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Train approach warning from watchman, lookout, the subject of NTSB Safety Alert
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, July 31, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board Monday issued a Safety Alert warning rail workers of the risks of working on the tracks using only a watchman/lookout to provide the...
In letter to shippers, Harrison apologizes for CSX service issues
(Source: Railway Age, August 1, 2017) NEW YORK — CSX Chief Executive Hunter Harrison in a letter to the railroad’s customers apologized for mounting service issues, citing the rapid pace of operational changes he has implemented and blaming employees who have “pushed...
CP Rail sees end of the line for government-owned grain cars
(Source: Bloomberg, July 20, 2017) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is ready to buy its own grain cars, sidelining 6,000 government-provided ones from the 1970s that are no longer up to the job. Full story: Bloomberg
CSX sees surge in shipments of gas byproducts in West Virginia
(Source: The Exponent Telegram, July 30, 2017) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — CSX has seen an uptick in business from the oil and gas industry that is helping to offset a decline in revenue from coal shipments in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. Full story: The...
Hoffa: Despite committee approval, autonomous vehicle bill needs work
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 28, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on the approval of legislation by the House Energy & Commerce Committee yesterday that would...
GE plans: Imagine Erie not building locomotives
(Source: GoErie.com, July 30, 2017) ERIE, Pa. — If the company does move ahead with plans announced Thursday — and that’s not a complete certainty — GE Transportation’s Erie facility would continue to design, test and build prototypes as well as build locomotive...
20 people killed on NJ tracks in 2016: NJ Transit says people need to pay attention
(Source: Radio station New Jersey 101.5, July 30, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Every couple of weeks or so, someone is killed by an NJ Transit train. Jersey is the most densely populated state in the nation, and not surprisingly, many railroad tracks run right through...
California high-speed rail likely to face more environmental challenges after high court ruling
(Source: Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2017) LOS ANGELES — California’s high-speed train project is likely to continue to be buffeted by environmental challenges as a result of a decision by the state’s top court. Full story: Los Angeles Times
Chlorine-carrying train car derailed in St. Paul, but officials there weren’t told
(Source: Pioneer Press, July 28, 2017) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mark Nichols, a retired occupational safety expert, almost couldn’t believe what he was hearing, though he trusted his confidential source. In late June, a car from a Union Pacific railroad train had partially...
STB concerned about “deteriorated service” at CSX
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 28, 2017) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has expressed concern to CSX about "deteriorated service" as a result of the company's recent restructuring under new President and Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison. Full...
