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Memorial held for subway worker killed by G Train as co-worker recalls incident
(Source: NY 1, January 12, 2017) NEW YORK — Transit workers gathered Wednesday to commemorate a co-worker killed by a G train in a Brooklyn subway tunnel back in November. NY1's Jose Martinez spoke with a co-worker who survived the impact of being hit by a train. Full...
Will new LNG-by-rail industry repeat mistakes of oil trains?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, January 11, 2017) NEW YORK — Over and over again, attendees of the 2016 Energy by Rail Conference heard that “LNG by rail is ready to go!” LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is methane that has been cooled to the point of being a liquid. So, how do...
Estimated cost of PTC at NJ Transit rises to $320 million
(Source: www.nj.com, January 11, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — The price tag to install a federally mandated safety system by a Dec. 2018 deadline will cost NJ Transit another $32 million, pushing the project cost to $320 million. Full story: www.nj.com
Thousands of Univ. of California Teamsters go on strike
(Source: Huffington Post column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, January 10, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, thousands of University of California (UC) administrative, clerical and support workers are on strike across the Golden State, taking a stand...
Buses set for some Amtrak riders from New Orleans to Atlanta
(Source: Associated Press, January 7, 2017) PICAYUNE, Miss. — Amtrak passengers between New Orleans and Atlanta will ride buses four days a week starting Monday and running through Feb. 23. Full story: Times Daily
Rhode Island town opposed to Northeast Corridor plans
(Source: Providence Journal, January 11, 2017) CHARLESTOWN, R.I. — Saying they would block the trains to stop a proposed new Northeast Corridor rail route through Charlestown, speakers stood up in a packed Charlestown Elementary School cafeteria Tuesday night to voice...
With new tunnel open, CSX shifts to double-stack only trains from Portsmouth
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, January 7, 2017) NORFOLK, Va. — Remember those long, single-stack trains that sometimes seemed to sit forever along the tracks in the median of Va. 164 in Portsmouth? They’re gone for good, as of a couple of days before Christmas. Full story:...
Amtrak seeks lease offers along tracks to NYC
(Source: Albany Times Union, January 6, 2017) ALBANY, N.Y. — The Amtrak passenger railroad is looking for businesses that are interested in running energy or telecommunications lines near hundreds of miles of track that it controls in the Northeast, including tracks...
Joe Biden will return to Delaware on January 20 the same way he has for 44 years
(Source: A Plus, January 10, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Joe Biden's easy charm has long endeared him to the American public, so it's no surprise that he enjoys massive support in blue collar, working class communities. As the Obama administration wraps up...
Kansas logistics park offers big intermodal growth potential for BNSF
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 10, 2017) For Class Is, industrial development (id) is key to generating traffic. They continually work with shippers to explore a plant expansion or evaluate transportation options that might involve transloading, all with...
