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AAR: Rail traffic up 1.8 percent from 2016 for week ending March 4
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 4, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 521,607...
Tierney named president and COO of Conrail
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 8, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — Conrail announced today that its board of directors has named Timothy Tierney president and chief operating officer, effective April 1. Tierney succeeds Ronald Batory, who is retiring after nearly...
Lake Forest presses for Amtrak answers
(Source: Daily North Shore, March 8, 2017) LAKE FOREST, Ill. — A majority of the Lake Forest City Council will continue to press the Federal Railroad Authority to take a closer look at the impact of Amtrak Hiawatha expansion on the community. However, some aldermen...
Amtrak police union raises $4,000 for officer charged with murder
(Source: Associated Press, March 8, 2017) CHICAGO —The Amtrak police union has raised thousands of dollars to help one of its officers who was charged with first-degree murder after he fatally shot an unarmed Minneapolis man running away from him at Chicago's Union...
High winds derail CSX train in Batavia, N.Y.
(Source: WHAM, March 8, 2017) BATAVIA, N.Y. — A CSX train derailed in Batavia Wednesday afternoon due to high wind gusts. Full story: www.kpic.com
Judge dismisses UP’s lawsuit over plan to build track in Columbia River Gorge
(Source: Television station KATU, March 8, 2017) EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Union Pacific Railroad. The dismissal is a setback to its plans to build more railroad track in the Columbia River Gorge. Full story:...
Moorman: Amtrak committed to reviving Gulf Coast service
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 8, 2017) Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Wick Moorman has pledged support for restoring service from New Orleans to Orlando, Fla., along the Gulf Coast. Service along the corridor has been suspended since Hurricane...
Dakota Access oil pipeline doesn’t faze rail shippers
(Source: Associated Press, March 8, 2017) BISMARCK, N.D. — The two biggest railroads shipping oil from North Dakota don't seem particularly concerned that the Dakota Access pipeline may be about to come online, as oil makes up only a small percentage of their business...
Biloxi bus-train crash inquiry to focus on humped crossing, route choice
(Source: Austin American-Statesman, March 8, 2017) AUSTIN, Texas — Biloxi has known for years that its railroad crossings were a problem, often a fatal one. Even before the collision between a CSX freight train and an Echo Transportation tour bus Tuesday killed four...
Amtrak train freed after being stuck almost 13 hours in 25-foot North Dakota snow bank
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, March 8, 2017) RUGBY, N.D. — On the fourth attempt, an Amtrak train carrying 111 passengers that was stuck almost 13 hours in a 25-foot northern North Dakota snowbank was on its way to other eastward stops on Wednesday. Three attempts...
