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Groups propose extending rail line into Indianapolis
(Source: Associated Press, June 15, 2017) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Proposals have been made to extend an Indiana rail line into downtown Indianapolis, which at least one affected county said would be expensive and complicated. Full story: The Tribune
MBTA to launch $3 million commuter rail ‘vision study’
(Source: Patriot Ledger, June 15, 2017) BOSTON — The MBTA says it will spend $3 million on a 2-year “vision study” to evaluate how its commuter rail service is being used now and how it could be improved to better serve commuters in the future. Full story: Patriot...
Amtrak gears up for summer with public safety campaign
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 15, 2017) NEW YORK — As the summer season gets underway, Amtrak is raising awareness about safety in an effort to reduce injuries and fatalities resulting from unsafe behavior by motorists and pedestrians on railroad crossings...
NTSB: 2015 Amtrak derailment in Vermont caused by rock-slide debris
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 15, 2017) The probable cause of an Amtrak train derailment in Vermont in October 2015 was the train's collision with debris that had fallen on the track after a rock slide, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...
In new LIRR concourse, commuters can’t quite forget transit woes
(Source: New York Times, June 15, 2017) NEW YORK — Some ran to catch the next train. Others walked slowly. But just about everyone could not stop themselves from staring at the new signs and large digital screens displaying train schedules and images of New York City...
New York governor says Amtrak should pay for Penn Station disruption
(Source: Reuters, June 15, 2017) NEW YORK — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that Amtrak should pay for changes the state must make to accommodate repairs this summer at Pennsylvania Station, the country's busiest train hub. Full story:...
DOL takes a wrong turn for workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 15, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The worker victories weren’t always headline stealers during the Obama administration. But they added up. A rule requiring companies to document their outside...
Another union challenge awaits at Supreme Court
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The voices of public sector workers are again being threatened by anti-worker forces and non-members who pay less and benefit from union representation, but seek a free...
Opinion: Railroads must learn from Amtrak tragedy, implement safety technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading opinion column by Keith Millhouse, June 16, 2017) Amtrak failed to implement a decades-old safety technology that would have prevented the incident. Positive train control (PTC) combats human error by automatically stopping a train...
AAR: Traffic up 6.2 percent over 2016 for week ending June 10
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 14, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 10, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 545,317...
