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    • Eurostar chief executive calls for airline tax to subsidise continental rail travel

    EUROSTAR chief executive, Mr Jacques Damas, has called for an airline tax to subsidise rail services to continental Europe, while suggesting that the business collapsing is a ”zero likelihood scenario”.
    Europe

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    UP opens Dry Canyon bridge ahead of schedule

     USA
    The vital I-5 route connecting Roseville, California, and Portland, Oregon, has been closed since the Lava Fire ignited the bridge in late June.

    A Fight for Shareholder Approval

     USA
    The Aug. 19 KCS special shareholders meeting vote is the next known catalyst in these merger activities.

    Railcar owners say demurrage charges could reduce delays of private railcars

     USA
    Four shipper associations want the Surface Transportation Board to allow demurrage charges to be assessed on privately owned railcars as an incentive for freight railroads to move those railcars more efficiently through their networks.

    NTSB issues Investigate Update for MBTA collision

     Tram and Light Rail News
    Follow this link to read yesterday’s story.

    RTD maintenance of way team makes record repair despite heat, holiday

     USA
    The pantograph on top of the train hooked the sagging wire, pulling it down and causing significant damage to the line’s overhead catenary system (OCS) system in that location.

    Transport Canada approves updates on freight rail switching rules

     Canada
    Transport Canada has approved modifications to some of the rules governing freight rail switching operations so that operations are “as safe as possible for railway employees and for people living close to railway lines.”

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