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NJ Transit shows little progress on PTC as deadline approaches
(Source: Bergen Record, December 6, 2017) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has made little progress on installing a required rail safety system, according to the agency's most recent report to federal regulators, even though the deadline to complete the complex system...
Palmetto Railways gets initial go-ahead for Volvo Cars rail line
(Source: Post and Courier, December 5, 2017) CHARLESTON, S.C. — A plan to let Palmetto Railways buy the land it needs to link the Volvo Cars manufacturing campus with a CSX rail line, even as it waits for permits for the new tracks, received initial approval Tuesday...
Lincoln Depot reopens after $4 million remodeling
(Source: Herald & Review, December 5, 2017) LINCOLN, Ill. — As a youth growing up on the north side of Lincoln, Bill Gossett spent a lot of time in the Lincoln Depot. Full story: Herald & Review
New York can save billions on rail tunnels if LIRR agrees to share track
(Source: Streetsblog New York City, December 4, 2017) NEW YORK — German transit planners have a saying: organization before electronics before concrete. The idea is that to make the most efficient use of resources, decisions should flow from a particular logic....
NJ Transit preps for winter weather
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 5, 2017) New Jersey Transit announced yesterday that it has finished winterizing hundreds of rail cars and locomotives. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Hoffa: It’s time to protect pensions
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, December 6, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pensions supply a secure retirement for millions of Americans across the country. But increasingly, some plans have faced financial...
CP phasing out recrew site in Harvey
(Source: Minot Daily News, December 5, 2017) MINOT, N.D. — Canadian Pacific Railway officials said CP is phasing out its recrew site in Harvey. There are 73 train and engine positions based at Harvey. About 12 of those positions will remain after the move is complete,...
Tankers filled with ethanol derail near Fort Dodge, Iowa
(Source: The Messenger, December 6, 2017) BARNUM, Iowa — Six rail cars hauling full loads of ethanol from Valero Renewables — Fort Dodge were derailed Tuesday night near Barnum, according to Lt. Tom Ubben, of the Fort Dodge Fire Department. Canadian National Railway...
Repair shop closed for July 4 holiday on the day ill-fated locomotive broke down, Lac-Megantic trial hears
(Source: CBC News, December 5, 2017) MONTREAL — The 31st — and last — Crown witness in the trial for the three men charged with criminal negligence causing death in connection the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster finished his testimony at the Sherbrooke courthouse Tuesday....
DOT opts to repeal ECP brake rulemaking
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 5, 2017) On December 4, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) repealed a May 2015 rulemaking that would have required the installation of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on certain tank cars,...
