NEWS 2023 : Trainnews
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UP 6600 rolls through Marion TX on a balmy winters day. That solid train of tankers is placarded 1987. That is the Hazmat Code for ethanol.
Norm Schultze photo
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Domestic News (Canada, Mexico and USA)
Train derails and causes forest fire in Rockwood, Maine but officials say no hazardous materials involved
[www.cnn.com]
TEXRail Slowly Resumes Service Amid Disruptions Caused by a Freight Train Derailment
[www.wbap.com]
Orange County’s Coastal Train Service is Back; But for How Long?
[voiceofoc.org]
and
Metrolink and Amtrak Train Services Resume
[www.nbcsandiego.com]
Belle Plaine institutes quiet zone, limiting frequency of train horns
[www.kwch.com]
NC By Train continues record-breaking ridership
[www.witn.com]
Power issues produce train delays at Grand Central Terminal
[gothamist.com]
Train Operator No Longer With Metro After He Put Train In Automatic Mode, Ate While Driving
[dcist.com]
Train derailment in Jasper injures two crew members
[www.al.com]
Can Utah oil-train project be derailed? Colorado lawmakers, communities hope so
[www.denverpost.com]
Bridgeport officials working with CSX to lower train speeds
[www.wdtv.com]
Beneath DTLA, ghost trains take final testing of LA Metro Regional Connector
[www.dailynews.com]
5 sent to hospital after crash between Metro train, ambulance
[www.houstonchronicle.com]
Maya Train To Offer Unique Foodie Experience, Here Are The Latest Updates
[thecancunsun.com]
Trains nearly hit MBTA employees four times in past month
[www.bostonherald.com]
Railroad Group Cancels Order to Change Wheels on Hundreds of Railcars
[www.wsj.com]
Canadian Pacific merges with Kansas City Southern railroad to connect Canada and Mexico
[www.twincities.com]
Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Right to Strike”
[jacobin.com]
Federal railroad official tours at-risk rail line in Del Mar, San Clemente. ‘It’s just a matter of time’
[www.sandiegouniontribune.com]
Over 2,000 Railroad Workers Filed Safety Complaints Over the Last 10 Years: Report
[jalopnik.com]
Comitta announces funding for West Chester Railroad track improvements
[www.dailylocal.com]
Surface Transportation Board Members Visit R. J. Corman Railroad Group
[www.rjcorman.com]
AAR to STB: Railroad Cost of Capital 10.58% for 2022
[www.railwayage.com]
Work on first tracks almost complete
[www.morningjournalnews.com]
Schumer calls for passage of Rail Safety Act
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Ford aims to make railroad crossings safer
[journal.classiccars.com]
Shortline Railroad Wins Award for PA Marcellus Transload Facility
[marcellusdrilling.com]
UTA marks 15 years of FrontRunner rail service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Successfully Securing Rail Property is a Joint Agency Effort
[www.up.com]
Brightline's plans for high-speed rail bring focus to Treasure Coast railroad crossings
[www.tcpalm.com]
Amtrak Kicks Off Procurement for East River Tunnel Renewal
[media.amtrak.com]
Railroad tracks to accommodate SCOUT Motors takes Blythewood residents by surprise
[www.wltx.com]
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to testify before Ohio Senate in wake of train derailment
[www.dispatch.com]
Patriot Rail to serve Rocky Mountain Rail Park
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
NCRR to fund eight 'Build Ready' projects
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Illinois begins $68 million Springfield rail underpass construction
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Forwarders demand change on US railways, as PSR 'doesn't work'
[theloadstar.com]
MBTA completes Widett Circle purchase
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Hartford Line Removes Bus Substitutions Effective April 16, 2023
[portal.ct.gov]
MIDWEST CONNECT PASSENGER RAIL GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED
[www.cityoffortwayne.org]
MBTA to boost hiring bonuses
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX, SMART-MD ink paid sick-leave pact
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BART Police Chief Alvarez to retire
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
MARC Eyes Two-State Expansion Project
[www.railwayage.com]
North American Rail Volume Continues Decline Through Week 14: AAR
