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Rail security efforts don’t always target greatest threats, report says
(Source: www.nj.com, December 14, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — The Transportation Security Administration, tasked with protecting the nation's rail systems, doesn't know where the highest risks are, according to a government watchdog report. The Government Accountability...
Record month for Amtrak revenue
(Source: Railway Age, December 14, 2017) NEW YORK — Ahead of the holiday travel season, Amtrak achieved record revenue in November, reaching $204.7 million in system-wide adjusted ticket revenue, the best month in the company’s history. Full story: Railway Age
AAR: Rail traffic up 4 percent over 2016 for week ending December 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 9, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 560,756...
New York, New Jersey commit $3.65 billion to fund Hudson River tunnel project
(Source: Reuters, December 14, 2017) NEW YORK — New York and New Jersey on Thursday committed $1.75 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, to fund a new rail tunnel underneath New York’s Hudson River, part of an urgent program to expand and renovate Amtrak’s aging...
CSX shares tumble on CEO medical leave announcement
(Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shares of CSX are tumbling in premarket trading Friday following the railroad company’s announcement that its CEO will take a medical leave. Full story: Seattle Times
CSX announces medical leave of CEO Hunter Harrison
(Source: CSX press release, December 14, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation announced that its Chief Executive Officer and President, E. Hunter Harrison, is on medical leave due to unexpected complications from a recent illness. Therefore, the Board of...
NS announces 2017 holiday schedule for Christmas and New Year’s
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, December 13, 2017) NORFOLK, Va. — NS will not accept trains at interchange from 7:00 a.m., Sunday, December 24th through 10:00 p.m., Monday, December 25th. NS operations will cease at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 24 through...
Carlinville, Ill., linked into Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail future
(Source: Journal Courier, December 14, 2017) CARLINVILLE, Ill. — Macoupin County residents are now linked in to a project to bring high-speed rail service from Chicago to St. Louis. A 1,200-square-foot facility opened in mid-November as part of a comprehensive upgrade...
Hoffa joins members of Congress, retirees to rally support for pension legislation
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa reiterated the union’s support for critical legislation that would establish a new agency within the U.S. Treasury Department...
Alberta farmers demand Ottawa get grain trains back on track
(Source: Calgary Herald, December 13, 2017) CALGARY, Alberta — Bottlenecks in federal legislation and rail capacity are holding up grain transport at a crucial time, say Alberta wheat producers. Rail companies are failing to get nearly half of Alberta’s wheat to...
