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1 NS contractor released from hospital after Aspinwall crash
(Source: Tribune-Review, October 16, 2017) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — One of the Norfolk Southern contracted workers who was injured Sunday when a car was struck by a train in Aspinwall has been released from the hospital. The other worker remains in the hospital with...
FRA gives NJ Transit green light to begin testing PTC on Morristown line
(Source: Bergen Record, October 16, 2017) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has received conditional approval from federal regulators to begin testing a train collision avoidance system on its Morristown line. Full story: www.northjersey.com
Railway safety regulations called into question at Lac-Megantic trial
(Source: CBC News, October 16, 2017) MONTREAL — The former Montreal Maine and Atlantic (MMA) employee in charge of training and safety said in the months before the 2013 Lac-Mégantic train disaster, MMA nearly doubled the number of convoys carrying crude oil through...
CSX scaling back operations at North Baltimore yard
(Source: The Courier, October 16, 2017) FINDLAY, Ohio — CSX is planning to scale back operations at its big North Baltimore railyard, which has never generated the surge in Hancock County employment that was predicted when it opened six years ago. The railroad company...
CSX announces 3Q 2017 earnings
(Source: CSX press release, October 17, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX today announced third quarter 2017 net earnings of $459 million, or $0.51 per share, up from $455 million, or $0.48 per share, in the same period last year. Excluding a $1 million restructuring...
CSX profit up slightly on higher freight rates for quarter plagued with customer complaints
(Source: Reuters, October 17, 2017) NEW YORK — CSX, the third-largest U.S. railroad operator, reported a slight rise in quarterly net profit that met analyst expectations on Tuesday, on revenue lifted by shipment of coal and consumer goods and higher freight rates....
Teamsters push to strip Cardinal Health CEO of chairman’s role
(Source: Bloomberg, October 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is taking aim at Cardinal Health Inc. in the union’s quest to demand accountability from companies it says are responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid crisis, and it’s...
BNSF, Amtrak resume operations after Williston derailment
(Source: Minot Daily News, October 16, 2017) WILLISTON, N.D. — One BNSF main track reopened early Sunday morning near Williston and train traffic has been operating on it following a derailment there on Friday, according to Amy McBeth, Minneapolis, BNSF public...
Supporters of coal, oil train fine initiative accused of violating Washington campaign finance laws
(Source: Spokesman-Review, October 13, 2017) SPOKANE, Wash. — Supporters of the November ballot measure imposing fines on train cars carrying certain types of coal and oil through downtown have been hit with a complaint alleging noncompliance with campaign finance...
Residents split on high-speed rail between DC and Baltimore
(Source: WTOP, October 14, 2017) BALTIMORE, Md. — Residents turned out in significant numbers at the Student Center at Bowie State University to catch a glimpse of the latest plans for a high-speed rail line between D.C. and Baltimore. Full story: www.wtop.com
