Amtrak signs deal for 83 multi-powered trains
Amtrak has signed a mammoth contract with manufacturing company Siemens Mobility for 83 new train sets, part of a $7.3 billion plan to upgrade its rolling stock over the next Continue Reading
New York and New Jersey Need an $11B Tunnel. Will Biden Make It Happen?
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg got a close-up look at the crumbling state of New York City’s most critical rail link on Monday and vowed that the Biden administration was committed Continue Reading
Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive lowered full train fuel consumption by more than 11% in BNSF California pilot
Wabtec Corporation announced that its FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive—functioning as one unit in a consist also containing two Tier 4 locomotives—delivered more than an 11% average reduction in fuel consumption and Continue Reading
Rails Tout Climate Edge Over Trucks, Wooing ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden
U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who’s concerned about global warming with a lobbying campaign depicting their industry as a solution to climate Continue Reading
Alberta Eyes Oil Route After Trump OKs Alaska Rail Link
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to approve a rail link between Canada and Alaska could open up an export route to Asia for Alberta’s struggling oil sands producers. The presidential permit, Continue Reading
The $22 Billion Railway Bringing Hope To Canada’s Oil Province
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to approve a $22-billion freight railway project that will run between Alberta and Alaska to transport a variety of commodities such as oil, ore, Continue Reading
As Canada’s Frustrations Grow Over Rail Blockade, Trudeau Gets Heckled
With concerns growing over fuel shortages and layoffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under increasing pressure Tuesday to end a rail blockade by Indigenous protesters that has shut down the Continue Reading
Canada’s CN rail system shut over blockade
A major Canadian rail company is shutting down trans-continental train services amid blockades protesting a pipeline in British Columbia. CN Rail says it will be forced to shut down its Continue Reading
Canada’s Railway Strike To Cause Billions In Damage, Create Fuel Shortages
Crude-by-rail shipments from Canada’s oil-rich province Alberta have nearly halted, while other provinces face critical shortages of propane, as the strike at Canadian National Railway drags on for a fourth Continue Reading
Oil Shippers Turn to Rail Amid Keystone Pipeline Shutdown
The shutdown of one of Canada’s largest crude pipelines has shippers turning to rail to move their oil. (Bloomberg) — The shutdown of one of Canada’s largest crude pipelines has Continue Reading