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KCS insider sells 1,000 shares of company stock
(Source: The Cerbat Gem, February 2, 2017) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern insider Delano Jose Guillermo Zozaya sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 31. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.41, for a total transaction of...
Oil train numbers drop in Minnesota
(Source: WDAZ, February 2, 2017) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A third as many trains haul North Dakota crude oil across Minnesota as two years ago. Full story: www.wdaz.com
UP, BNSF spending almost $1 billion less on capital projects in 2017
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, February 2, 2017) LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska's two main freight railroads, combined, plan to spend almost $1 billion less on capital projects in 2017 than they did a year ago. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
First look inside NJ Transit’s super-sized light rail cars
(Source: www.nj.com, February 3, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — If riders on NJ Transit's Newark and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail lines have found more seats on their trains, it's not due to having a lucky commuting day. Full story: www.nj.com
Bridge fire halts UP traffic on main line near San Antonio
(Source: Radio station WOAI, February 3, 2017) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The train did not 'keep a rollin' all night long' in San Antonio, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. A railroad bridge at Macdonna-Lacoste and Hakelberg Road, which is west of Lackland Air Force Base,...
Firms qualified to bid on LIRR third track
(Source: Railway Age, February 2, 2017) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on Feb. 2 announced the list of construction firms deemed qualified to bid on the LIRR Expansion Project. Full story: Railway...
Teamsters urge White House to reconsider ‘Fair and Safe Workplaces’ position
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 2, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — We urge the administration to reconsider its position on legislation that would nullify the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order. The White House’s issuance of...
Cloudy outlook for UP, BNSF as Trump threatens NAFTA
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, February 2, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — The North American Free Trade Agreement has meant about five times more business with Mexico over the past 20 years for the trucks and trains crucial to Nebraska’s economy. Full story: Omaha...
Railroads institute more measures to help prevent suicides on their systems
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 3, 2017) The two most common ways people commit suicide in the United States are by gunshot and by a prescription drug overdose. But another recurring method is by train. If a distraught person doesn’t have access to a gun or...
AAR: Rail traffic up 3.3 percent from 2016 for week ending January 28
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 1, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for January 2017. Carload traffic in January totaled 996,573...
