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Wounded Amtrak conductor is in critical condition
(Source: Daily Herald, May 18, 2017) CHICAGO — The Amtrak conductor shot Tuesday on a train station platform in Naperville remains in the hospital in critical condition, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the conductor underwent surgery Wednesday for wounds...
AAR: Rail traffic up 5.7 percent from 2016 for week ending May 13
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 17, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 13, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,970 carloads...
Locomotive engineer arraigned on charges in 2015 crash of Amtrak train 188
(Source: Associated Press, May 18, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — An Amtrak engineer involved in a train derailment that killed eight passengers was arraigned late Thursday on charges including causing a catastrophe and involuntary manslaughter, in a case brought only after a...
Following Teamster strike, local official orders audit of Clare Rose’s compliance with tax break deal
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 17, 2017) BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine ordered an audit of local Budweiser distributor Clare Rose, following the company’s decision to permanently replace striking workers....
Community rallies behind Teamsters as Clare Rose begins illegally replacing strikers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 16, 2017) BREAT NECK, N.Y. — Clare Rose began permanently replacing striking union members at the Long Island Budweiser distributor on Monday. It is a violation of federal labor law to permanently...
The flush times are over for Philadelphia oil refiners
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Trying times have returned to Philadelphia’s beleaguered oil refiners, which experienced a short-lived and unexpected reprieve from financial challenges when vast quantities of crude oil were shipped...
Amtrak could move trains to Grand Central to ease pain of summer repairs
(Source: CBS New York, May 17, 2017) NEW YORK — By now everyone knows that Penn Station will be backed up when Amtrak starts its big repair project. Amtrak and the MTA are discussing the possibility of easing the congestion by moving some trains to grand central. Full...
Man given life sentence in death of Utah train worker
(Source: Associated Press, May 17, 2017) KEMMERER — A Utah man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole a year after authorities say he and his father killed a rail line worker while on the run from police in a stunning string of crimes that included...
Texas high-speed rail project moves forward
(Source: NBC Dallas Fort Worth, May 16, 2017) DALLAS — Texas Central, the Dallas company planning to build a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston, has reached a deal with a major global consortium to design and build the project. An official announcement is...
Canada proposes mandatory inward-facing cameras in locomotives
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 17, 2017) Canadian transportation officials have introduced an amendment to the Railway Safety Act that would mandate the installation of locomotive voice and video recorders (LVVR) in cabs, Transport Canada announced yesterday....
