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Rail issues focus on companies’ harvest readiness
(Source: Iowa Farmer Today, September 14, 2017) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Infrastructure and transportation conversations are usually about government funding, but that isn’t the case when the subject turns to railroads. Full story: Iowa Farmer Today
Editorial: On the trains, no summer of hell
(Source: www.liherald.com, September 14, 2017) GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Spring was a season of frustration for Long Island Rail Road commuters. Two trains derailed in March and April, crippling LIRR service for days. Later in April, the New York City Police Department,...
Hall voices Teamsters’ opposition to inclusion of trucks in self-driving bill
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall testified yesterday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on self-driving technology, urging for the exemption of...
Amtrak debuts new marketing campaign amid years of flat ridership levels
(Source: CNBC, September 14, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak debuted a video ad campaign Thursday, hoping to attract air and road travelers to the rails. Titled "Break the travel quo," the four 30-second videos created by FCB Global focus on the headaches of traveling with...
CSX employee seriously hurt in yard accident near Syracuse, N.Y.
(Source: www.syracuse.com, September 14, 2017) MANILUS, N.Y. — A CSX employee is recovering in a local hospital after being hit by a train Thursday morning, according to the Manlius Police Department. Full story: www.syracuse.com
AAR: Traffic up 0.8 percent over 2016 for week ending September 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 9, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
A slice of rail history at Rensselaer station
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 13, 2017) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Dome cars, lounges, observation and sleeper cars, many painted in the livery of their former railroads, gathered at the Rensselaer rail station Wednesday, preparing for a multi-day journey that will...
Detroit train station gets a homecoming
(Source: Crain’s Detroit Business, September 13, 2017) DETROIT, Mich. — Al Kaline stepped off a train at Michigan Central Station 64 years ago this past June, a baby-faced 18-year-old from Baltimore who had just bypassed the minor leagues to play baseball for the...
MBTA’s new CEO tried to take the train on his first day on the job and the fare machines weren’t working
(Source: MassLive, September 12, 2017) BOSTON — When the MBTA's new CEO Luis Manuel Ramirez tried to get on the Green Line this morning to start his first day on the job, he immediately encountered a problem familiar to the transit system's daily riders: The fare...
Japan helps propel India into the age of high-speed rail
(Source: Forbes.com, September 14, 2017) NEW YORK — As I write this, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are more than likely standing in front of a wall of cameras in Ahmedabad laying down the ceremonial first stone of what will...
