Short Lines & Regionals

Watco to serve six major Dow chemical plants in the U.S., Canada »

KEYWORDS: Watco Companies, Dow Inc., short lines, rail shipper

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High-Speed Rail

Virgin Trains USA enters right-of-way agreement for Las Vegas-LA high-speed rail »

KEYWORDS: Virgin Trains USA, California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, high speed rail

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People

Fortson assumes gavel as NMB chair »

KEYWORDS: National Mediation Board, Kyle Fortson, rail labor, Linda Puchala

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Forty-eight railroads lay out plans for signaling segment work amid pandemic.

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Security

MARTA deploys new rail-car disinfectant technology »

KEYWORDS: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, MARTA, COVID-19, coronavirus, rail car disinfectant, electrostatic sprayer, face masks, passenger rail

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Short Lines & Regionals

Feds approve environmental analysis for Washington state port rail project »

KEYWORDS: Northern Columbia Basin Rail Project, Port of Lake Moses, Columbia Basin Railroad, short line, Federal Railroad Administration

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People

In memoriam: Long-time OCTA board member Winterbottom »