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Five Apache Railway Alco/MLW Centuries head light back to Snowflake, Arizona after taking a 38-car train north to the BNSF connection at Holbrook on June 14, 2000. The Apache Railway was incorporated in 1917, when it began construction of a rail line from Holbrook south, reaching Snowflake in 1918. The main purpose of constructing the line was to haul products from a paper mill in Snowflake to Holbrook. The Snowflake paper mill shut down permanently on September 30, 2012. In late 2015, the railway was purchased out of bankruptcy by a group, thereby avoiding a shutdown and scrappage of the line. The railway continues to operate, and its revenues are driven primarily by car repair and storage.

Alex Mayes photo



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Domestic News (Canada, Mexico and USA)

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Freight train derails in downtown Portland near west end of Steel Bridge, all rail traffic through area halted
[www.oregonlive.com]

Green Line Train Loses Power, Forcing Hundreds to Walk Through Tunnels
[www.nbcboston.com]

Baton Rouge to New Orleans commuter train gets 1st round of federal infrastructure funding
[www.wwno.org]

UTA train derails after hitting van in South Salt Lake
[www.fox13now.com]

Skunk Train operator sues City of Fort Bragg and California Coastal Commission over land-use authority
[www.pressdemocrat.com]

Train conductor, engineer sue Norfolk Southern over 2021 derailment
[triblive.com]

NYC Leaders Push for a New Subway Station in Hell's Kitchen
[www.thrillist.com]

Feds share report on Amtrak train collision in East Oakland
[www.eastbaytimes.com]

After Nearly 70 Years, This Popular Train Route Returns On The East Coast
[www.travelawaits.com]

Metro proposes plan to operate more 7000 series train to help cut down wait times
[wjla.com]
and
Metro asks for permission to run more trains
[www.washingtonpost.com]

Mexico issues measures to mitigate high costs of train cargo as inflation soars
[www.reuters.com]

R&LHS Presents Railroad History Awards
[www.railwayage.com]

California receives $25 million grant for high-speed railroad, requests another $1.3 billion
[www.foxnews.com]

Tupelo to receive $1.5 million grant for railroad projects
[news.yahoo.com]

Patriot Rail to acquire railroad holding firm Pioneer Lines
[www.railway-technology.com]
and
Patriot Rail to acquire fellow short-line railroad Pioneer Lines
[www.freightwaves.com]

Minnesota ag leader says railroad strike would harm agriculture
[brownfieldagnews.com]

Skagway Rockslides Partially Close Pier: What You Need to Know
[www.cruisecritic.com]

City, County ask federal court to rehear railroad case
[www.palestineherald.com]

"Brightline won’t complete construction on its $2.8 billion extension of high-speed passenger train tracks to Orlando by the end of 2022, as once expected
[veronews.com]

Railroad union president on labor disputes, The resurgence of organized labor
[www.wpr.org]

CSX removing one of two rail lines through Forest Park
[www.forestparkreview.com]

Rocks fall from railroad bridge in Austin, Texas; UP responds immediately
[www.rtands.com]

Small-Road Briefs: Mendocino Railway, PennDOT
[www.railwayage.com]

Amtrak Execs Receive Six-Figure Bonuses as the Railroad Struggles to Hire Staff
[jalopnik.com]

RDC President Pietrandrea retires
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Beware Efforts In the House to 'Fix' Freight Railroads
[www.realclearmarkets.com]
and
Rail industry: New proposed rulemaking for rail regulation has no 'plausible safety justification'
[www.thecentersquare.com]

Rail workers rally to demand new pact
[www.peoplesworld.org]

U.S. rail and intermodal volumes fall, for the week ending August 6, reports AAR
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
and
Carloads, Intermodal Down Through Week 31
[www.railwayage.com]

Developers advance plans for California’s first inland port
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Payne elected Unifor president
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

LIRR ridership remains much lower than from pre-COVID
[www.fox5ny.com]

MTA Considering Permits for Fire-Prone Electric Rides on Transit System
[www.thecity.nyc]

USDOT awards $2.2 billion in RAISE grants
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

9th Circuit Holds California Paid Sick Leave Does Not Apply to Rail Workers
[www.natlawreview.com]

Rail supplier news from STV, IntelliTrans and 3C Telemetry
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Norfolk Southern unveils latest ESG report
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Retailers: Imports slowing in 2022's second half
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Ann Arbor to Traverse City Railway Project Receives Over $2 Million in Grants for Phase II Study
[www.9and10news.com]

