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MTA says some electric rail service on Metro-North
2013-09-30 00:04:46| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says a limited number of electric trains are going to be running on Metro-North's New Haven, Conn., line for the morning commute.
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United Kingdom: Scrapping HS2 rail link would be a 'disaster', warns transport secretary
2013-09-28 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Abandoning plans to build the 42.6bn HS2 high-speed rail line would be a national disaster, the cabinet minister in charge of the project has said, as he admits for the first time that it will be more difficult to press ahead without the Labour party's support. In an interview with the Observer, the transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, insists that he, David Cameron and the chancellor, George Osborne, all remain fully committed to building the new line from London to Birmingham, Manchester...
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Rail enters Gateway debate
2013-09-28 13:12:19| Railroads - Topix.net
Discussions between Canadian National Railway and the Canadian government delve into use of rail to move crude to Pacific Coast The wrangling over Enbridge's stalled Northern Gateway project has taken a fresh twist, with rail entering the picture.
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Loram rail grinder in town
2013-09-28 04:46:29| Railroads - Topix.net
A very impressive $4.1 million rail grinder arrived today to work on the Alaska Railroad tracks, providing essential maintenance to keep the rails in excellent condition.
California getting more of its oil by rail
2013-09-27 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Oil extracted from massive new fields in North Dakota and other states is rolling into California in growing quantities aboard long-haul freight trains, paralleling a surge in crude moving on rail across North America. More than 200,000 barrels of crude per month were imported into California this summer, a fourfold increase from early 2012, according to data compiled by the California Energy Commission. Though the total amount is still small, it marks a little-noticed departure from the state's...
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