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Ahead of Penn Station summer repairs, Amtrak explains scope of work
(Source: NJTV News, May 25, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — It’s a typical weekday afternoon at New York Penn Station and delays are, well, typical. The facility goes by many names — most of which we can’t share on a family news program. But as officials prepare for what will be...
Some railroads not on track to meet PTC deadline
(Source: McClatchy News Service, May 25, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four of the nation’s commuter railroads are not on track to meet an end-of-next-year deadline to fully implement a collision-avoidance system Congress required nearly a decade ago. Three of the...
TCRC reaches tentative deal with CN to avoid strike
(Source: CBC News, May 29, 2017) MONTREAL — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and the Canadian National Railway reached a tentative agreement in principle on a new collective agreement, averting a possible labor disruption that could have started early Tuesday...
Next-generation of Chinese bullet trains will reach 373 mph
(Source: Daily Mail, May 4, 2017) LONDON — It already has the world's largest high-speed rail network. So it's perhaps unsurprising that China's ambitious plans to create the fastest-ever bullet train are officially on track for its 2020 deadline. According to a...
Amtrak picks developer for $1 billion Chicago Union Station redevelopment
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 25, 2017) CHICAGO — Amtrak has chosen a Chicago development firm to lead a more than 3 million-square-foot real estate redevelopment of Union Station and surrounding land, a project expected to take about six years to complete and cost...
Operation Lifesaver awards $219,000 for crossing safety public awareness campaigns
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, May 24, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), today announced $219,000 in grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 15 states. The grants...
Upstate Amtrak passengers facing new concern
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 24, 2017) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak passengers are facing a potential crisis, and it has nothing to do with the tracks and switches at Penn Station. Full story: Albany Times Union
Teamsters: Government can help put people back to work
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 24, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American workplace is undergoing substantial change. Increasingly, employers are less interested in hiring full-time employees. Instead, they want to use what they call...
KCS to increase train speed through parts of Louisiana
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, May 22, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beginning Sunday, June 4, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) will increase train speed on 2.6 miles of track between Major Parkway and Woodman Road in New Roads, La. from 25 to...
Quebec construction workers on strike
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 24, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 175,000 construction workers across Quebec, Canada, went on strike on May 24 over contract negotiations that failed to reach a resolution. The major points of...
