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An air cleaner: Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor service marks 25 years
(Source: Air Quality Matters, December 6, 2016) Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains hit the rails running, as it were, on Dec. 12, 1991. Such marked the first time since 1974 in California that a “new” regional Amtrak passenger-rail service was established – the regional...
Lake Forest opponents of Hiawatha expansion remain vocal
(Source: Pioneer Press, December 6, 2016) CHICAGO — Opponents of a proposed side track in west Lake Forest again expressed concerns about the project at a Dec. 5 City Council meeting, saying the environmental impacts might have been understated and the potential...
Niagara Falls train station opens to passengers
(Source: Niagara Gazette, December 6, 2016) NIAGARA FALLS — Albert McFadyen has always loved trains. He remembers reading books about trains when he was just a boy growing up in Niagara Falls. That’s why McFadyen, now a Lockport resident, wanted to ride the first...
Auditor accuses CN, CP of overcharging transit authority
(Source: BNN, December 1, 2016) MONTREAL — CN Rail installed partially-used parts on an Ontario transit project but charged taxpayers for new parts, according to a scathing new document by the province’s auditor general. Full story: www.bnn.com
Hoffa: TPP’s defeat is a win for workers
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa in the Detroit News, December 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. is entering a new era with a new president. And the Teamsters will roll up our sleeves and continue to create an economy that works for all...
Man charged in shooting death of CN security guard
(Source: ABC Chicago, December 6, 2016) HARVEY, Ill. — A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Canadian National Railroad security guard in south suburban Harvey, police said Tuesday. Full story: ABC Chicago
Rail advocates say NJ Transit needs more state money to help keep it safe
(Source: News Works, December 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey Transit train riders who suspect their daily commutes are riddled with more service failures than their counterparts in other states aren’t imagining it. On average, NJ Transit train cars break down 12...
NJ Transit hearing focuses on PTC, crash prevention
(Source: The Record of North Jersey, December 6, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Lawmakers investigating the fatal NJ Transit crash in Hoboken focused Tuesday on automated systems designed to prevent collisions and derailments. Full story: www.lohud.com
Paulsboro derailment spurs new safety guidelines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads have agreed to change some procedures as a result of the 2012 Paulsboro derailment that caused a vinyl chloride spill. The railroads have agreed to rely solely on the federal Emergency Response...
With Dakota Access pipeline in limbo, more Bakken crude to move by rail
(Source: Reuters, December 6, 2016) HOUSTON — As oil prices recover and U.S. shale production picks up, energy companies that had planned to ship crude on the Dakota Access Pipeline will turn to rail, a transport method that poses its own risks to the environment and...
