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Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad's Driftwood Turn heads south on their ex-PRR Buffalo Line passing through Turtlepoint, PA on February 9, 2011. At the time this photo was taken the Driftwood Turn was called at noon in Olean, and it departed 1-3 hours later. The power for this day's train was all six-axle MLWS: M630 No. 630 and M636s Nos. 637 and 43.

Alex Mayes photo



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Scheduled News

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3 Brightline train crashes in 4 days in Palm Beach County
[www.wflx.com]

Amtrak Train Breaks Down in Queens for 7 Hours
[www.nbcnewyork.com]

Train going 40 mph at time of conductor's fatal fall
[www.startribune.com]

Driver investigated over fatal train collision in Germany
[www.washingtonpost.com]

Sydney’s train network will be resuming full weekday services from Feb 28
[www.timeout.com]

Photos and video: Train derails into South Platte River
[www.westernslopenow.com]
and
South Platte River Trail Reopens After Train Derailment
[denver.cbslocal.com]

Citing new safety concerns, Wilmington officials press MBTA month after deadly train crash
[www.boston25news.com]

FRA Issues Amtrak OTP Report Card
[www.railwayage.com]
and
FRA publishes Amtrak performance report
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Eurail CEO: Shift Away From Short-Haul Flights Makes European Trains More Appealing
[www.forbes.com]

AMLO announces creation of new company to manage airports, Maya Train
[www.riviera-maya-news.com]

Transnet suspends luxury Blue Train after derailment and other 'incidents'
[www.news24.com]

Alstom and SNCF Voyageurs unveil new hybrid train in France
[www.railway-technology.com]

Broken wire on LRT car shuts down O-Train between uOttawa and Tremblay stations
[ottawa.ctvnews.ca]

No plan yet for bullet train’s soaring price tag
[calmatters.org]

Gulf Coast latest battleground for Amtrak, train companies
[www.wwltv.com]
and
Freight railroads, Amtrak get testy in discussion over Gulf Coast rail dispute
[www.pressregister.com]

LA&L Railroad award $4.257m to replace rails
[www.thelcn.com]

The Biden Administration’s Misguided Railroad Mandate
[www.nationalreview.com]

Union Pacific Railroad Reimbursing Tempe for 2020 Derailment
[www.usnews.com]

Train Carrying Railroad Ties Burns in AR
[www.firehouse.com]

TTCI Unveils Railroad Research E-Library
[www.railwayage.com]

Denver, Colorado, BNSF worker killed in rail yard accident
[www.wsws.org]

Near the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, two new bridges are set to form Wilmington's rail realignment
[www.starnewsonline.com]

Railbike company wants to lease IDA railroad tracks near Gowanda
[www.salamancapress.com]

Industrial Nanotech Inc Announces Expansion Into Railroad Tank Car Insulation
[www.prnewswire.com].

Port of New Orleans, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad in growth mode
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

What’s at stake in the struggle by US rail and oil workers
[www.wsws.org]

Freight rail bucks Biden’s plea to share cargo
[rollcall.com]
and
AAR to STB: 'Forced' switching is unnecessary
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

UTC issues rail-safety grant to Tacoma Rail
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Reciprocal Switching’s Potential Impact on Passenger Rail
[www.railwayage.com]

Derailing Amtrak’s Gateway: A new inspector general report delivers a devastating verdict on the railroad’s management capabilities
[www.nydailynews.com]

U.S. freight-rail traffic rose in Week 6
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

$2,7 Billion Railroad Tender in China, Philippines Kazanoutside
[www.raillynews.com]

Progress and Challenges Highlight Union Pacific's Diversity Efforts
[www.up.com]

Brightline begins crossing upgrades in Indian River County, bringing traffic detours
[www.tcpalm.com]

BNSF Logistics recognizes supplier excellence for 2021
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Rail supplier news from Hotstart, Konecranes, AECOM and NRC
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Ceres, Jaxport to invest in TraPac container terminal
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Industrial Freight Trains May Be the Real Winners of OC’s Coastal Commuter Rail Project
[voiceofoc.org]

Ukraine stops transit of Belarusian potash fertilizers
[belsat.eu]

A Major Railroad Network Has Bought 20 Battery-Powered Locomotives
[wonderfulengineering.com]

The most expensive rail construction projects in 2021
[www.railway-technology.com]

Steel Dynamics Mill Launches in Texas
[www.railwayage.com]

Watch: Amtrak Debuts ALC-42 in Chicago
[www.railwayage.com]

Didcot to bid to be home to Great British Railway headquarters
[www.bbc.com]

SNCF breaks agreement with Renfe for railway between Spain and France
[www.euractiv.com]

BART ‘Fleet of Future’ Car Deliveries Resume
[www.railwayage.com]

East Japan Railway unveils hydrogen-powered train
[www.railway-technology.com]

CN, Progress Rail, REG Launch Renewable Fuels Testing
[www.railwayage.com]

NS Appoints Duncan VP, Network Planning and Ops
[www.railwayage.com]

Reopening Trans-Australian railway should ease supply chain troubles
[www.freshplaza.com]

Parallel Systems Wins $4.4MM DOE Grant
[www.railwayage.com]

HS2 opens huge factory to construct parts for UK’s longest railway bridge
[www.railadvent.co.uk]

Running Extra

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The bullet train just keeps on failing
[www.dailybreeze.com]

New tourist train to roll through southern Adirondacks
[www.timesunion.com]

Dick Spotswood: SMART plan for railroad freight services doesn’t add up
[www.marinij.com]

Dirty diesel trains are a problem — it’s time to go electric
[www.dailycal.org]