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GE’s locomotive plant in Fort Worth will build 200 locomotives for CN
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 27, 2017) FORT WORTH, Texas — After a couple of down years, General Electric’s locomotive plant in Fort Worth is back to cranking out lots of shiny new railroad equipment. Full story: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
CN to release 4Q 2017 financial results on January 23
(Source: CN press release, January 4, 2018) MONTREAL — CN will issue its fourth-quarter and year-end 2017 financial and operating results on Jan. 23, 2018, at 4.01 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a...
NS to announce 4Q 2017 financial results on January 24
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 4, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its fourth-quarter financial results during a conference call and live internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018....
Conductor shot in Naperville calls for change in gun laws: ‘Fix this broken system’
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2017) CHICAGO — The Amtrak conductor who was shot by a passenger at a Naperville train station said he believes sensible gun control could have prevented the violence that left him with serious injuries. Amtrak conductor Michael...
New Jersey’s governor-elected calls NJ Transit a ‘national disgrace’
(Source: Associated Press, January 3, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey governor-elect Phil Murphy might have been quoting a Twitter rant from one of the legions of frustrated commuters when he characterized the state’s public transportation corporation last month as...
No injuries reported as three cars of Amtrak train with 311 passengers derail near station in snowy Savannah
(Source: Associated Press, January 4, 2017) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three cars on an Amtrak train carrying more than 300 people from Miami to New York derailed in snowy Savannah, Georgia, in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm but no injuries were reported, authorities...
Train engineer played significant role in Lac-Megantic tragedy, Canadian government argues
(Source: Canadian Press, January 3, 2018) MONTREAL — Train engineer Thomas Harding played a significant role in the deaths of 47 people in the Lac-Megantic tragedy because he didn't sufficiently apply the brakes after parking the oil-laden convoy, the Crown argued...
AAR: 2017 intermodal record
(Source: Railway Age, January 4, 2018) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic was 397,032 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Dec. 30, down 6.8% compared with the same week in 2016, according to the Association of American Railroads. Full story: Railway...
Hoffa: Priorities in the New Year
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, January 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The start of the New Year is a time for everyone to take stock of what is important. And the Teamsters are doing the same. This union is...
KCS COO Songer sells 3,000 shares of company stock
(Source: Stock News Times, January 1, 2018) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern COO Jeffrey M. Songer sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 7. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.80, for a total value of...
