tried SF's new Muni train seats. They're way
> comfier for your butt
> https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/We-tried-SF-s
> -new-Muni-train-seats-They-re-way-16670470.php
> 
> Lawmakers discussing east-to-west train across
> state
> https://www.wbjournal.com/article/lawmakers-discus
> sing-east-to-west-train-across-state
> 
> GO’s new London-Toronto train is moving fewer
> passengers than a half-full TTC bus
> https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/12/04/gos-ne
> w-london-toronto-train-is-moving-fewer-passengers-
> than-a-half-full-ttc-bus.html
> 
> Skunk Train Denies County Environmental Health
> Access to Oil Spill at Fort Bragg Depot Claiming
> Federal Designation Exempts Railway from County or
> State Oversight
> https://kymkemp.com/2021/12/03/skunk-train-denies-
> county-environmental-health-access-to-oil-spill-at
> -fort-bragg-depot-claiming-federal-designation-exe
> mpts-railway-from-county-or-state-oversight/
> 
> Atlanta train companies to help clear bottleneck
> on Port of Savannah
> https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/atlanta-t
> rain-companies-help-clear-bottleneck-port-savannah
> /34J6PWGS7RBV3LORUWTVJCPY5Y/
> 
> NTSB: Wheels on derailed Metro train out of
> alignment 32X allowable amount
> https://wjla.com/news/local/wheels-on-derailed-met
> ro-train-out-of-alignment-32x-allowable-amount-nts
> b-reports-7000-series-wmsc-ftawmata
> 
> State appeals court rejects long-standing
> challenge to California bullet train 
> https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-3
> 0/state-appeals-court-rejects-challenge-to-bullet-
> train-project
> 
> Japan to oblige security camera installation on
> trains
> https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/12/66ebb49
> 73799-japan-mulls-mandatory-security-camera-instal
> lation-on-trains.html
> 
> CTA Red Line train operator injured in attack by 2
> passengers on South Side
> https://abc7chicago.com/cta-chicago-train-red-line
> /11289183/
> 
> VIA Rail Showcases First Siemens Test Train
> https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/via
> -rail-showcases-first-siemens-test-train/
> 
> Florida’s Brightline Train Resumes Operations
> https://www.forbes.com/sites/cheryltiu/2021/11/29/
> floridas-brightline-train-resumes-operations/?sh=9
> e7e00b7d561
> 
> Why Retired Subway Workers Are Getting $35,000 to
> Come Back
> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/nyregion/retire
> d-mta-workers-nyc.html
> 
> Princeton's 'Dinky' Train Is Now the Subject of
> Some Big Plans
> https://www.tapinto.net/towns/princeton/sections/p
> lanning-and-zoning/articles/princeton-s-dinky-trai
> n-is-now-the-subject-of-some-big-plans
> 
> For Moynihan Train Hall Project, Refinanced TIFIA
> Loan
> https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/for-moynihan-
> train-hall-project-refinanced-tifia-loan/
> 
> With 1,000 on board, first train leaves for
> Ayodhya, Kejriwal attends send off
> https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/wit
> h-1000-on-board-first-train-leaves-for-ayodhya-kej
> riwal-attends-sendoff-7655227/
> 
> Schumer to Amtrak: Use federal windfall to fix key
> Albany train bridge
> https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Schume
> r-to-Amtrak-Use-federal-windfall-to-fix-16663015.p
> hp
> 
> Norfolk Southern railroad names new CEO to take
> over in May 
> https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/norfolk-so
> uthern-railroad-names-new-ceo-to-take-over-in-may/
> 
> 
> Railroad exec highlights benefit of truck-to-rail
> freight conversion
> https://talkbusiness.net/2021/12/railroad-exec-hig
> hlights-benefit-of-truck-to-rail-freight-conversio
> n/
> 
> Amtrak prepares for possible service cuts as
> employee vaccination deadline nears
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021
> /12/03/amtrak-vaccine-service-cuts/
> 
> Mexican regulators approve $31B deal that could
> create Mexico-Canada-US railroad
> https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/
> 583306-mexican-regulators-approve-31b-deal-that-co
> uld-create-mexico
> 
> R. J. Corman rebrands transloading services as
> Transload Connect 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/short_lines
> _regionals/news/R-J-Corman-rebrands-transloading-s
> ervices-as-Transload-Connect--65364
> 
> NTSB alerts transit, commuter railroads to check
> wheelsets 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_leg
> islation_regulation/news/NTSB-alerts-transit-commu
> ter-railroads-to-check-wheelsets--65349
> 
> Lewes Railroad Swing Bridge Removal On Hold
> https://www.wrde.com/story/45355519/lewes-railroad
> -swing-bridge-removal-on-hold
> 
> RJCM, LSRC, BIPR, GRYR Accept Railway Age Awards
> https://www.railwayage.com/freight/short-lines-reg
> ionals/rjcm-lake-state-bipr-gryr-accept-railway-ag
> e-awards/
> 
> MTA completes elevator replacements in upper
> Manhattan 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_r
> ail/news/MTA-completes-elevator-replacements-in-up
> per-Manhattan--65365
> 
> Short line railroad now has the money to tame
> Little Bull Creek in Ohio
> https://www.rtands.com/track-maintenance/short-lin
> e-railroad-now-has-the-money-to-tame-little-bull-c
> reek-in-ohio/
> 
> Kazakhstan, Iran & Turkmenistan Agreed to Boost
> Cargo Volume via Railroad
> https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/kazakhstan-ira
> n-turkmenistan-agreed-to-boost-cargo-volume-via-ra
> ilroad-2021-11-29-0/
> 
> KCS passed another grain volume milestone in
> November 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/kansas_city
> _southern/news/KCS-passed-another-grain-volume-mil
> estone-in-November--65362
> 
> A ‘Gow’ Infused STB Chairman
