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Mining company, UP back in court over Coeur d’Alene clean up costs
(Source: Spokesman-Review, October 30, 2017) BOISE, Idaho — Eight years after paying out $482 million to fund cleanup from a century of mining contamination in North Idaho’s Silver Valley, the copper mining firm Asarco is back in court, demanding that Union Pacific...
CSX trains slowing emergency responders in Spring Hill, Tenn.
(Source: Television station WSMV, October 30, 2017) SPRING HILL, Tenn. — First responders in Spring Hill say freight trains are sometimes adding 10 minutes to their emergency response times. Full story: www.wsmv.com
Teamsters support U.S. Labor Department appeal of injunction of overtime rule
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 30, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on the report that the U.S. Department of Justice today filed an appeal of the...
Jury selection begins in BNSF murder trial
(Source: Herald and News, October 31, 2017) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A former rail yard employee accused of killing his supervisor in 2014 is standing trial this week in Klamath County Circuit Court. James Harold Forshee, 62, is facing a single count of murder for the...
PTC helps SEPTA with train scheduling
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 30, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Knueppel refers to the railroad he runs with language reminiscent of “Humpty Dumpty,” speaking of broken pieces that need to be put “back together.” Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
CSX upheaval risks throwing it off track
(Source: Bloomberg, October 26, 2017) NEW YORK — Three top executives don't leave a company when everything is going swimmingly. CSX Corp., the railroad that replaced its CEO with storied cost-cutter Hunter Harrison amid pressure from an activist investor, announced...
Unsecured train left on MMA tracks just 2 days after Lac-Megantic tragedy, trial hears
(Source: CBC News, October 30, 2017) MONTREAL — Two days after a runaway train derailed in Lac-Mégantic, exploding and killing 47 people, Transport Canada inspector Alain Richer found another train belonging to the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) railway parked in...
Crude by rail set to rise again as oil production swells
(Source: CBC News, October 31, 2017) OTTAWA — With new oilsands megaprojects commencing operations in the next few months, the amount of oil traveling on rail lines could escalate, especially as construction of new pipelines is delayed. Full story: www.cbc.ca
Amtrak returns to Roanoke
(Source: Roanoke Times, October 30, 2017) ROANOKE, Va. — Amtrak brought back passenger rail Monday. A blue passenger train reached downtown Roanoke at 12:05 p.m., drawing applause from people in the street. What fueled the excitement was a decision by Amtrak to revamp...
First Amtrak train in nearly 40 years leaves downtown Roanoke platform
(Source: Television station WSLS, October 31, 2017) ROANOKE, Va. — The first Amtrak passenger train to take off out of Roanoke in nearly 40 years has left the Star City. More than 240 passengers booked a ticket for the 6:19 a.m. trip out of Roanoke. The train will...
