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Feds give CSX until Thursday to ID fixes to problems that accelerate Amtrak delays
(Source: Journal & Courier, August 22, 2017) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amtrak's on-time performance went from bad to worse in July, and the federal government is growing increasingly frustrated with the primary driver of those delays: CSX. Full story: Journal & Courier
CSX revises key service metrics
(Source: Railway Age, August 22, 2017) NEW YORK — CSX late Tuesday said it revised the way it calculates three key service metrics – Train Velocity, Terminal Dwell and Cars Online – to “more accurately reflect the company’s operational performance.” Full story:...
China just relaunched the world’s fastest train
(Source: Fortune.com, August 21, 2017) NEW YORK — China will once again hold the title for the world’s fastest train. Following a fatal crash in 2011, the high speed train service reduced its upper limit from its then-record holding 350 km/h (217 miles/hour) to...
South Shore Freight adds 100 covered steel coil cars for Arcelor Mittal
(Source: Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad press release, August 21, 2017) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad this week added 100 covered steel coil cars to support the shipping needs of ArcelorMittal, South Shore’s largest...
Metra picks Derwinski as new chief
(Source: Daily Herald, August 16, 2017) CHICAGO — Metra directors chose a veteran employee to head the agency Wednesday. The railroad's chief mechanical officer, James M. Derwinski, 49, will take over from outgoing CEO Don Orseno when he retires in December. Full...
CN appeals government order to pay costs connected to Gogama derailments
(Source: Timmins Press, August 21, 2017) TIMMINS, Ontario — CN has appealed a cost recovery order from Ontario’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to pay for the ministry’s expenses connected to the two oil-train derailments that occurred in the winter of...
U.S., Mexican Customs improve rail processing at Laredo
(Source: American Shipper, August 21, 2017) LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Mexican Customs (Servicio de Administracion Tributaria/Aduana Mexico or SAT) on Friday formally dedicated a new center at the Laredo, Texas, to allow both agencies...
CN urges investment in rail infrastructure as grain shipments hit record high
(Source: Financial Post, August 22, 2017) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway is calling on the government to invest infrastructure funds in rail capacity to Vancouver’s export terminals as the company reports that it moved a record 21.8 million metric tons of grain...
Agreement first step in bringing a high-speed rail connection between Houston and Dallas
(Source: Houston Chronicle, August 17, 2017) HOUSTON — Calling a planned high-speed rail connection to Dallas "an idea whose time has come," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner signed an agreement Thursday with the bullet train's backers that both sides said is the first...
Conductors union calls for firing, arrest of MTA cops, citing police brutality
(Source: The Journal News, August 18, 2017) NEW YORK — Metro-North’s biggest union is calling for the arrest of two MTA police officers who accused a conductor of assaulting them last week, claiming a surveillance video shows the officers tackling the conductor to the...
