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BNSF Railway Co. last week said it is planning to spend $5 billion on capital expenditures in 2014, which would be a new single-year record for the company and a $1 billion increase over its 2013 capital spend.

The Railway Supply Institute Committee on Tank Cars (RSICTC) is asking the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider new safety measures for tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol.

The nation is not making the necessary investment in its infrastructure to facilitate economic development, the head of Amtrak said in response to a U.S. Senate committee hearing on the future of the federal surface transportation program.