[www.railwayage.com]
Railway operator looking for people to take on life as conductors
[www.chroniclejournal.com]
International News
Australia climate change activists 'halt' coal train, 50 charged
[www.reuters.com]
New trains and new rail routes to experience in Japan
[www.cnn.com]
Marston Vale Line trains not returning till autumn, says LNR
[www.bbc.com]
Gulf Policymakers Should Let The Train Take The Strain – Analysis
[www.eurasiareview.com]
Royal Scotsman Belmond Train Unveils New Grand Suites—and They’re Every Bit as Lavish as You’d Expect
[www.afar.com]
Koncar orders train batteries from Leclanché
[www.electrive.com]
Man so fed up with not getting train seat he carries sofa around to sit on
[www.mirror.co.uk]
Work Starts on Iran-Iraq Railroad
[financialtribune.com]
Iran-Azerbaijan Rail Trade, Transit Surge by 60 Percent
[financialtribune.com]
Field survey for trans-Afghan railroad completed
[pajhwok.com]
Taiwan’s extraordinary 111-year-old forest railway gets a makeover
[www.cnn.com]
Laos-China Railway Launches Crossborder Passenger Service
[thediplomat.com]
Railway Traffic in Morocco Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
[www.moroccoworldnews.com]
Tunisia’s first new electrified suburban railway enters service
[www.railjournal.com]
Burundi and Tanzania collaborate on a cross-border electric railway project to boost trade
[africa.businessinsider.com]
Indonesian High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in August: Minister
[thediplomat.com]
Panoramique des Dômes mountain railway trains to be refurbished
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Running Extra
Want a Relaxing Alternative to a California Road Trip? Hop on a Train.
[www.afar.com]
How to Ride on the Hello Kitty Shinkansen
[www.solosophie.com]
Former Train Supervisor Explains The Measures He Took To Meet His Wife Of 20 Years — 'Literally Moving Trains Just To See Her'
[www.yourtango.com]
Trainnews postings for 2023
Volume 16 - issue 016
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Date: April 16, 2023 07:59AM
Trainnews.org does not vet the accuracy of the articles referenced in this posting. The content of the links is the sole responsibility of the original provider.
This Issue's Photo Please send photos to photos@trainnews.org
UP 6600 rolls through Marion TX on a balmy winters day. That solid train of tankers is placarded 1987. That is the Hazmat Code for ethanol.
Norm Schultze photo
Photos shared are the property of the photographer, if you wish to share the images please email admin@trainnews.org and we will give you contact information in order to obtain their premission. Unless otherwise noted please do not share the images in this web site. Thank You
Domestic News (Canada, Mexico and USA)
Train derails and causes forest fire in Rockwood, Maine but officials say no hazardous materials involved
[www.cnn.com]
TEXRail Slowly Resumes Service Amid Disruptions Caused by a Freight Train Derailment
[www.wbap.com]
Orange County’s Coastal Train Service is Back; But for How Long?
[voiceofoc.org]
and
Metrolink and Amtrak Train Services Resume
[www.nbcsandiego.com]
Belle Plaine institutes quiet zone, limiting frequency of train horns
[www.kwch.com]
NC By Train continues record-breaking ridership
[www.witn.com]
Power issues produce train delays at Grand Central Terminal
[gothamist.com]
Train Operator No Longer With Metro After He Put Train In Automatic Mode, Ate While Driving
[dcist.com]
Train derailment in Jasper injures two crew members
[www.al.com]
Can Utah oil-train project be derailed? Colorado lawmakers, communities hope so
[www.denverpost.com]
Bridgeport officials working with CSX to lower train speeds
[www.wdtv.com]
Beneath DTLA, ghost trains take final testing of LA Metro Regional Connector
[www.dailynews.com]
5 sent to hospital after crash between Metro train, ambulance
[www.houstonchronicle.com]
Maya Train To Offer Unique Foodie Experience, Here Are The Latest Updates
[thecancunsun.com]
Trains nearly hit MBTA employees four times in past month
[www.bostonherald.com]
Railroad Group Cancels Order to Change Wheels on Hundreds of Railcars
[www.wsj.com]
Canadian Pacific merges with Kansas City Southern railroad to connect Canada and Mexico
[www.twincities.com]
Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Right to Strike”
[jacobin.com]