Rio South Texas: At the Nexus of North American Freight Railways Reports COSTEP
[www.prnewswire.com]

Mendocino Railway will file to use 13 miles of Great Redwood Trail Agency track
[mendovoice.com]

Class I Briefs: CN, CSX
[www.railwayage.com]

YMPO wants public opinion on possible new railway lines in Yuma
[kyma.com]

Local short line happy to be receiving railway investment
[www.westcentralonline.com]

Evraz Wants Out of North America
[www.railwayage.com]

Intermodal Briefs: GPA, POLB
[www.railwayage.com]

Transit Briefs: TransLink, MARTA, Metrolinx, CTA, Ottawa LRT, Metrolink, SEPTA, MDOT
[www.railwayage.com]

Report: La. Port Project Aims to Expand Intermodal to DFW Area
[www.railwayage.com]

Rail supplier news from Wabtec, Thales, Aspen Equipment and Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Transit Briefs: SunRail, Amtrak, Brightline, CTA, LACMTA, TriMet
[www.railwayage.com]

STV begins work on SunRail Phase 2 North in central Florida
[www.rtands.com]

International News

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Train strikes cause more disruption for passengers
[www.bbc.com]
and
Severe rail disruption across Great Britain as train drivers strike over pay
[www.theguardian.com]

Track workers in near miss with freight train
[www.bbc.com]

Cable Theft Disrupts Madrid-to-Barcelona High-Speed Train Link
[www.bloomberg.com]

China's newest 'suspended' maglev train can travel 32-feet above the ground
[interestingengineering.com]

New train strike announced
[www.theportugalnews.com]

Avanti West Coast suspends sales and cuts timetables
[www.bbc.com]

Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia to Discuss INSTC Diversification
[financialtribune.com]

Russia sanctions are spurring the new Silk Road
[responsiblestatecraft.org]

The World's Highest Railway bridge- Chenab Bridge's Golden Joint was inaugurated on Saturday
[www.livemint.com]

Sudan scores multi-million dollar railway investment from China despite military coup
[english.alaraby.co.uk]

Yulin North Railway Station in Guangxi under construction
[english.news.cn]

Lidar technology to enhance rail freight operations
[www.railway-technology.com]

Railway finally reaches town of Antagarh in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district
[www.tribuneindia.com]

Swanage Railway suspends heritage steam trains after fire
[www.bbc.com]

Bangalore-Secunderabad semi-high speed track on Railway agenda
[www.thestatesman.com]

MT Højgaard wins railway bridge contract in Denmark
[www.railway-technology.com]

Spain has launched a project to transport Ukrainian grain by railway
[odessa-journal.com]

Rehabilitation of Vore-Hani i Hotit Railway Line
[www.ebrd.com]

China-Laos Railway ships over 1 mln tons cross-border goods
[english.news.cn]

No toilet for drivers in Southern Railway's 900 locomotives
[www.newindianexpress.com]

Railway to buy 290 container wagons for freight services thru’ Padma Bridge
[www.tbsnews.net]

Webuild S p A : Construction work starts in August on 83km of railway lines in Southern Italy
[www.marketscreener.com]

Nokia selected to upgrade railway communications in Perth
[www.totaltele.com]

China Railway unveils Indonesia’s first high-speed bullet train
[www.railway-technology.com]

Egypt studies establishment of factory for railway cars with Spanish “Talgo”
[www.egypttoday.com]

Pontebbana railway line reopens: a sigh of relief for the Port of Trieste
[www.railfreight.com]

Final addition to new Danube Railway Bridge in Hungary inaugurated
[www.railtech.com]

Running Extra

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I'm a seasoned Amtrak rider who spent 6 hours in business class on a Canadian train for the first time. It was better than any train I've taken in the US.
[www.insider.com]

A Chinese Train and Unfinished Railway Could Decide The Next President of Kenya
[jalopnik.com]

We know the T is broken. Why can't we make repairs easier for riders?
[www.wbur.org]

This Open Air Train Ride In Northern California Is A Scenic Adventure For The Whole Family
[www.onlyinyourstate.com]

Railway Maintenance Machines That Make The Train Go Brrr
[fossbytes.com]

Opinion: What’s up with the FRA?
[www.rtands.com]

Biden Administration Takes a Step Back on Railroad Safety
[townhall.com]

Stunning video shows sweeping views from Europe's highest railway line
[www.mirror.co.uk]