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Laporte, Hoffa, Hall open 12th Teamsters Canada Convention
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 4, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday marked the opening day of Teamsters Canada’s 12th convention and Teamster members from across the country representing every local union and joint conference were in...
Bullish market sign? Dow transportation stocks set record high
(Source: Reuters, July 3, 2017) NEW YORK — U.S. market watchers on July 3 received a bullish sign to kick off the second half of the year as the closely followed Dow transports set record highs for the first time since March 1. The Dow Jones Transport Average index,...
U.S. DOT withdraws from Gateway Program’s board
(Source: The Hill, July 3, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is permanently withdrawing from a development corporation leading a $24 billion rail-and-tunnel project in the Northeast, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Department of...
Rails of revenue: Train traffic is a good sign for Decatur’s economy
(Source: Herald-Review, July 1, 2017) DECATUR, Ill. — Waiting on trains might be annoying, but without them, Decatur and Macon County would never have grown from a mudhole in the prairie to a major hub of industry. Full story: Herald-Review
Opinion: Railroads are the foundation of modern-day Canada
(Source: Vancouver Sun opinion column by Joslyn Young, July 1, 2017) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Across our great nation today, Canadians will celebrate our country’s 150th anniversary of confederation. CN’s transcontinental network that traverses our prairies, mountains and...
NS to announce 2Q 2017 financial results on July 26
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 3, 2017) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its second-quarter financial results during a conference call and live internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Quarterly earnings...
Amtrak crews begin making Penn Station repairs
(Source: Midtown Manhattan Patch, June 30, 2017) MANHATTAN — Although the "Summer of Hell" for Penn Station commuters won't officially start until July 10, Amtrak has already begun replacing key infrastructure systems and tracks in the United States' busiest transit...
Coal train loadings slide with declines across major basins
(Source: Platts, June 30, 2017) HOUSTON — Total US coal train loadings have slipped following consecutive weeks of gains, with volumes falling across the major basins. Full story: Platts
CSX continues groundwater cleanup two years after Maryville spill
(Source: The Daily Times, July 2, 2017) MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Two years after the July 2, 2015, train derailment in Maryville, CSX Transportation Inc. continues efforts to remove a toxic chemical from groundwater in the immediate area. To reduce concentrations of...
Minor injuries as Amtrak train derails in Washington state
(Source: Seattle Times, July 2, 2017) STEILACOOM, Wash. — The locomotive and several cars of an Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near Steilacoom on Sunday, yielding only minor injuries, but disrupted the operations of a key railroad corridor linking the...
