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Costs from Metro-North accidents soars to $55 million
(Source: The Journal News, October 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Nearly $55 million has been spent resolving legal claims arising from a series of Metro-North accidents that took the lives of 12 people, injured dozens more and forced the commuter rail to renew its focus on...
CP ‘scorecard’ to monitor grain-hauling performance
(Source: Calgary Herald, October 19, 2016) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway has launched an online “scorecard” to publicly grade itself on its grain-hauling performance, and help keep it and other supply chain partners accountable to farmers this harvest...
Ag product shipments a bright spot for UP in 3Q 2016
(Source: World-Grain.com, October 21, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Near-record agricultural product shipments failed to completely offset declines in each of Union Pacific’s other five business groups, leading to a decline in earnings and sales at the Omaha, Nebraska,...
Amtrak adds extra trains for Thanksgiving travel
(Source: Mlive, October 22, 2016) CHICAGO — Steve Martin may have needed planes, trains and automobiles to get home for Thanksgiving, but those traveling between Chicago and Michigan shouldn't have as hard of a time this holiday season. Full story: www.mlive.com
Phillips 66 files appeal in denial of oil train proposal
(Source: San Jose Inside, October 21, 2016) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Big Oil took a hit earlier this month, when the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission rejected an oil-by-rail plan that has garnered statewide concerns. Full story: San Jose Inside
U.S. Class I workforce shrank a bit in September 2016
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 21, 2016) As of mid-September, U.S. Class Is employed 152,486 people, down 0.2 percent from the same point in August, according to Surface Transportation Board employment data. On a year-over-year basis, the workforce declined...
Quebec holding CP responsible for damages over Lac-Megantic catastrophe
(Source: Canadian Press, October 21, 2016) MONTREAL — The Quebec government is holding Canadian Pacific Railway directly responsible for the damages caused in the Lac-Megantic train derailment that killed 47 people. Full story: Toronto Star
NJ Transit chief a no-show at legislative hearing on safety
(Source: New York Times, October 21, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Transit’s new executive director was a no-show on Friday when it came time to face state lawmakers here and explain the agency’s worsening safety record. Full story: New York Times
Rail slump could be sending bad signs about the U.S. economy
(Source: CNBC, October 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Shares of Union Pacific dropped nearly 7 percent Thursday after reporting its sixth consecutive quarter of earnings-per-share decline. And Union Pacific's fellow rail stocks slipped along with it; shares of CSX, Norfolk...
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 13, 2016) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the Railroad...
