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Oil price decline produces a bonanza of lawsuits
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, April 17, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The plunge in oil prices has triggered a series of lawsuits over who will take the hit for millions of dollars lost on soured deals to bring light sweet crude to a Delaware County refinery. BP...
Phillips 66 won’t appeal oil by rail decision, but fight’s not over
(Source: The Tribune News, April 17, 2017) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Phillips 66 won’t appeal San Luis Obispo County’s decision rejecting its oil-by-rail plan to the California Coastal Commission, but it will continue the fight in court, a company spokesman said...
New fight to save passenger rail
(Source: La Junta Tribune-Democrat, April 18, 2017) LA JUNTA, Colo. — The fight to save passenger rail services is front and center. The budget proposed by President Donald Trump could affect hundreds of communities served by Amtrak as the proposal cuts $2.4 billion...
Federal budget proposal would end Amtrak service in Kansas
(Source: Topeka Capital-Journal, April 15, 2017) TOPEKA, Kan. — Ronald Smith arrives in Topeka early in the morning, before dawn. The Elkhart, Ind., resident comes in on the Southwest Chief, a long-distance Amtrak route that rolls along from Chicago to Los Angeles...
New link to KCS in Mexico sweats U.S. policy debates
(Source: Kansas City Business Journal, April 17, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Celebrations for the opening of a $568 million shipping terminal — tied to the U.S. by Kansas City Southern operations — were muted due to worries about policy changes that could harm...
Schumer wants CSX to stop blocking crossings with idling trains
(Source: Daily Freeman, April 17, 2017) TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday said he won’t stand idly by while CSX trains create safety risks with unannounced stop that leave residents unable to go over tracks at high traffic crossings. Full...
Schumer, Day call on feds to move on oil train safety
(Source: The Journal News, April 17, 2017) HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. — Last week's crash at New Main Street involving a CSX train was too close a call for Sen. Charles Schumer and County Executive Ed Day. Full story and video: www.lohud.com
UPS Teamster makes heroic rescue
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 14, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Paul Pereira’s UPS shift took a lifesaving turn Monday evening when the Boston-area Teamsters Local 25 member rescued two people from a burning home. With 12 stops left...
Hoboken terminal project provides respite from Amtrak-NJT bickering
(Source: NJ Spotlight, April 18, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Two recent derailments and Friday’s stalled train inside a rail tunnel have sparked off a round of finger-pointing between Gov. Chris Christie and Amtrak about who is responsible for the commuting nightmares the...
Amtrak says problem with NJ Transit train caused recent delay
(Source: www.nj.com, April 17, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak officials are citing mechanical issues with an NJ Transit train as the cause for the incident that stranded 1,200 passengers for several hours in the Hudson River tunnels between New Jersey and New York on...
