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PHL begins low-emissions locomotive test
(Source: Pacific Harbor Line press release, March 15, 2017) WILMINGTON, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line began testing Progress Rail’s 2,000-horsepower EMD24B locomotive Friday, March 10. Featuring the latest low-emissions technology, No. 24 is initiating California Air...
Operation Lifesaver names new Board chair
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, March 16, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bonnie Murphy, president and CEO of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), announced that the national nonprofit organization’s board of directors has elected Robert C. VanderClute as chair,...
Bella Dinh-Zarr new chair of NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, March 16, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christopher A. Hart’s term as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board concluded on schedule Wednesday and Vice Chairman Bella Dinh-Zarr will serve as the...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren backs high-speed rail connecting Springfield, Worcester and Boston
(Source: Mass Live, March 16, 2017) BOSTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday pledged to push Capitol Hill leaders for infrastructure investments and offered her support for high-speed rail linking major cities in Massachusetts. Full story: www.masslive.com
New, safer rail tank cars sit idle as ethanol trains grow longer
(Source: Reuters, March 17, 2017) NEW YORK — While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa on March 9, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky, while thousands of gallons of the...
Questionable Texas law firm pockets millions from Lac-Megantic compensation fund
(Source: CBC News, March 15, 2017) MONTREAL — According to estimates done by Radio-Canada's Enquête, the Garcia Law Group pocketed between $10 million and $15 million from that fund, despite the fact that they did very little legal work. Full story: www.cbc.ca
California bullet train board slams Republican letter
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2017) LOS ANGELES —The negative commentary came at a rail authority board meeting, where members sharply criticized a letter by California’s 14 Republican congressmen that asked Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to withhold a...
CP draws fire for using managers to operate trains following collision in B.C.
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 16, 2017) CALGARY — A Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. freight train operated by a manager collided with another train in southern B.C., the second such incident that has come to light in the past four months. The latest collision happened...
CP Rail cuts executive perks, changes compensation after criticism
(Source: Canadian Press, March 16, 2017) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway is cutting back on perks for its top executives and changing the way they're paid in response to shareholder frustration over C-suite compensation. Full story: www.ctvnews.com
Harrison made $18.8 million in final year at CP Rail
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 16, 2017) OTTAWA — Hunter Harrison, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s departed chief executive officer, was paid a total of $18.8-million in 2016, according to company documents filed with regulators. Mr. Harrison’s compensation included...
