Rail Industry Trends

U.S. freight-rail traffic dips 1.5% in Week 24 »

KEYWORDS: U.S. freight-rail traffic, freight-rail traffic trends, intermodal volume, carload commodity groups, Canadian freight-rail traffic, Mexican freight-rail traffic

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

Sens. Baldwin, Marshall reintroduce 'Reliable Rail Service' bill »

KEYWORDS: Reliable Rail Service Act, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Roger Marshall, reliable freight-rail service, unreliable freight-rail service, cost of freight-rail service, Surface Transportation Board, common carrier obligation

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Amtrak

Amtrak considers extending intercity service to Long Island »

KEYWORDS: Amtrak, Northeast Regional service, Long Island, Ronkonkoma, intercity passenger rail, MTA Long Island Rail Road, New York Penn Station, Northeast Corridor, JFK International Airport, Nicole Bucich, FRA Corridor ID Program

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Passenger Rail

Metra receives $104M in congestion, air quality improvement grants »

KEYWORDS: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grants, Chicago commuter railroad Metra, Van Buren Street Station, Jim Derwinski, Edgebrook Station, battery-electric locomotives

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Passenger Rail

South Shore Line opens train station in Michigan City »

KEYWORDS: South Shore Line commuter railroad, railroad station, 11th Street Station, Transit Oriented Development, Double Track Northwest Indiana, Michigan City, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, NICTD

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Rail Industry Trends

B&O Museum launches website to prep for rail industry's bicentennial »