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Police mystified about how motorist got onto NS railroad bridge before falling into Ohio River
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 19, 2017) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Investigators are trying to determine how a woman managed to drive onto a railroad bridge Thursday in Pittsburgh before her sport-utility vehicle veered off and plummeted 70 feet into the Ohio River...
MBTA marks completion of privately funded commuter rail station
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 18, 2017) Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker yesterday joined local elected officials to mark the completion of the $20 million Boston Landing commuter-rail station. Footwear manufacturer New Balance financed the station's...
Amtrak service to Charlotte projected for 2024
(Source: Charlotte Observer, May 18, 2017) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In October 2015, former U.S. transportation secretary Anthony Foxx awarded Charlotte a $30 million federal grant to build a new Amtrak station uptown, known as Charlotte Gateway Station. The Charlotte Area...
BNSF files to abandon Kalispell railroad tracks
(Source: Daily Inter Lake, May 18, 2017) KALISPELL, Mont. — BNSF Railway Co. has filed paperwork with the federal Surface Transportation Board to abandon 2.7 miles of rail line through Kalispell. Full story: Daily Inter Lake
Teamster elected mayor of Jeanette, Pa.
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Curtis Antoniak, a recently retired Teamster with the City of Jeannette, Pa.’s Public Works Department, won an election for Mayor in the a small Pennsylvania city roughly...
CP, CN react to Canada’s proposed Transportation Modernization Act
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 18, 2017) The proposed Transportation Modernization Act (Bill C49) introduced this week by Canada's Transport Minister Marc Garneau would reduce uncertainty in the rail industry, Canadian Pacific officials say, adding that they're...
Canada to announce plans for Toronto-Windsor high-speed rail
(Source: CBC News, May 18, 2017) TORONTO — The Ontario government will announce Friday it's moving ahead with planning a high-speed rail line from Toronto to Windsor, CBC News has learned. Senior Liberal sources told CBC News the government will begin preliminary...
False comp time promises must not replace OT pay
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers who cozy up to corporate America love to sponsor legislation that to the uninitiated might sound like a good thing for workers, but in the end is just another...
Senate approves Rosen as DOT Deputy Secretary
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 17, 2017) NEW YORK — The U.S. Senate confirmed Jeffrey Rosen as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on May 16. Rosen is the 18th deputy secretary in USDOT's 50-year history....
Naperville Amtrak shooting witness says station worker did little to help
(Source: ABC Chicago, May 18, 2017) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — A witness to the shooting of an Amtrak conductorat a Naperville train station on Tuesday said a station worker did little to let her and other passengers seek cover in a secure area. Full story: ABC Chicago