> https://www.railwayage.com/freight/a-gow-infused-s
> tb-chairman/
> 
> A true North American railroad: what the Canadian
> Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger means for
> vehicle logistics
> https://www.automotivelogistics.media/finished-veh
> icle-logistics-north-america-2021-on-demand/a-true
> -north-american-railroad-what-the-canadian-pacific
> -and-kansas-city-southern-merger-means-for-vehicle
> -logistics/42515.article
> 
> OSHA extends comment period for COVID vaccination
> standard 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_leg
> islation_regulation/news/OSHA-extends-comment-peri
> od-for-COVID-vaccination-standard--65333
> 
> BRS elects Baldwin president
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news
> /BRS-elects-Baldwin-president--65353
> 
> RAC bestows annual environment, safety awards 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_indust
> ry_trends/news/RAC-bestows-annual-environment-safe
> ty-awards--65363
> 
> Garden City, LIRR feud over plans on a third
> track
> https://bronx.news12.com/garden-city-lirr-feud-ove
> r-plans-on-a-third-track
> 
> Rail unions countersue Metra over COVID vaccine
> policy 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_indust
> ry_trends/news/Rail-unions-countersue-Metra-over-C
> OVID-vaccine-policy--65313
> 
> STB lays out rule for trackage rights during
> emergency situations
> https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stb-lays-out-rul
> e-for-trackage-rights-during-emergency-situations
> 
> A federal grant will be used to replace
> 100-year-old railroad bridge in Findlay 
> https://www.hometownstations.com/news/a-federal-gr
> ant-will-be-used-to-replace-100-year-old-railroad-
> bridge-in-findlay/article_cc1a1218-50a6-11ec-9916-
> 03019ad41a88.html
> 
> U.S. freight-rail traffic fell 4.5% in November 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_indust
> ry_trends/news/US-freight-rail-traffic-fell-45-in-
> November--65346
> 
> Coming to Metro-North’s Waterbury, CT Branch:
> PTC, Increased Frequency
> https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregio
> nal/coming-to-metro-norths-waterbury-ct-branch-ptc
> -increased-frequency/
> 
> FRA announces advisory committee’s charter
> renewal, Dec. 8 meeting
> https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/2
> 2005-fra-announces-advisory-committees-charter-ren
> ewal-dec-8-meeting
> 
> MassDOT issues South Coast Rail work update and
> its impacts
> https://fallriverreporter.com/massdot-issues-south
> -coast-rail-work-update-and-its-impacts/
> 
> Bossier City to close 'dangerous crossing' at
> Union Pacific's behest
> https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2021/12
> /02/bossier-city-votes-stop-old-shed-road-crossing
> -fight-union-pacific/8821835002/
> 
> U.S. intermodal volume slide continued in Week 46
> 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_indust
> ry_trends/news/US-intermodal-volume-slide-continue
> d-in-Week-46--65306
> 
> Ground broken to expand Baltimore's 126-year-old
> Howard Street Tunnel
> https://www.wbaltv.com/article/howard-street-tunne
> l-expansion-groundbreaking/38379638
> 
> Railroads converting to batteries could save $94
> billion in two decades 
> https://ajot.com/insights/full/ai-railroads-conver
> ting-to-batteries-could-save-94-billion-in-two-dec
> ades
> 
> Azerbaijan reconstructs railway in liberated lands
> 
> https://www.azernews.az/nation/186426.html
> 
> 'Game changer': Laos opens Chinese-built railway
> line
> https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211203-gam
> e-changer-laos-opens-chinese-built-railway-line
> 
> Port of Montana Completes $8MM Rail Expansion
> https://www.railwayage.com/intermodal/port-of-mont
> ana-completes-8mm-rail-expansion/
> 
> Finally! Hudson Tunnel Project Green-Lighted for
> Construction
> https://www.railwayage.com/mw/finally-hudson-tunne
> l-project-green-lighted-for-construction/?RAchanne
> l=news
> 
> Climate protesters stop coal train in Dunedin and
> cause railway disruption
> https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/300470390/c
> limate-protesters-stop-coal-train-in-dunedin-and-c
> ause-railway-disruption
> 
> STB Permits Amtrak to Access CSX Yard
> https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/stb-grants-a
> mtrak-access-to-csx-yard-for-gulf-coast-service-pl
> anning/
> 
> Alstom Wins GO Transit Bilevel Overhaul Contract
> https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregio
> nal/alstom-wins-go-transit-bilevel-overhaul-contra
> ct/
> 
> For Greenbrier, 6,200 New Railcars on Order
> https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/freight-cars
> /for-greenbrier-6200-new-railcars-on-order/
> 
> [b][i][u]Running Extra[/u][/i][/b]
> [hr]
> 
> Group Running Free Mini Train Rides In Costa Mesa
> Gets $15,000 To Repair Vandalized Junction
> https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/12/03/oc-mode
> l-engineers-costa-mesa-15000-repair-vandalized-jun
> ction/
> 
> Group Running Free Mini Train Rides In Costa Mesa
> Gets $15,000 To Repair Vandalized Junction
> https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/12/03/oc-mode
> l-engineers-costa-mesa-15000-repair-vandalized-jun
> ction/
> 
> Niles Canyon Railway’s Train of Lights Delights
> This Holiday Season 
> https://www.independentnews.com/culture/niles-cany
> on-railway-s-train-of-lights-delights-this-holiday
> -season/collection_3f4bc6bc-5379-11ec-9e64-e3363e5
> 04231.html
> 
> Dick Spotswood: SMART already at risk of fumbling
> freight service 
> https://www.marinij.com/2021/11/30/dick-spotswood-
> smart-already-at-risk-of-fumbling-freight-service/

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