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La Crosse lawmakers re-introduce rail safety bill
(Source: La Crosse Tribune, January 30, 2018) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — La Crosse area lawmakers are again introducing rail safety legislation that failed to pass in 2016 after a series of high-profile derailments. Rep. Jill Billings and Sen. Jennifer Shilling, both...
Amtrak study to explore passenger rail expansion in Wichita through Heartland Flyer route
(Source: Kansas Department of Transportation, January 29, 2018) WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas Department of Transportation officials announced Amtrak is moving forward with a feasibility study regarding the proposed extension of the Heartland Flyer route. If expanded, it...
Mudslide halts Amtrak service from Bellingham to Vancouver
(Source: Associated Press, January 30, 2018) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Amtrak says passenger train service between Vancouver and Bellingham, Wash., has been suspended until Wednesday afternoon because of a mudslide on the track. Full story: National Post
Gateway tunnel dealt another blow with NJ lawmaker’s resignation
(Source: Bloomberg, January 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — After getting snubbed by the Trump administration, Amtrak’s $13 billion Gateway tunnel is losing one of its chief backers in Congress too. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, the New Jersey Republican who used his...
PATH trains set new ridership record in 2017
(Source: www.nj.com, January 30, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Feeling cramped on PATH trains lately? It may be because a record breaking 82.8 million riders squeezed on to trans-Hudson trains in 2017, 4.3 million more than in 2016. Full story: www.nj.com
Canadian oil exports by rail increasing
(Source: UPI, January 30, 2018) With Canadian crude oil production up slightly, and given infrastructure limitations, federal data show oil exports by rail at a historic high. Data from Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) show the November 2017 average for exports by...
Washington governor Inslee rejects permit for proposed oil by rail terminal
(Source: The Hill, January 29, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The governor of Washington on Monday rejected a permit that would allow North America's largest oil-by-rail terminal to be built in the state. Full story: The Hill
Historic battleship gun barrel rolling by NS back to Camden
(Source: Courier Post, January 26, 2018) CAMDEN, N.J. — Mighty World War II naval gun barrels that once fired from the deck of the battleship New Jersey are rolling by rail from Virginia to new homes in the city, North Jersey and Philadelphia. Full story: Courier...
NS moving nearly 40 dispatcher jobs from Decatur to Atlanta
(Source: Herald-Review, January 26, 2018) DECATUR, Ill. — Nearly 40 employees of Norfolk Southern Corp. in Decatur will be offered new jobs in Atlanta when the company centralizes its train dispatching operations there, the company confirmed Friday. Full story:...
NS to shift 56 dispatch jobs from Roanoke to Atlanta
(Source: Roanoke Times, January 26, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern will close its Roanoke dispatching center and offer the center’s 56 employees dispatching jobs in Atlanta, the company said Friday. Full story: Roanoke Times
