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South Shore railroad to lease five miles of CN track in Gary, Ind.
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, January 29, 2018) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad (CSS) will expand business opportunities at a strategic location in Gary, Ind., through a lease of five miles of track from CN rail. The...
Teamsters ratify agreement with ExpressJet
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers at ExpressJet ERJ who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) voted to ratify a new tentative agreement today. The new contract...
TSB investigating December fatality at CN Railway in Melville
(Source: CTV News, January 26, 2018) SASKATOON — A woman fatally hurt at a CN Railway yard in Melville, Sask., was injured after becoming trapped between two cars, an initial report from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board reads. Full story: CTV News
New York & Atlantic starts sleep apnea program
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, January 29, 2018) GLENDALE, N.Y. — New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA) started an Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) program January 23, 2018. Nearly 40 NYA locomotive engineers and conductors in New York City and Long Island,...
SEPTA Regional Rail punctuality slips
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — The Trenton Line, one of the worst performing lines on SEPTA’s Regional Rail, was punctual 73 percent of the time in December, according to SEPTA’s internal reliability reports. Full story: Philadelphia...
Sanborn surfaces at Union Pacific
(Source: Railway Age, January 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Cindy Sanborn, the first woman to hold a senior operating executive role at a Class I railroad, and who was unceremoniously axed by the late E. Hunter Harrison in a messy management purge at CSX, has joined Union...
Montana Rail Link workforce expands as train traffic rises
(Source: The Missoulian, January 26, 2018) MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Rail Link will hire 90 new track laborers and switchmen in what’s shaking out to be a milestone maintenance year for the short-line railroad. Full story: The Missoulian
CP Rail seeks ‘skin in the game’ from shippers to increase crude oil transport
(Source: Canadian Press, January 26, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway is asking crude-by-rail shippers to sign multi-year, take-or-pay contracts that guarantee minimum volumes before it will assign locomotives and crews to help move a backlog of oilsands crude...
Reyes takes FRA reins, for now
(Source: Railway Age, January 27, 2018) NEW YORK — Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Heath Hall, who has been serving in an Acting Administrator capacity as Ron Batory awaits Senate confirmation, has taken an extended leave of absence, placing control of the...
Union Pacific CEO: Train braking technology is clogging the railway
(Source: Dow Jones Newswires, January 25, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. says new technology meant to prevent train accidents is causing congestion on the railway. The largest U.S. railroad based on revenue is in the midst of implementing positive train control,...
