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Congressman calls for transparent investigation of Lake Forest train derailment
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 17, 2017) CHICAGO — As officials sort out the logistics of removing 11 tank cars that derailed in Lake Forest Wednesday, a North Shore congressman called for a swift but thorough investigation of what went wrong. Full story: Chicago...
NTSB estimates report on fatal Biloxi bus-train crash within 3 weeks
(Source: Associated Press, March 18, 2017) BILOXI, Miss. — Investigators said Friday that a preliminary report on the train-bus crash that killed four Texas tourists should be ready within two to three weeks. Full story: The Olympian
Washington state says its track inspectors are on front lines of safe crude oil shipments
(Source: Spokesman-Review, March 18, 2017) SPOKANE, Wash. — BJ Carter spent four hours suspended over the side of the Latah Creek rail bridge last week, his safety vest visible as an orange speck to passing motorists on Interstate 90. For the BNSF Railway inspector,...
KCS will fight to protect its Mexico rail operations
(Source: Kansas City Business Journal, March 17, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said it “respectfully disagrees” with a report that claims its Mexican rail holdings hurt competition in that country. Full story: Kansas City Business Journal
Texas Eagle gains highest passenger increase
(Source: Longview News-Journal, March 18, 2017) LONGVIEW, Texas — Texas Eagle ridership increased 23.2 percent to 110,970 passengers from October 2016-January 2017, up from 90,099 a year ago. Amtrak had projected a 9.4 percent increase. Revenues neared $7.95 million,...
Simulators help Metra engineer trainees get qualified
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2017) CHICAGO — Metra engineer-in-training Anthony Davis, 29, encountered some unusual weather on a morning train route last week. First there were storm clouds, then fog and finally snow — all in the space of five minutes. Later,...
UP says some furloughed workers back on the job
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, March 19, 2017) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — On April 6, 2016, Union Pacific Railroad announced furloughs for mechanical department employees in North Platte and South Morrill. On Friday, the company said many of those employees were back on...
50 Irish railroad workers lie buried in a mass grave in Illinois
(Source: Irish Central, September 23, 2016) NEW YORK — Perhaps the best-known instance of an Irish railroad workers mass grave can be found in Duffy's Cut, PA, which first made headlines 12 years ago. Less well known are two mass graves of fifty Irish people who...
Video: First train after snowstorm covers waiting passengers in tidal wave of snow
(Source: www.upi.com, March 16, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak passengers at a New York state station were sent diving for cover when a train traveling on uncleared tracks created a tidal wave of snow. Full story and video: www.upi.com
KCS statement regarding Mexican economic report on competition
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, March 16, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that yesterday the Mexican Economic Competition Commission (Commission) published in the Mexican Official Gazette of the Federation an abstract...
