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NTSB cites fatigue, alarm malfunction, lack of PTC for 2014 fatality in Hoxie, Ark.
(Source: Associated Press, December 6, 2016. BLET Editor’s Note: BLET member Chance J. Gober of Division 182 (North Little Rock, Ark.) was killed in the crash.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Crew fatigue brought on by irregular work schedules and a moderate form of sleep apnea...
KCS Holiday Express, Santa’s factory bring Christmas smiles
(Source: Meridian Star, December 2, 2016) MERIDIAN — The Christmas spirit arrived in Meridian Friday evening by way of the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express' visit to Union Station and Santa setting up his Christmas Factory at the Soule’ Museum. Full story:...
DOT announces $300 million for university transportation center grants
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, December 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today $300.3 million in grants to 32 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs...
NS says count us out of Great Lakes Basin plan
(Source: www.nwitimes.com, December 6, 2016) MUNSTER, Ind. — Norfolk Southern railroad has reiterated to federal regulators that it will not use a railroad proposed by Great Lakes Basin Transportation as a bypass around Chicago's congestion. Full story:...
UP crews breach Great Salt Lake causeway to restore balance of salt, water levels
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, December 2, 2016) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Union Pacific Railroad this week began breaching the 20-mile causeway that bisects the Great Salt Lake, allowing the waters from the lake's north arm and south arm to mix. Full story: Salt Lake...
Keolis launches ‘biometric’ time clock system at MBTA commuter rail facility
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 5, 2016) Keolis Commuter Services, which operates Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) commuter-rail network, has launched a new time-clock system that uses "biometric" scanning to improve the accuracy of...
NS derailment damages 120 BMWs on their way to Port of Charleston
(Source: Post and Courier, December 5, 2016) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed northwest of Columbia on Sunday, damaging up to 120 BMW automobiles on their way to the Port of Charleston to be shipped overseas. Full story: Post and Courier
Rensselaer rail improvements expected to reduce delays
(Source: Albany Times Union, December 5, 2016) RENSSELAER — The Rensselaer train station has its long-awaited fourth track, and the added capacity is expected to reduce delays. The station, one of Amtrak's 10 busiest in the nation, was designed to have two platforms...
Is crumbling infrastructure inhibiting American productivity?
(Source: PBS News Hour, December 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In recent decades, American productivity growth has slowed. Yale University's Jacob Hacker has a possible explanation: the country’s outdated and deteriorating infrastructure. Hacker, co-author of “American...
Cost of UP oil train derailment in Mosier: $9 million and rising
(Source: Associated Press, December 3, 2016) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Six months after a train hauling Bakken crude oil derailed in the Columbia River Gorge, agencies in Washington and Oregon are still tabulating a bill to send to Union Pacific Railroad. Full story: Seattle...
