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NS reports 3Q 2017 results
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 25, 2017) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported third-quarter financial results. Third-quarter net income was $506 million, up 10 percent year-over-year, driven by an 11 percent increase in income...
Flexjet, Flight Options management refuses to implement Teamster Pilots’ CBA award
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 23, 2017) RICHMOND Senior management of luxury private jet providers Flexjet and Flight Options informed the Teamsters last week that they would not implement the Merged Collective Bargaining...
BNSF Railway offers $1,000 reward in vehicle theft case
(Source: Bakersfield Now, October 23, 2017) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — BNSF Railway is asking for help in identifying two men wanted on suspicion of auto theft. Full story: Bakersfield Now
Attorney said UP is working on long train delays in Joliet
(Source: Herald-News, October 23, 2017) JOLIET, Ill. — A local attorney said Monday that Union Pacific is trying to solve a problem of trains blocking roads for extended periods in the area of CenterPoint Intermodal Park-Joliet. Full story: Herald-News
CSX blocks crossing for nine hours in Plymouth, Mich.
(Source: Click On Detroit, October 23, 2017) PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Railroad crossing delays in Plymouth hit a record high Monday as a road was blocked for nine hours. It's gotten so bad that the city has put up signs at railroad crossings that urge drivers to call CSX...
How the railroad industry invented, then immediately discarded, the barcode
(Source: Motherboard, October 24, 2017) NEW YORK — Trying to codify and organize things is really hard. Case in point: When Amazon tried to launch a cashier-free grocery store concept late last year, the company saw a lot of problems crop up when too many customers...
Armed man arrested after entering locomotive, hitting emergency brake on Amtrak train in Nebraska
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, October 23, 2017) OXFORD, Neb. — An armed man got into a locomotive on an Amtrak train passing through southwest Nebraska early Saturday and pulled the emergency brake while about 175 passengers were on board, authorities say. Full...
MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Megantic was 3,000 tons too heavy, trial hears
(Source: CBC News, October 23, 2017) MONTREAL — A former locomotive engineer for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) who regularly ran trains between Farnham and Lac-Mégantic, Que., said he was not allowed to refuse to operate a train, even when he knew it...
New Alstom site manager praises workforce
(Source: The Chronicle-Express, October 21, 2017) HORNELL, N.Y. — Years of anticipation have been building at Hornell’s Alstom location, and on Thursday, it was go-time. Yesterday, the company received the first motor for the Avelia Liberty high-speed trains it will...
Officials push Amtrak to stay on track with East River Tunnel repairs
(Source: Long Island News 12, October 22, 2017) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — State lawmakers are calling for a hearing to get answers on why repairs to the Superstorm Sandy-damaged East River Tunnels are being delayed seven years. Full story: Long Island News 12
