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CSX 4Q 2017 profit up 25 percent and railroad gets tax-cut boost
(Source: Associated Press, January 16, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX Corp. reported Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit grew 25 percent as it further cut expenses, and on top of it the railroad booked a $3.6 billion benefit from the corporate tax cut Congress approved...
CSX revenue misses estimates in 4Q 2017 on disruptions from turnaround plan
(Source: Reuters, January 16, 2018) NEW YORK — CSX reported a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday as the third-largest U.S. railroad lost some business due to service issues caused by former chief executive Hunter Harrison’s turnaround plan....
Amtrak worker killed at Chicago’s South Loop facility
(Source: ABC Chicago, January 16, 2018) CHICAGO — An Amtrak worker was killed Tuesday morning at a mechanical facility in Chicago's South Loop, an Amtrak spokesman confirmed. The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the man as 42-year-old Martin Rivera of Chicago....
High-speed rail group wants 11 trains a day from Norfolk, Va.
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, January 15, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Nine round-trip trains to Washington, a rail line linking colleges in the commonwealth, train travel that rivals time on the road. Those are all on the wish list of a group advocating affordable high speed...
NJ Transit accused of ignoring rules, hiding official’s concerns
(Source: Bloomberg, January 12, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit thwarted warnings about years-long safety issues and instructed its compliance chief to label his written concerns as confidential to prevent scrutiny by attorneys, media and the public, according to...
Teamsters Local 700 City of Chicago members ratify five-year agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 14, 2018) PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Teamsters Local 700 members who are employed with the City of Chicago have voted to ratify a new five-year contract that will now go before City Council for final...
CN, police union reach tentative agreement
(Source: CN press release, January 15, 2018) MONTREAL — CN and the Canadian National Railway Police Association (CNRPA) announced today that the parties have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract. Details of the agreement, which covers CN police officers...
NTSB: Broken wheel caused fiery 2015 oil train derailment in Heimdal
(Source: Minot Daily News, January 13, 2018) HEIMDAL, N.D. — A broken wheel led to the derailment of six of the 107 loaded tank cars carrying crude oil on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train May 6, 2015, near Heimdal, in Wells County, according to a recently released...
Port of Vancouver kills lease for oil train terminal
(Source: Portland Tribune, January 9, 2018) PORTLAND, Ore. — As expected, the Port of Vancouver Commission on Tuesday voted to end the Tesoro Savage oil train terminal project, exercising a clause that cancelled the terminal's lease for space at the port. Full story:...
Amtrak’s Anderson outlines safety efforts for Oregon, Washington
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 15, 2018) Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson last week presented a status report to Oregon and Washington state officials on the railroad's plan for responding to last month's deadly derailment of an...
