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N.J. senators request NTSB safety review of railroads after passenger train crashes
(Source: www.nj.com, January 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez asked the National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday to review how railroads were taking steps to address sleep apnea, which could have contributed to last...
CP Rail, managers charged over B.C. mountain train left without handbrakes
(Source: CBC News, January 10, 2017) REVELSTOKE — Officials in British Columbia have laid a series of charges accusing CP Rail and two senior managers of illegally ordering a freight train crew to park on a mountain slope above the town of Revelstoke without proper...
Northbound train plows through gate at Nogales border crossing
(Source: Nogales International, January 9, 2017) NOGALES — The lead segment of a freight train crashed through the gates at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry on Monday morning, reportedly after Mexican railroad workers tried to move it following a contentious protest...
Teamsters denounce passage of destructive anti-worker bills in Kentucky
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 9, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kentucky Republican state lawmakers pushed through three bills this weekend designed to attack working families by driving down wages and weakening labor unions. Gov....
Heritage Foundation takes aim at Railroad Retirement
(Source: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers press release, December 20, 2016) On December 24, the Heritage Foundation, a Washington conservative republican think tank, sent out a flyer to its supporters soliciting donations for the work...
Rail unions sue over rule blocking engineers with DUIs
(Source: Associated Press, January 9, 2017) TRENTON, N.J. — Two national railroad unions sued New Jersey on Monday over a law that forbids engineers from operating trains if they have had their motor vehicle driver's license revoked or suspended for drunken driving....
Railroaders remember friendly farm couple
(Source: Sioux City Journal, January 7, 2017) WHITING, Iowa — Driving on Monona County Road K-45 between Whiting and Sloan, you see a sign gracing an old barn, just off the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The yellow banner says, "Thank You Union Pacific!!!" Full story:...
Photos of bullet train caked in grime show extent of China’s smog problem
(Source: Daily May, January 5, 2017) LONDON — Photos of dirty trains in China have been widely shared on Chinese social media as smog continues to blanket the country. The original images were taken by a photographer from The Economic Daily newspaper however the...
Amtrak studying San Antonio-Austin commuter service
(Source: Texas Public Radio, January 6, 2017) SAN ANTONIO — When the Lone Star Rail project fell apart last year, communities along I-35 were left looking for a new plan that would reduce travel time between San Antonio and Austin. Now, they think they’ve found one....
Midwest high-speed rail road closures nearly finished
(Source McClatchy, January 5, 2017) NORMAL, Ill. — Drivers and pedestrians are nearly done coping with Normal road closures due to high-speed rail construction. Full story: www.masstransitmag.com
