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UP tracks in Northern California will require extensive repairs after derailment
(Source: Television station KRCR, April 27, 2017) CASTELLA, Calif. — A train derailment in Shasta County could shut down a northern California railway for up to a month. KRCR reports the derailment happened Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. 18 miles south of Mt. Shasta in the...
Connecticut senators want more rail funding
(Source: Connecticut Post, April 30, 2017) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut’s U.S senators are calling for increased funding for rail investment along the Northeast Corridor, citing 7 million jobs along the line and $50 billion in annual contributions to the nation’s...
Amtrak warns of “significant outages” as NJ lawmakers seek answers on commuter chaos
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 2017) TRENTON, N.J. — Commuters will face “significant outages” during work at New York City's Penn Station this summer, Amtrak officials said Friday, testifying before New Jersey lawmakers about the agency’s response to a...
Gov. Christie gets slammed for “nightmare” month at NJ Transit, Amtrak
(Source: Bloomberg, April 28, 2017) TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Chris Christie’s 2010 cancellation of a Hudson River rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan and quashing of $2.94 billion in capital projects have compounded five weeks of “nightmare” commuting along...
Illinois Teamsters honor workers on May Day
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 27, 2017) PARK RIDGE, Ill. — The following is a message to Union Brothers and Sisters From Teamsters Local 700 President Becky Strzechowski The May Day event scheduled for May 1 in Chicago is...
Penn Station work will cause 2 to 3 major weekday disruptions, Amtrak says
(Source: New York Times, April 28, 2017) TRENTON — Amtrak officials said on Friday that overhauling the tracks and rail equipment at Pennsylvania Station in New York would require two or three significant disruptions to commuting schedules over the summer. Full story:...
All you can eat shrimp, but don’t forget to thank your locomotive engineer
(Source: Union Pacific press release, April 28, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Americans love shrimp. The fascination with prawn even extends to pop culture – think Bubba’s long list of shrimp options in "Forrest Gump" or Jim Carrey’s famous "Dumb and Dumber" line, “Put another...
The human cost of losing Amtrak
(Source: City Lab, April 27, 2017) NEW YORK — The federal budget blueprint released in March proposes major funding cuts for Amtrak, forcing service disruptions that would be felt everywhere from rural towns to mid-sized and big cities. In total, nixing federal...
High-profile witnesses take stand in Corrine Brown corruption trial, including CSX CEO
(Source: Television station WLTV, April 27, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Testimony continued in the first full day of questioning in the corruption trial against former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown Thursday at the federal court building in downtown Jacksonville. Brown is...
FirstEnergy settles dispute with CSX, BNSF
(Source: Reuters, April 27, 2017) NEW YORK — U.S. power company FirstEnergy Corp agreed to pay $109 million to settle a legal dispute with two railroads concerning a long-term coal transportation contract, the Ohio based company said in a federal filing on Wednesday....
