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Harvey flooding disrupts Amtrak, Houston Metro rail
(Source: Railway Age, August 30, 2017) NEW YORK — Catastrophic rain and flooding brought by Hurricane Harvey has disrupted Amtrak and Houston Metro transit services. Full story: Railway Age
Harvey may cause long-term rail disruption in Houston
(Source: Reuters, August 30, 2017) HOUSTON — Major U.S. railroads have warned that it could be a long time before normal operations resume in the Houston area where Tropical Storm Harvey has caused catastrophic flooding. Full story: Reuters
Harvey moves on, leaving a transport network with formidable challenges
(Source: DC Velocity, August 30, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There are countless unforgettable images capturing Hurricane Harvey's destructive path across Houston, the Texas Gulf Coast, and Louisiana. But for folks who ship and move stuff for a living, and who face the...
UP eyes Houston clean-up, inspecting damaged track
(Source: Reuters, August 30, 2017) DETROIT — Union Pacific Corp said on Wednesday it should begin cleanup operations at two rail freight yards in Houston on Wednesday or Thursday but warned that areas east of the city are "still inaccessible at this time." Full story:...
AAR: Rail traffic up 2.3 percent over 2016 for week ending August 26
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 30, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 26, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 551,776...
CSX to convert Hopewell swing bridge to remote operation
(Source: The Progress-Index, August 25, 2017) HOPEWELL, Va. — As CSX moves to convert a swing bridge over the Appomattox near Anchor Point from on site to remote operation, the union representing rail workers has raised concerns about potential traffic and safety...
KCS insider sells $617,580 in company stock
(Source: Stock News Times, August 29, 2017) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern insider Delano Jose Guillermo Zozaya sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 28. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.93, for a...
New Amtrak locomotives will cut St. Louis-Chicago travel time by an hour
(Source: Belleville News-Democrat, August 29, 2017) BELLEVILLE, Ill. — New Amtrak locomotives will hit speeds of 125 mph, with better braking and faster acceleration, the Illinois Department of Transportation says. Full story: Belleville News-Democrat
Ex-NJ Transit executive calls agency dysfunctional, riddled with patronage
(Source: www.nj.com, August 25, 2017) TRENTON, N.J. — In blistering testimony before a state legislative committee, a former NJ Transit compliance officer described an agency "in peril," riddled with dysfunction, adhering to outdated safety policies and practices and...
UP accused of penalizing employee for taking time off to care for disable wife
(Source: St. Louis Record, August 29, 2017) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A thru freight engineer is suing a railway company and its managers, citing alleged discrimination and retaliation. Full story: St. Louis Record
