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AAR: Rail traffic up 4.4 percent over 2016 for week ending August 19
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 23, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 19, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,021...
Canadian railways call for more rail capacity despite large grain shipments
(Source: Canadian Press, August 22, 2017) MONTREAL — Canada’s two largest railways are calling for federal investments to boost the rail capacity of Vancouver’s North Shore, despite moving large quantities of grain last year. Full story: Globe and Mail
Heartland Flyer extension inching forward
(Source: The Kansan, August 23, 2017) NEWTON, Kan. — Newton Mayor Barth Hague is no stranger to train travel, and has been a proponent of Amtrak for decades. As a member of a board of church publications based in Indiana, he has made frequent use of the Southwest...
KCS Senior VP Stadler sells $471,227 in company stock
(Source: True Blue Tribune, August 23, 2017) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern SVP Mary K. Stadler sold 4,451 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 18. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.87, for a total value of...
BNSF bridge fire in Grand Forks had human cause, repairs near completion
(Source: Forum News Service, August 23, 2017) GRAND FORKS — Workers repairing part of the Grand Forks railroad bridge after the structure was engulfed in flames last week could be finished by the end of Thursday, Aug. 24. Full story: West Central Tribune
Latest derailment caps year of problems at NJ Transit
(Source: www.nj.com, August 23, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — The derailment of an NJ Transit train Wednesday morning at Penn Station, New York, is the latest in a series of accidents and other travails over the past year for the beleaguered agency. Full story: www.nj.com
Missouri fight against right-to-work is a win for workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 23, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unions in Missouri were angered earlier this year when newly elected Gov. Eric Greitens signed into law legislation that would have made the “Show Me” state the 28th to...
Consolidated Coal alleges CSX has cost it business
(Source: West Virginia Record, August 23, 2017) MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The operator of several coal mines in Marshall County alleges that CSX Transportation cost it missed sales opportunities because of its failure to provide for delivery of loaded railcars....
McDonald’s French fries and Pringles are in trouble due to CSX problems
(Source: Food and Wine, August 23, 2017) NEW YORK — Ongoing issues with the freight-train company CSX Corp is having surprising ramifications for some of America's major fried potato products, according to the Wall Street Journal. In March, the struggling railroad...
As the nation’s rail hub, Chicago is an expensive and dangerous bottleneck
(Source: Crain’s Chicago Business, August 23, 2017) CHICAGO — One of the daily nuisances caused by the tangle of the Chicago area's nearly 4,000 miles of rail track can be seen at the 71st Street grade crossing just east of Western Avenue. Motorists are routinely...
