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As much as 4% of total Canadian crude is being shipped via rail and analysts think the industry is just getting started, as more than a $1-billion has been rolled out in expanding rail infrastructure
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AUSTIN - In the wake of the El Paso school cheating scandal, a bill has been introduced in the Texas House that would end state and local bonuses to school employees based on standardized test scores.
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With just six days left in the legislative session, Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, introduced a tobacco bill, appealing to its...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican Congressman on Friday introduced a bill that would give Congress the power to approve TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL pipeline and said he hopes to have the bill ready for a vote by the House of Representatives by the end of May.
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Submitted by Keith Schaefer of OilPrice.com, Some call it the “holy rail.” In Alberta Canada, an estimated 120,000 barrels of oil per day are shipped out by train to the U.S. east coast and Gulf coast region. By the end of the year - when several terminals are completed - that number could reach 200,000 barrels a day. Despite rail costs doubling pipeline tariffs, the...
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A third-rail power supply problem briefly forced the Long Island Rail Road to suspend all service Wednesday between Jamaica and Penn Station, a railroad official said.
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New York-based Rail Europe is offering a 20% discount on its first-class rail pass that allows travel to France on the country's national rail network. The sale is good for multiday or one-day tickets but must be purchased by the end of April.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd reopened a rail line in western Minnesota on Thursday, a day after a mile-long train hauling crude oil from Alberta, Canada, derailed in the area, spilling up to 30,000 gallons of oil
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Police: 2 arrested in terror plot to blow up U.S.-Canada rail line tribune Wire Reports Published Apr 22, 2013 01:52PM MDT TORONTO • Police in Canada say two men have been arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday that Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were conspiring to carry out an...
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Teary-eyed Australian prime minister introduces new tax bill to improve disability care
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