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Amtrak survived Richard Nixon — Can it overcome Donald Trump?
(Source: Wired, February 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak was designed to fail quietly. Richard Nixon and his advisors had such little faith in American passenger rail that one of their biggest concerns was just making sure they didn’t catch the blame when it...
Rail crunch leaves oil, wheat stranded out on Canada’s prairies
(Source: Bloomberg, February 15, 2018) NEW YORK — A shortage of rail cars in Canada is leaving grain and oil shipments stranded on the Prairies, sending crude prices plummeting and leaving farmers in a cash crunch. Full story: Bloomberg
Amtrak CEO: How we are making railroad safer
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson, February 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent high profile accidents have understandably shined a spotlight on Amtrak. Each reflect different situations and unique risks, and we should be careful not to...
As CSX workforce shrinks, accidents pile up and morale plummets
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, February 14, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The rate of accidents involving CSX Corp. trains have been rising as its workforce has been dramatically slashed, with some workers saying morale at the Jacksonville-based railroad is at a...
In China, bullet trains are transforming the world’s biggest migration
(Source: Bloomberg, February 11, 2018) NEW YORK — Millions of Chinese cram onto trains to make the annual pilgrimage home for the Lunar New Year holiday. It’s a crowded and often uncomfortable experience that is rapidly being transformed by the country’s push into the...
Former CP Rail IT worker sentenced to 1 year in prison for hacking into company network
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 13, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A former Canadian Pacific Railway information technology professional was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Tuesday after he intentionally damaged the railway’s computer network in...
Missouri man accused of trying to disable Amtrak train pleads not guilty
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, February 13, 2018) LINCOLN, Neb. — The lawyer for a Missouri man accused of trying to disable or derail an Amtrak train says his client may not have been mentally aware of what he was doing. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Chicago’s CTA reaches tentative deal with ATU
(Source: Chicago Tribune, February 13, 2018) CHICAGO — The unions that represent CTA’s rail and bus workers have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the agency, which includes raises and retroactive pay for workers, according to the bus drivers’...
Opinion: NJ Transit needs fundamental reform
(Source: Bergen Record opinion column by Rep. Bob Gordon, February 11, 2018. He is a New Jersey state senator (D-38) and chairs the state’s Senate Transportation Committee.) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Over the past decade, NJ Transit went from one of the finest mass...
NJ Transit remains far short of completing safety system, report shows
(Source: Bergen Record, February 13, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has a lot of catching up to do on a crash-avoidance system it's required to finish by the end of the year. Full story: www.northjersey.com
