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Complaint lays out case against Amtrak engineer
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — State Attorney General Josh Shapiro charged Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment Friday, but the heart of the case lies in the criminal complaint brought...
Amtrak engineer in 2015 Philadelphia crash charged with involuntary manslaughter, causing catastrophe, other crimes
(Source: CBS News, May 12, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The state's top prosecutor on Friday charged an Amtrak engineer with causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in a deadly 2015 derailment that came after he accelerated to 106 mph on a 50 mph...
UP marking 150th transcontinental railroad anniversary
(Source: Railway Age, May 11, 2017) NEW YORK — Union Pacific this week launched a two-year celebration commemorating the completion of the transcontinental railroad nearly 150 years ago. Full story: Railway Age
Hoosier State service logged ridership, revenue growth in April
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 11, 2017) April ridership on Amtrak's Hoosier State train service grew 11.6 percent to 2,034 passengers compared to the same month last year. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Editorial calls for oil train safety legislation in Oregon
(Source: The Register-Guard, May 12, 2017) EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon legislators are examining ways to reduce the risk oil trains pose to the communities they pass through — including Eugene, Springfield and most of the largest towns and cities in the state. House Bill...
Canada Infrastructure Bank could fund high-speed rail in Alberta, Ontario
(Source: Globe and Mail, May 11, 2017) OTTAWA — High-speed rail lines in Alberta and Southern Ontario are the types of projects that could be funded through the Canada Infrastructure Bank, the federal Infrastructure Minister said during a day-long debate over the...
Teamsters Local 727 files Labor Board charges against Navy Pier, Inc.
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 11, 2017) PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Teamsters Local 727 filed an unfair labor practice charge today with Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board against Navy Pier, Inc., the company that manages...
In Seattle, Sound Transit to build light rail tracks on floating bridge
(Source: Seattle Times, May 12, 2017) SEATTLE — Sound Transit will soon try something unprecedented — building and operating train tracks on a floating bridge. Sound Transit’s consultants have invented a flexing track connection, using earthquake science, to safely...
Industry-friendly federal government may impact oil train safety regulations
(Source: DeSmog Blog, May 11, 2017) NEW YORK — Prepare to hear a lot about “performance-based regulation” in the Trump era. Members of Congress and the industry representatives testifying before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on...
Most trains will run during Penn Station work, Amtrak chief says
(Source: New York Times, May 11, 2017) NEW YORK — Everybody who uses Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan will be inconvenienced for most of July and August, but the reduction in service will not exceed one-fourth of the normal daily traffic there, Amtrak’s chief...
