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Amtrak launches onboard magazine
(Source: WTOP, October 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has launched a new, onboard magazine called “The National.” The monthly publication is now available on all Amtrak trains and includes features on the personalities, culture and destinations along Amtrak’s...
Norfolk Southern to announce 3Q 2016 results on Oct. 26
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 5, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its third-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Quarterly earnings...
Amtrak’s Downeaster disrupted by track upgrades
(Source: Associated Press, October 4, 2016) SACO, Maine — The Amtrak’s Downeaster is being disrupted by track upgrades. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority says four southbound and northbound trains will run daily only between Wells and Boston. Full...
Rail applicant’s obesity claim under ADA carries no weight with justices
(Source: BNA Daily Labor Report, October 3, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 3 declined to review a rejected job applicant’s claim that morbid obesity should be covered as an impairment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Morriss v. BNSF Ry....
Teamsters: Privatization can have ‘trashy’ consequences for the public
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study into the effects of diesel emissions emitted by garbage trucks in North Brooklyn and the South Bronx may have a lot of New Yorkers crying foul, and not just...
NJ Transit adds trains to address overcrowding complaints
(Source: www.nj.com, October 5, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Commuters who've complained about overcrowded trains on Bergen County rail lines, which were displaced from the Hoboken Terminal after last week's train crash, are getting relief from NJ Transit. Full story:...
Proposed new law would target shippers, not railroads, for oil or coal trains through Spokane
(Source: Spokesman-Review, October 4, 2016) SPOKANE, Wash. — A proposal to fine companies transporting coal and crude oil by rail through downtown Spokane is back on the table, this time targeting the shippers instead of the railroads. Full story: Spokesman-Review
CSX, Middletown fight over traffic tickets in Bucks County court
(Source: The Intelligencer, October 4, 2016) DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The tickets issued weren't for speeding; they were for stopping trains in their tracks. Now the 16 tickets that Middletown Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla issued to CSX railroad employees because freight...
NS issues service alert regarding Hurricane Matthew
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 4, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is currently anticipating inclement weather affecting the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal areas associated with Hurricane Matthew. Weather advisories have been issued based on...
Rhode Island senator hopes to improve railroad safety
(Source: Television station WJAR, October 4, 2016) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Senator Jack Reed wants to improve railroad safety, which includes Amtrak routes and the MBTA commuter railroad. Full story and video: www.turnto10.com
