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Japanese train barks like a dog, snorts like a deer to prevent accidents
(Source: BBC News, January 17, 2018) LONDON — Researchers in Japan have fitted a train with a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions on the railway. Tokyo's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reports that the combination of sounds is...
Court halts BNSF’s Port of Los Angeles rail yard project amid environmental concerns
(Source: American Shipper, January 16, 2018) LOS ANGELES — California's First Appellate District Court has brought work on a planned rail project near the Port of Los Angeles to a screeching halt on Friday after ruling that the port and its partner, BNSF Railway,...
NS says Tennessee oil spill cleanup complete, but county commissioner demands more
(Source: Times Free Press, January 17, 2018) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Cleanup of a spill that dumped more than a thousand gallons of oil into Citico Creek is complete, according to Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay, but a county commissioner is demanding the...
Growing rail transport expected to bolster oil prices for Canadian producers
(Source: Canadian Press, January 16, 2018) CALGARY — Steep discounts in prices for western Canadian heavy oil are moderating and should gradually ease through 2018 to allow Canadian producers to reap bigger rewards from strengthening world oil prices, according to GMP...
NJ Transit hit with $12,000 fine for slow progress on PTC
(Source: Bergen Record, January 11, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Federal regulators are recommending that NJ Transit pay a penalty of $12,000 for failing to meet its own milestones toward installing positive train control, according to congressional aides. Full story:...
Amtrak reaches tentative agreement with multi-union coalition
(Source: SMART Mechanical Department press release, January 16, 2018) SMART Mechanical Department General Committee 2 General Chairman John McCloskey announced Jan. 8 that a tentative agreement with Amtrak has been reached. SMART-MD and coalition partners...
Amtrak, SMART TD reach tentative agreement
(Source: SMART TD press release, January 16, 2018) SMART Transportation Division General Chairpersons Dirk Sampson (GO 769), Robert Keeley (GO 342) and Fran Ariola (GO 663) announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement with Amtrak on behalf of their...
California bullet train’s cost estimate climbs by $2.8 billion
(Source: Associated Press, January 16, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials increased the cost estimate for the first phase of California’s high speed rail project by 35 percent on Tuesday, to $10.6 billion. The $2.8 billion price jump is for a 119-mile segment in the...
Jury at impasse in Lac-Megantic derailment trial; Judge urges jurors to reach a verdict
(Source: CBC News, January 16, 2018) SHERBROOKE, Que. — A Quebec Superior Court judge has urged the jury in the trial of three former railway workers charged in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to continue deliberations and try to reach a unanimous verdict. Full story:...
CSX announces 4Q and full-year 2017 earnings
(Source: CSX press release, January 16, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced fourth quarter 2017 net earnings of $4.1 billion, or $4.62 per share, versus $458 million, or $0.49 per share in the same period last year. Fourth quarter 2017 net...
