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Amtrak to hire private company to manage Penn Station concourse
(Source: Reuters, May 11, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak said on Thursday that it plans to hire a private company to manage the concourse-level areas it controls in New York's outdated and overcrowded Pennsylvania Station. Amtrak will create a new development entity tasked...
Judge orders charges brought against Amtrak engineer, reversing prosecutors’ decision
(Source: National Public Radio, May 12, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two days after prosecutors announced they would not bring criminal charges against an Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment, a Philadelphia judge has ordered his arrest. Municipal Court Judge...
AAR: Rail traffic up 4.6 percent over 2016 for week ending May 6
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 10, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 6, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 515,305 carloads...
Union Pacific celebrates the great race to Promontory
(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 10, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific (UP) today launched a two-year celebration commemorating the Great Race to complete the transcontinental railroad nearly 150 years ago. Its crews built railroad tracks west of Omaha,...
Ten miles in one day: A railroading marvel
(Source: Tahoe Weekly, May 10, 2017) TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Shortly before the American Civil War, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman visited northern California. He pronounced that building a railroad over the rugged Sierra Nevada and Great Basin was unfeasible and would...
Amtrak resumes Coast Starlight service from Seattle to Los Angeles
(Source: The News Tribune, May 10, 2017) TACOMA, Wash. — The Coast Starlight is on track again. After a two-week hiatus, passenger rail service resumed Wednesday morning from Seattle to Los Angeles, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said. Full story: The News...
Remains of Union Pacific rail car explosion causing headache for Houston residents
(Source: Click 2 Houston, May 10, 2017) HOUSTON — With a shovel in hand and not too far from his home, it wasn't long before Tashi Garcia uncovered what he called a hazardous headache. Full story: www.click2houston.com
CP Rail wins “say-on-pay” vote at shareholders meeting
(Source: Canadian Press, May 10, 2017) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway CEO Keith Creel says a 71 per cent vote in favour of his company’s approach to executive compensation isn’t good enough, but predicts it will improve next year. CP Rail’s executive pay plan was...
Forbes names Amtrak to “Best Employers 2017” list
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 10, 2017) Amtrak has been recognized as a top U.S. employer by Forbes magazine. The national intercity passenger railroad was named to the magazine's "America's Best Employers" list for the third consecutive year, Amtrak officials...
New rail-served inland port coming to U.S.-Manitoba border
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 10, 2017) NEW YORK — The area near the border of the United States and Canada will see a new transload facility and rail siding built. Full story: Railway Track & Structures