Federal railroad official tours at-risk rail line in Del Mar, San Clemente. ‘It’s just a matter of time’
[www.sandiegouniontribune.com]
Over 2,000 Railroad Workers Filed Safety Complaints Over the Last 10 Years: Report
[jalopnik.com]
Comitta announces funding for West Chester Railroad track improvements
[www.dailylocal.com]
Surface Transportation Board Members Visit R. J. Corman Railroad Group
[www.rjcorman.com]
AAR to STB: Railroad Cost of Capital 10.58% for 2022
[www.railwayage.com]
Work on first tracks almost complete
[www.morningjournalnews.com]
Schumer calls for passage of Rail Safety Act
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Ford aims to make railroad crossings safer
[journal.classiccars.com]
Shortline Railroad Wins Award for PA Marcellus Transload Facility
[marcellusdrilling.com]
UTA marks 15 years of FrontRunner rail service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Successfully Securing Rail Property is a Joint Agency Effort
[www.up.com]
Brightline's plans for high-speed rail bring focus to Treasure Coast railroad crossings
[www.tcpalm.com]
Amtrak Kicks Off Procurement for East River Tunnel Renewal
[media.amtrak.com]
Railroad tracks to accommodate SCOUT Motors takes Blythewood residents by surprise
[www.wltx.com]
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to testify before Ohio Senate in wake of train derailment
[www.dispatch.com]
Patriot Rail to serve Rocky Mountain Rail Park
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
NCRR to fund eight 'Build Ready' projects
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Illinois begins $68 million Springfield rail underpass construction
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Forwarders demand change on US railways, as PSR 'doesn't work'
[theloadstar.com]
MBTA completes Widett Circle purchase
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Hartford Line Removes Bus Substitutions Effective April 16, 2023
[portal.ct.gov]
MIDWEST CONNECT PASSENGER RAIL GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED
[www.cityoffortwayne.org]
MBTA to boost hiring bonuses
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX, SMART-MD ink paid sick-leave pact
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BART Police Chief Alvarez to retire
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
MARC Eyes Two-State Expansion Project
[www.railwayage.com]
North American Rail Volume Continues Decline Through Week 14: AAR
[www.railwayage.com]
Railway operator looking for people to take on life as conductors
[www.chroniclejournal.com]
International News
Australia climate change activists 'halt' coal train, 50 charged
[www.reuters.com]
New trains and new rail routes to experience in Japan
[www.cnn.com]
Marston Vale Line trains not returning till autumn, says LNR
[www.bbc.com]
Gulf Policymakers Should Let The Train Take The Strain – Analysis
[www.eurasiareview.com]
Royal Scotsman Belmond Train Unveils New Grand Suites—and They’re Every Bit as Lavish as You’d Expect
[www.afar.com]
Koncar orders train batteries from Leclanché
[www.electrive.com]
Man so fed up with not getting train seat he carries sofa around to sit on
[www.mirror.co.uk]
Work Starts on Iran-Iraq Railroad
[financialtribune.com]
Iran-Azerbaijan Rail Trade, Transit Surge by 60 Percent
[financialtribune.com]
Field survey for trans-Afghan railroad completed
[pajhwok.com]
Taiwan’s extraordinary 111-year-old forest railway gets a makeover
[www.cnn.com]
Laos-China Railway Launches Crossborder Passenger Service
[thediplomat.com]
Railway Traffic in Morocco Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
[www.moroccoworldnews.com]
Tunisia’s first new electrified suburban railway enters service
[www.railjournal.com]
Burundi and Tanzania collaborate on a cross-border electric railway project to boost trade
[africa.businessinsider.com]
Indonesian High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in August: Minister
[thediplomat.com]
Panoramique des Dômes mountain railway trains to be refurbished
[www.railwaygazette.com]
Running Extra
Want a Relaxing Alternative to a California Road Trip? Hop on a Train.
[www.afar.com]
How to Ride on the Hello Kitty Shinkansen
[www.solosophie.com]
Former Train Supervisor Explains The Measures He Took To Meet His Wife Of 20 Years — 'Literally Moving Trains Just To See Her'
[www.yourtango.com]