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NJ Transit safety job vacant as Christie allies hired at top
(Source: Bloomberg, December 12, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — As rail accidents climbed at New Jersey Transit, the cash-strapped agency understaffed its safety office while filling high-level jobs with people tied to Governor Chris Christie’s administration. Full story:...
FRA: Broken rail caused 2015 crash, fire of BNSF ethanol train
(Source: Associated Press, December 10, 2016) SCOTLAND, S.D. — Federal authorities say a broken rail caused a September 2015 trail derailment and fire in South Dakota that resulted in more than $1 million in damages. Full story: Capital Journal
Schumer wants rail, mass transit workers checked against federal terror watch list
(Source: AM New York, December 11, 2016) NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer wants all rail and mass transit employees in sensitive positions to be cross-checked with the national terror watch list, much like he said airline employees are, as the city gears up for holiday...
Faster rail service is coming to America, slowly
(Source: The Atlantic, December 12, 2016) NEW YORK — There’s a long and distinguished conservative tradition of hating on passenger rail projects, mainly because of the massive federal expenses they tend to incur. Republicans vigorously fought President Obama’s $8...
Judge rules ‘Midnight Rider’ producer can’t collect on insurance due to criminal acts
(Source: Hollywood Reporter, December 8, 2016) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A California federal judge has rendered a big ruling on the insurance dispute that emanated from the fatal train accident during the 2014 shooting of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider in Georgia....
Trailers to be deployed along N.Y. oil train routes
(Source: Daily Gazette, December 7, 2016) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Four Capital Region counties will be getting new emergency response trailers designed to help them deal with any incidents involving oil trains or oil spills, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Full story:...
The problem of part-time work in America
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the years since the end of the Great Recession, there has been evidence that jobs have been coming back. The unemployment rate, for example, fell to 4.6 percent in...
Pittsburghers, Amtrak, NS and PennDOT
(Source: Railway Age, December 8, 2016) NEW YORK — "I think it’s one of the first times that Amtrak, PennDOT and Norfolk Southern were all at the same table answering questions from legislators on this issue,” says Lucinda Beattie, Vice President of Transportation for...
Should NJ Transit be merged with other state transit agencies?
(Source: www.nj.com, December 7, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Merging NJ Transit with the state Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and investing the savings into road, bridge and transit projects is one possible recommendation from a...
Editorial: Train safety should not fall into ‘stagnant’ category
(Source: News Times, December 4, 2016) DANBURY, Conn. — Given the deaths, accidents, near misses, derailments and so on that have plagued Metro-North over the last few years, a federal report that the commuter line is “stagnant” in its progress on implementation of an...
