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44 NJ Transit engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea
(Source: www.nj.com, November 9, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit sidelined 44 train engineers over the past year after testing required in the wake of a September 2016 rail crash in Hoboken found that they suffered from sleep apnea. NJ Transit screened 373 engineers...
Worker killed at CP Rail yard near Montreal
(Source: CBC News, November 8, 2017) MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is investigating after a worker died on the job at the Canadian Pacific Railway yard in Côte Saint-Luc this morning. Full story: www.cbc.ca
House transportation leaders want GAO oversight of INFRA grants
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 7, 2017) Leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee are calling for further oversight of a federal competitive grant program after a Government...
KCS de Mexico to serve new petroleum terminal in central Mexico
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 7, 2017) Kansas City Southern de Mexico will serve a new petroleum transload terminal that will begin operations in central Mexico on Jan. 1, 2018. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Opinion: The leadership changes at CSX
(Source: Progressive Railroad opinion column by Editor Pat Foran, November 8, 2017) As this issue went to press, the rail industry was still buzzing about last month's management shake-up at CSX Corp., a change that stunned some while surprising others primarily in...
NJ Transit seeking to replace 50-year-old locomotives
(Source: www.nj.com, November 7, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit's oldest locomotives, some of which have been on the tracks for almost 50 years, are on being put on the road to retirement. Full story: www.nj.com
CN to hire 600 people in Western Canada
(Source: Cranbrook Daily Townsman, November 7, 2017) CRANBROOK, B.C. — CN Rail is on a hiring spree and plans to hire 600 employees in Western Canada. The largest railway company in Canada has seen growth in its business with more demand in coal, Canadian grain,...
BNSF shooter found guilty, sentenced to life in prison
(Source: Herald and News, November 7, 2017) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A Klamath County jury has returned a unanimous verdict of guilty in the homicide trial of James Harold Forshee for the 2014 shooting death of Emery Wade Connor. Full story: Herald and News
Improved volumes power BNSF earnings in 3Q 2017
(Source: Railway Age, November 8, 2017) NEW YORK — Third quarter earnings at Railway reflected gains in most carload categories that boosted revenue and income, but some moderation in growth through the first nine months of the year led the railroad to scale back its...
Spokane voters reject fines for coal, oil trains traveling through downtown
(Source: Spokesman-Review, November 7, 2017) SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane voters rejected a proposal that would have fined certain coal and oil trains traveling through downtown. Full story: Spokesman-Review
