Video shows progress on Calif. high-speed rail project
The California High Speed Rail Authority has released video of work being done on the Wasco Viaduct to get the area prepped for high-speed rail. Check out the video below to see
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Cost climbs for bicycle bridge over BNSF tracks in Minnesota due to poor soil
Costs are starting to mount for a proposed pedestrian bridge that crosses over BNSF railroad tracks in St. Louis Park, Minn.
March editorial: This STB angle is going too far
For more or for less. Geometry was indeed the less of me. I have always been pretty good with numbers, so math and algebra were not much of a challenge for me
RT&S announces 2020 Top Projects winners
Railway Track & Structures magazine has determined the winners of the 2020 RT&S Top Projects competition. A total of 16 projects were determined worthy enough for the 2020 RT&S Top Projects title.
BNSF breaks ground for second Sandpoint bridge
The first signs of physical progress have been made in BNSF Railway’s long-awaited plan to build a second bridge, nearly a mile in length, running parallel to its existing bridge across Lake
BNSF announces 2019 economic development results
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) this week reported investments from customers served by the freight rail provider in 2019 totaled approximately $1.2 billion. Large investments from customers including Ag Processing Inc., SeaCa Packaging
BNSF trying to determine if rail bridge that caught on fire in Kansas is worth salvaging
The investigation into the fire that engulfed a BNSF rail bridge near Kiowa, Kan., over the weekend was still active on Feb. 24. BNSF says it is going to determine if the
Watch video: Fire takes on BNSF rail bridge in Kansas
A fire attacked a BNSF rail bridge in Barber County, Kan., on Feb. 22. Video shows the bridge totally engulfed in flames. The fire started just after 4 p.m. by the K-2
Group wants Surface Transportation Board to encourage sale of Tennessee Pass rail line
If you can’t get what you want, ask the Surface Transportation Board to intervene.
BNSF goes silent on Metro Blue Line extension plans
Some are wondering if another person needs to die before the Metro Blue Line extension in Minneapolis area is complete. According to Robbinsdale Council Member George Selman, nine people have passed on
BNSF Railway announces Logistics Center North Houston at Cleveland
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced its newest logistics center, Logistics Center North Houston at Cleveland. Once completed, the rail-served development is designed to help businesses increase their reach and speed to
Another lawsuit around price fixing
RT&S has posted several reports on the collusion around fuel surcharges on the part of BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CSX and Union Pacific alleged by several shippers in lawsuits filed during the past
BNSF releases 2020 CapEx with emphasis on replacing and upgrading
BNSF has released its capital expenditure plan for 2020. The budgetary blueprint calls for $3.4 billion in spending.
North Dakota flood wall hits snag following BNSF revisions
Momentum for flood wall construction is drying up in Minot, N.D., and city officials are blaming BNSF.
Bells & Whistles—1/17/20
Seattle lawmakers want to make cap on car tab fees a state law. Environmental group calls BNSF derailment a major disaster. Congress now reviewing Act on crude oil by rail. State Attorney
Environmental group calls BNSF derailment on Jan. 1 a major disaster
While some are claiming a derailment in Idaho on New Year’s Day was a heroic event, one environmental group believes there is a villain at play.
Bells & Whistles—Jan. 10, 2020
Virgin Trains USA wants a new rail bridge Broken rail causes derailment and delays BNSF crew needs to be rescued after derailment Class 1s want lawsuit in just one court, not multiple
Railroads accused of price-fixing ask for lawsuits to be moved to one court
RT&S has been reporting on alleged price fixing by four Class I railroads – BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and CSX. Our most recent story can be found here and our first story
More shipper accusations of railroad price fixing
Back in December, RT&S reported that Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., along with other shippers, accused the major U.S. railroads of price fixing, with a focus on fuel surcharges. To read that story,
Toyota says U.S. railroads engaged in price-fixing
The Jacksonville Business Journal reports that Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. says that major U.S. railroads colluded to fix prices. Specifically, the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of