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CSX service disaster leads to scrutiny by Congress and STB
(Source: Material Handling & Logistics (MHL), September 1, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extensive delays and communications breakdowns throughout the CSX Transportation rail system spurred the Surface Transportation Board to schedule a public listening session for Sept....
Engineer in Amtrak train 188 derailment seeks dismissal of charges
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — An Amtrak engineer facing prosecution in the fatal 2015 train derailment in Philadelphia sought Friday to have the charges against him dismissed. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn Station commuters say ‘Summer of Hell’ wasn’t that bad
(Source: Associated Press, September 2, 2017) NEW YORK — It was billed as the "summer of hell." Thankfully, it was more like the summer of "meh," New York rail commuters say. Full story: Associated Press
Penn Station’s ‘Summer of Hell’ ends, but work continues
(Source: The Bergen Record, September 5, 2017) WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Full service on the New York City region's commuter lines resumed Tuesday at Penn Station after a two-month summer of construction. Full story: USA Today
UP says Arkema chemical plant fire hindering line repairs
(Source: Reuters, September 2, 2017) HOUSTON — Union Pacific Corp said on Saturday repairs to a rail line damaged by Tropical Stormy Harvey are being hindered by a fire at an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. Full story: Reuters
Delays to U.S. wheat exports set to persist in Harvey-hit Texas
(Source: Reuters, September 5, 2017) CHICAGO — Disruptions and delays to U.S. wheat exports from Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey will persist for days more, trade experts said on Tuesday, after shipments were wiped out last week by flooded railroad tracks and...
Railroads slowly rebounding from Harvey impacts
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 5, 2017) NEW YORK — Following a Labor Day weekend that had railroad crews continuing to be busy in recovery efforts from Harvey, rail operations have resumed in much of Texas, in some cases on a limited basis,...
Hurricane Harvey update: Class 1s restore some service
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 5, 2017) Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas City Southern yesterday announced progress in repairing rail infrastructure and restoring service in some areas following Hurricane Harvey's devastation in the Gulf region. Full...
Teamsters protest Cummins health care cuts at Great American Trucking Show
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 30, 2017) DALLAS — From Thursday, August 24 to Saturday, August 26, Teamsters alerted participants at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, about diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.’s...
Rail union to hold strike vote at Metro-North
(Source: Connecticut Post, August 29, 2017) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — As Metro-North’s biggest labor union threatens to strike and bring the railroad to a screeching halt, Connecticut officials are bracing for a commuting nightmare that would leave hundreds of thousands of...
