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Grant announcements include $47.5 million to North Carolina to buy route from CSX

A $47.5 million award allowing North Carolina to purchase the S-Line rail corridor heads a list of Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvments (CRISI) grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation announced by local politicians. Six grants totaling more than $13.8 million in Ohio, a $10 million grant for improvements in Springfield, Ill., and a […]

Trains, September 2020

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Digest: Blockade of KCS de Mexico reaches 24th day

Saturday morning rail news: Blockade blocking KCS de Mexico service to port reaches 24th day A blockade of Kansas City Southern de Mexico tracks in Michoacan, Mexico, reached its 24th day on Friday, continuing to halt service to and from the port of Lazaro Cardenas. Mexico News Daily reports that more than 70 teachers and […]

Digest: Canadian government announces funding for $25 million in rail safety projects

Friday morning Canadian rail news in brief: Canadian government announces funding for rail safety projects Canada’s federal government on Thursday announced funding of more than $25 million for the Rail Safety Improvement Program, covering 161 projects focusing on infrastructure, technology, and research, and four rail safety education and awareness initiatives. The list of projects is […]

Norfolk Southern may idle additional hump yards

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires hinted today that the railroad may idle more hump yards. NS has shut down the humps at four classification yards in the past year — Allentown, Pa.; Sheffield, Ala; Linwood, N.C.; and Bellevue, Ohio — as its shift to a Precision Scheduled Railroading operating model reduces the […]

Digest: Proposed Las Vegas high speed project seeks STB approval of route changes

Thursday afternoon rail news: Las Vegas high speed project seeks approval from STB for modifications to construction plan Xpress West, the Brightline affiliate seeking to build a high speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas, Nev., has asked the Surface Transportation Board to modify its previous approval of the project to allow some […]