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Sen. Schumer leans on MTA to move forward on PTC
(Source: The Journal News, November 20, 2017) NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to get moving on the rail-safety technology known as positive train control, with the deadline for installation a little more than a...
Buffalo’s General Mills plant facing reduced CSX service
(Source: Buffalo News, November 20, 2017) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Reduced CSX rail service to the General Mills plant in Buffalo could negatively affect the cereal maker's operations, two elected leaders said. Full story: Buffalo News
Conductor shortage: MBTA says staffing gaps top reason for delays
(Source: Boston Herald, November 21, 2017) BOSTON — The MBTA’s beleaguered commuter rail line — recently deemed the most breakdown-prone in the U.S. — is delaying trains and leaving commuters in the lurch because it doesn’t have enough conductors to check tickets,...
Employed & homeless: As CSX changes plans, dispatchers left in limbo during holidays
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, November 20, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX dispatchers across the country prepared to move to Jacksonville, based on a timeline CSX gave them. Now, several are stuck between two cities or away from their families, waiting for...
NTSB cites broken rail in 2015 derailment in South Dakota
(Source: Associated Press, November 20, 2017) LESTERVILLE, S.D. — BNSF Railway says it's using an alternative route for moving hazardous material through parts of South Dakota since federal transportation investigators determined a broken rail probably caused the...
A train’s faulty engine, safety standards ignored and other revelations from first eight weeks of the Lac-Megantic trial
(Source: CBC News, November 19, 2017) MONTREAL — The trial of three former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) railway workers in connection with the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster is about to enter its eighth week. Full story: CBC News
On its 75th anniversary, here are 75 things to know about the CSX Santa Train
(Source: Kingsport Times-News, November 18, 2017) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Over the Santa Train’s three-quarters-of-a-century history, only four men have made the commitment to personally make sure Santa showed up on the back of the train: Joe Higgins (1943-1944); John...
Amtrak train hits car in New Hampshire after GPS directed driver onto tracks
(Source: Associated Press, November 19, 2017) EAST KINGSTON, N.H. — Officials say Amtrak’s Downeaster crashed into a car whose driver followed GPS directions onto train tracks in New Hampshire. Full story: www.boston.com
Company breaks ground on BNSF-served North Dakota grain terminal
(Source: Baking Business, November 17, 2017) MINNEAPOLIS — Pipeline Foods L.L.C. has begun building a new grain terminal in Bowbells, N.D. The Bowbells project marks Pipeline Foods’ first greenfield project and is located adjacent to a BNSF main line railway to allow...
The wait for 110-mph Amtrak rolls into 2018
(Source: The State Journal-Register, November 18, 2017) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation is now looking at 2018 for the start of Amtrak service up to 110 mph on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor. Full story: The State Journal-Register
