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Federal Legislation & Regulation

STB greenlights UP's proposed 6-mile Arizona rail line »

KEYWORDS: Surface Transportation Board decisions, Union Pacific Railroad, Commercial Metals Co., Maricopa County, Arizona, Pecos advanced manufacturing zone, Metra, commuter rail service, Chicago

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CSX identifies 21 new 'Select Sites' for development »

KEYWORDS: CSX, 21 new Select Sites, industrial development, rail-served sites

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Passenger Rail

New Portal North Bridge ready for train service »

KEYWORDS: New Portal North Bridge, passenger-rail traffic, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill

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Labor

BLET, Indiana & Ohio Railway reach tentative pact »

KEYWORDS: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, BLET, labor contract, Genesee & Wyoming, Indiana & Ohio Railway

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High-Speed Rail

California authority completes Fresno high-speed rail separation project »

KEYWORDS: California High-Speed Rail Authority, CHSRA, Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Fresno, Union Pacific Railroad, safety, grade crossings, high-speed rail, passenger rail

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Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from PCL Construction, Vossloh and Steelpaint »

KEYWORDS: PCL Construction Services Inc., Amtrak, Vossloh, high-speed passenger-rail service, China high-speed rail, Steelpaint, approvals, Stelcatec, UK National Rail

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