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STB: Class I employment dipped slightly in October, but T&E increased
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 22, 2017) Class Is employed 146,342 workers in the United States as of mid-October, down 0.2 percent since mid-September's employment figure and down 3.7 percent compared with mid-October 2016's level, according to Surface...
AAR: Rail traffic up 1.2 percent over 2016 for week ending November 18
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 22, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 18, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
CSX to impose hefty fees on some customers in 2018
(Source: Reuters, November 22, 2017) SEATTLE — CSX Corp will charge new fees for freight shipments to Mexico and hike charges for customers that fail to load or discharge railcars by agreed deadlines or ship unsafely loaded or overweight railcars as of Jan. 1, the...
Charges unsealed in theft of assault rifles from Chicago rail yard
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 21, 2017) CHICAGO — An Aurora man is facing federal charges alleging he stole nearly three dozen firearms, including assault rifles, from a train yard on Chicago’s South Side last year, court records show. Full story: Chicago...
Fort Worth’s GE locomotive plant faces an uncertain future
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 21, 2017) FORT WORTH, Texas — When General Electric announced in 2011 it wanted to build a railroad locomotive plant in far north Fort Worth, government and business leaders rolled out the proverbial red carpet — and a...
Mayor looks to FRA for help after CSX blocks crossings in Garden City, Ga.
(Source: Television station WTOC, November 21, 2017) GARDEN CITY, Ga. — After almost a year of getting the cold shoulder and no railroad crossing improvements from CSX, Garden City Mayor Don Bethune has had enough. Train delays are causing some to face threats of...
CSX ‘apologizes’ as blocked crossings leave folks steaming in NE Ohio
(Source: Star Beacon, November 22, 2017) SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP — CSX trains have been blocking railroad crossings at frequent intervals in Saybrook Township, prompting complaints from residents. The trains have been known to block the Gerald Road crossing, near North Bend...
Two UP trains derail in SW Oklahoma in 8-hour span
(Source: Television station KSWO, November 21, 2017) APACHE, Okla. — In a span of about eight hours, two trains derailed in Southwest Oklahoma. Both trains were operated by Union Pacific. The first happened Monday night south of Ryan in Jefferson County. The second...
CSX reverses decision to cut rail service at Buffalo’s General Mills plant
(Source: The Buffalo News, November 21, 2017) BUFFALO, N.Y. — CSX Transportation has put the brakes on a plan to reduce rail service to General Mills' Buffalo plant, according to two elected officials. CSX this week had planned to cut back its service to the cereal...
Lac-Megantic expert witness describes how fuel-car convoy became runaway train
(Source: CBC news, November 21, 2017) MONTREAL — An expert witness in railway accidents told the judge and jury in the Lac-Mégantic trial none of the ill-fated train's 73 tanker cars had handbrakes applied, so once the runaway train broke away from its locomotives, it...
