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East Tennessee Railway SW1200, resplendent is green and gold switches Johnson City TN. It’s fall of 2013 and the leaves of some trees have fallen, but fall color still remains.

Norm Schultze photo



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Scheduled News

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Federal authorities are investigating Mesquite man in derailment of train
[kvia.com]

Amtrak to test trains at Point Defiance Bypass, 3 years after deadly derailment
[www.king5.com]

15 train cars derail along Highway 99 between Canby and Oregon City
[www.kgw.com]
and
Union Pacific train derails in Oregon – UPDATED with Union Pacific statement
[www.rtands.com]

New Red Line train cars spend first week on the tracks
[www.patriotledger.com]

MBTA to add more trains to Newburyport/Rockport line
[www.newburyportnews.com]

Moynihan Train Hall opens at Penn Station
[amsterdamnews.com]

Train carrying Volkswagen vehicles sabotaged in Mexico
[www.freightwaves.com]

Sound Transit cancels north line train due to mudslide
[www.yakimaherald.com]

SMART to install UV light sterilization on trains
[www.sonomawest.com]

New Sustainable UK Train Runs on Human Waste
[interestingengineering.com]

Women are finally driving Moscow's subway trains after a decades-long ban
[www.cnn.com]

S.Korea to cut railway CO2 emissions by replacing diesel trains by 2029
[www.reuters.com]

Strike over railroad's virus response blocked
[www.nwaonline.com]

New plans for rail traffic over Colorado’s Tennessee Pass spark protest from grain-hauling competitor
[coloradosun.com]
and
Colorado Pacific Railroad plans to persist in Tennessee Pass deal
[www.vaildaily.com]

Colorado Midland & Pacific says it isn’t going to haul oil over Tennessee Pass
[arkvalleyvoice.com]

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad marks safety milestone
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad shatters safety record
[ajot.com]

Three Companies Submit Offers for North Judson’s Railroad
[wkvi.com]

NCRR completes new railroad bridge over Crabtree Creek in Morrisville
[www.newsobserver.com]

Court sides with Union Pacific, thwarting potential strikes
[www.freightwaves.com]

U.S. railroads haul more traffic in Week 52
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Railroad Track Replacement to Begin in Goleta
[www.independent.com]

Funding agreement signed for South Shore double track project
[www.wndu.com]

iCON acquires interest in Iowa Interstate Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Caltrain extends TASI's rail service contract
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Sound Transit expects higher light-rail project costs
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Primus sworn in as STB member
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Patriot Rail finalizes SLGW acquisition
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

STB Rulemaking Could Reduce Captive Rail Shipper Protections
[www.lexology.com]

MTA Employee Suspended Without Pay Over Capitol Breach
[www.usnews.com]

Loram purchases rail services division of Montana Hydraulics
[www.rtands.com]

CP, CN again post grain-haul records
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Record Grain Moves Continue for CN, CP
[www.railwayage.com]

Amtrak's new plan for fencing and gates near Hudson River called more restrictive than previous proposal
[www.dailyfreeman.com]

RTD-Denver elects board directors, officers
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

BNSF, Wabtec begin testing battery-electric locomotive
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Fitch: MTA remains at risk despite stimulus
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Iran’s railway ambitions go beyond Afghanistan
[www.atlanticcouncil.org]

MTA: Long Island Rail Road expansion project ahead of schedule and under budget
[transportationtodaynews.com]

NYCT completes contactless payment rollout
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

FAA Releases Rules for Drone Operations
[www.railwayage.com]

Indian Railways to operate trains at speed of 130 Kmph along the Golden Quadrilateral and Golden Diagonal sections
[www.livemint.com]

Egypt receives 22 more railway coaches from Russian Transmashholding
[egyptindependent.com]

Tanzania inks $1.3bln railway deal with Chinese firms
[www.trtworld.com]

El Salvador’s Pacific railway project set to move forward
[www.bnamericas.com]

AAR: ‘Railroads Looking to the Future’
[www.railwayage.com]

Successful completion of £16m investment in Scotland’s Railway
[www.therailwayhub.co.uk]

Brazil kicks off early renewal process for FCA railway concession
[www.bnamericas.com]

ABB will power up Toronto’s new Hurontario line
[www.rtands.com]

Track laying works begin for Etihad Rail on UAE national railway network
[www.globalrailwayreview.com]

Why railways’ Dedicated Freight Corridor was delayed, and how it could be a game-changer
[theprint.in]

FTA Signs FFGAs for NICTD, Phoenix Metro Projects
[www.railwayage.com]

Stadler to deliver eight new electric multiple units for Centovalli Railway
[www.railway-technology.com]

Running Extra

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All Aboard a Military Special Train
[thewire.in]

This Luxurious Train Journey Through Scotland Comes With an Onboard Spa, Whisky Tastings, and Castle Tours
[www.travelandleisure.com]

A true and hair-raising story near Camp Meeker
[www.sonomacountygazette.com]

First in a Series: Does DOT’s New Face Signal New Policies?
[www.railwayage.com]

Watch the magical train that glides through snow like something out of a Disney film
[www.prima.co.uk]