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MTA: LIRR, Metro-North will meet 2018 PTC deadline
(Source: The Journal News, February 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Railroad officials say Metro-North is chugging along on rolling out the federally-mandated train safety technology known as positive train control, but hurdles remain on the way to full implementation. Full...
NTSB: Probes of LIRR, NJ Transit crashes may be combined
(Source: Newsday, February 21, 2017) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The NTSB is considering combining the findings of its investigations into the separate crashes of an LIRR and NJ Transit commuter train into a single report that will address the need to prevent slow-speed train...
Caltrain urges Trump to allow funds for commuter rail project
(Source: The Hill, February 21, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Caltrain is ratcheting up pressure on President Trump to unblock federal funding for an electrification project, which suffered a major setback last week after its grant money was put on hold. Full story: The...
CSX calls for shareholder meeting over activist investor requests
(Source: Reuters, February 21, 2017) NEW YORK — U.S. rail operator CSX Corp said its board has called for a special meeting of its shareholders to discuss requests made by hedge fund Mantle Ridge LP, which is trying to install Hunter Harrison, outgoing chief executive...
CSX to cut 1,000 managers, CEO to exit as railroad faces board shakeup
(Source: Reuters, February 21, 2017) NEW YORK — U.S. railroad operator CSX Corp will cut 1,000 management employees and its chief executive will retire in May, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, as activist investor Mantle Ridge LP pushes to shake up the company's...
India starts drilling for its first undersea bullet train
(Source: Mashable, February 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Drills for India's first bullet train has begun, according to reports. Construction of the 7-kilometres (about 4.3 miles) undersea rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmadabad in western India is slated to begin in 2018....
Mining company’s lawsuit against Union Pacific moves forward
(Source: Associated Press, February 20, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — A federal judge has cleared the way for a lead and copper mining company's lawsuit against Union Pacific over lead pollution to move forward. This lawsuit related to contamination in Idaho's Coeur d'Alene...
BNSF reaches settlement over Galena crude oil spill
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 17, 2017) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced a settlement has been reached with BNSF Railway Co. regarding a 2015 train derailment in Galena that spilled a large amount of crude oil, which threatened to...
CSX’s Rocky Mount terminal plans move ahead
(Source: Rocky Mount Telegram, February 20, 2017) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Plans continue forward for CSX’s new $272 million rail-to-truck terminal to be built in Rocky Mount as a Virginia-based professional services firm recently was chosen to create strategic conveyance...
Gulf Coast cities continue to push for Amtrak service
(Source: WLOX, February 21, 2017) BILOXI, Miss. — One year after Amtrak made a big splash with a proposal to bring passenger service back to the coast, supporters are working to make the plan more attractive. Full story and video: www.wlox.com
