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AAR reports rail traffic for January and the week ending February 3, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 3, 2018, as well as volumes for January 2018. U.S. railroads...
NS Chairman James Squires sells $1.5 million in company stock
(Source: Week Herald, February 7, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Chairman James A. Squires sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.10, for a total value of...
Teamsters support creation of bipartisan House-Senate committee to solve pension crisis
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union applauds today’s announcement of the formation of a bipartisan, House-Senate Joint Select Committee to find a solution to the nation’s growing...
UP says PTC to be ready in 2020
(Source: Associated Press, February 7, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says it expects to finish installing and testing a new automatic braking system on the railroad by the end of 2020. Full story: www.usnews.com
No one injured after cars separate on Acela train
(Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2018) HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — Amtrak officials say that no injuries have been reported after two cars separated from an Acela Express train in Maryland. Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement that the incident occurred...
Editorial: Fatal train wrecks demand attention
(Source: Editorial in the News & Record, February 8, 2018) GREENSBORO, N.C. — After four fatal crashes in two months involving Amtrak passenger trains, rail safety demands more national attention. Full story: News & Record
What’s going on with Amtrak? High-profile crashes spark concerns
(Source: USA Today, February 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A spate of fatal Amtrak accidents in recent months is focusing renewed attention on the passenger railroad and its safety record. The latest deadly incident occurred Sunday in South Carolina. The crashes appear...
Proposal would fine railroads that don’t use PTC
(Source: Associated Press, February 7, 2018) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina lawmaker wants to fine rail companies that don't implement a safety system investigators say could have prevented a deadly weekend crash, complaining that delays and extensions have dragged...
Sen. Blumenthal blasts withdrawal of sleep apnea policy
(Source: Transport Topics, February 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The determination by federal investigators that two high-profile train collisions in New York and New Jersey were the result of undiagnosed sleep apnea prompted a member of the Senate Commerce Committee...
Fatal S.C. train crash shouldn’t have happened, father of Graniteville victim says
(Source: The State, February 7, 2018. Christopher Seeling was a member of BLET Division 85 in Columbia, S.C. He was 28 years old.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Thirteen years after a horrifying train wreck killed his son, Steve Seeling awoke Sunday morning to television images of...
