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Virgin Trains USA enters right-of-way agreement for Las Vegas-LA high-speed rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading 07/06/2020) Virgin Trains USA last week entered into a lease agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to use existing right of way along Interstate 15 in California for the planned high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California, a local news outlet recently reported. Caltrans officials told the Daily Press that all public comments…
Read MoreForston assumes NMB chairmanship
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 1, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Kyle Fortson has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2020. Mr. Gerald Fauth, III and Ms. Linda Puchala remain as Members of the Board. Ms. Kyle Fortson was…
Read MoreKCS Isn’t For Sale. Quit Salivating
(Source: Railway Age June 26, 2020) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The Weather Network/Keith Bradley If I had a $100,000 for every time the rumor mill shouted out that Kansas City Southern was on the auction block, I’d be a multi-millionaire with a collection of exotic cars rivaling that of Jay Leno, and racing a Corvette C8.R…
Read MoreIron Horse rail terminal connects to BNSF, UP service
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/30/2020) Iron Horse Terminals LLC‘s (IHT) rail terminal in Beaumont, Texas, earlier this month became fully operational when it was connected to the Houston Rail Line served by BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad. Located on 500 acres in the heart of the southeast Texas petrochemical industry, the rail terminal has more than 1,300…
Read MorePort of Longview to begin North Rail Connection project
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/26/2020) The Port of Longview, Washington, this summer will begin a project to add more than 5,000 feet of new railroad track. The port’s commissioners earlier this week gave staff approval to buy materials to start the North Rail Connection project, which is designed to boost the port’s rail capacity by realigning…
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