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AAR: STB’s proposed competitive switching rules are ‘unlawful’
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 28, 2016) The Surface Transportation Board's (STB) proposed new reciprocal or "competitive" switching rules are unlawful, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said in comments submitted to the federal agency this week....
High-speed rail station opens in Dwight, Ill.
(Source: Daily Journal, October 29, 2016) KANKAKEE, Ill. — Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn was in Dwight on Thursday to announce the completion of the new high-speed rail passenger station in the village's downtown district. Full story:...
CSX freight trains collide head-on, injuring two workers
(Source: Associated Press, October 28, 2016) CHESTER, Pa. — Two CSX freight trains crashed head-on Friday morning outside Philadelphia, knocking one locomotive off the tracks and injuring two crew members. Full story: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Farmers not shedding many tears for CP Rail
(Source: The Western Producer, October 27, 2016) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says its third quarter revenues are down, and one of the main reasons cited by chief executive officer Hunter Harrison is slower than expected grain movement this fall. Interestingly,...
Partnership aims to bring high-speed rail corridor to New England
(Source: MuniNet Guide, October 31, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — Part I of this series on high speed rail projects looks at the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Program (NHHS). NHHS seeks to construct a high speed line, the CTrail Hartford Line (Hartford Line), between...
The state of intermodal
(Source: Railway Age, October 28, 2016) NEW YORK — Coal is no longer king and will not return to the position it once held as the industry’s largest revenue stream. Crude oil might bounce back, a little. Motor vehicles are cyclical. Grain is profitable but seasonal....
California hazmat tax on railroads blocked
(Source: Courthouse News, October 31, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has blocked a California law that would tax trains — but not trucks — that carry hazardous materials, to pay for training and emergency responses to accidents involving the dangerous...
Still no resolution in SEPTA contract negotiations as deadline looms
(Source: Philly Voice, October 30, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Talks resumed Sunday with a little more than 24 hours to iron out contract negotiations that might avoid a strike that would otherwise disrupt commuters who depend on SEPTA's buses, trolleys and subway system...
Short line rail worker killed after being struck by train
(Source: Television station WCBI, October 30, 2016) ARTESIA, Miss. — Christopher Ross Hobbard of Cottondale, Ala., was struck by a train while he was apparently guiding it into reverse. A conductor with the Alabama Southern Railroad, he was 36 years old. Full story:...
Amtrak opponents fear high-speed rail plans
(Source: Associated Press, October 26, 2016) OLD LYME, Conn. — This quaint shoreline community, proud of its role as a nursery of American Impressionist art, fears the destruction of its heritage if a federal proposal to someday run an East Coast high-speed rail line...
