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Outreach V – A Postscript on Status of the Rail Industry
(Note that Outreach IV was written several weeks ago, but only published on this website today
A few weeks ago I wrote about the current State of the Rail… Continue reading
Outreach IV. State of the Rail Industry
Only a few short years ago, with surprising unanimity, analysts and commentators were acclaiming a “rail renaissance”. Traffic volumes had recovered smartly from the 2008-09 recession. Demand exceeded capacity, railroads could… Continue reading
Dave Foster, Executive Director of Rail Solution, has published an article in Progressive Railroading that weighs the options for rail power abandoning diesel in the future.
Summarizing his introduction–
“Diesel fuel options being increasingly explored are liquefied natural gas… Continue reading
The best of two worlds? Perhaps.
With Amtrak coming back to Roanoke, blending access to the public bus and train seems to make a lot of sense.
Fort Wayne Transportation Center – Wendel WD Architecture.
Now to work out the… Continue reading
May 2, 2014 |
Interest in 
bringing passenger rail service back to the Bristol, VA area is strong in the southwest Virginia region.
The Bristol Herald Courier (by way of Tricities.com) has published a series of articles about the… Continue reading
Lynchburg Train Derailment – April 30, 2014
Wednesday’s train derailment is the 6th derailment in the last year in the US and Canada involving a tanker carrying crude oil.
This is not a new problem, but one that is fraught… Continue reading
Feb. 7. 2014 |
U.S Vice President Joe Biden visited 30th Street Station in Philadelphia Thursday to unveil Amtrak’s new Cities Sprinter electric engine, which will power trains along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington beginning Friday.
The… Continue reading
January 9, 2014 |
Well – it’s official. At least the paperwork.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed an agreement with Norfolk Southern for making infrastructure improvements necessary to extend Amtrak passenger rail service from Lynchburg to Roanoke. So far, so… Continue reading
November 16, 2013 |
RAIL Solution announces record gift at annual meeting
The late Professor Richard Rusk of Blacksburg, VA, a life-long champion of energy efficiency and other environmental causes, has named RAIL Solution in his will as a… Continue reading
On Saturday, November 16th, RAIL Solution will convene its 2013 Annual Meeting at 10:00 am in the Roanoke Higher Education Center in downtown Roanoke, VA. A light lunch will follow the meeting.
We welcome all rail supporters to join… Continue reading