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13-car derailment prompts hazmat precautions at UP yard in Eugene
(Source: Register Guard, September 26, 2016) EUGENE, Ore. — Thirteen railcars, one of them containing a hazardous, flammable liquid, derailed on a Union Pacific train Sunday, prompting a partial evacuation, detouring traffic well into the night and stalling Amtrak...
As railroads and transportation companies seek to expand, their construction plans face opposition
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, September 25, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — For the country’s railroads and trucking firms, it is a tough sell getting anything built these days. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Rail conductor applicant obese but not impaired, Ninth Circuit rules
(Source: Courthouse News Service, September 23, 2016) NEW YORK — Too overweight to hire, but not enough to claim physical impairment. The Ninth Circuit reached this finding in upholding rejection of Human Rights Act violations. Full story: Courthouse News Service
Texas high-speed rail land dispute lands in Houston court
(Source: Houston Chronicle, September 23, 2016) HOUSTON — A rose is a rose is a rose, but a railroad might actually have to exist to have total legal rights in Texas. Full story: Houston Chronicle
Hoffa, Teamster women rally in support of University of California workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 23, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and Local 2010 Secretary-Treasurer Jason Rabinowitz led hundreds of Teamster women on...
Railway Age: Union Pacific’s focus is on the future
(Source: Railway Age, September 25, 2016) NEW YORK — Cover story, September issue: Like most Class I railroads, Union Pacific has had to make adjustments to deal with sharp declines in coal and other commodities. While its $3.75 billion 2016 capital program is lower...
China developing 310 mph passenger trains to lead export of high-speed rail technology
(Source: South China Morning Post, September 25, 2016) BEIJING — China is designing its next generation of trains that can carry passengers at a top speed of 500 kilometers (310 miles) an hour and cargo at 250km/h, with wheels that can adjust to fit different track...
Congress wants TSA to help secure Amtrak and buses
(Source: Bloomberg, September 26, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is one of those federal agencies that tends to inspire intense reactions among the traveling public. It’s a bureaucracy that interacts with millions of airline...
Railroad stock rebound signals good things for the economy
(Source: Dallas Morning News, September 26, 2016) DALLAS — Stock prices of companies in one of my favorite industries — railroads — were obliterated last year, so it's nice to see them back on the mend. Since January, railroad companies have rebounded, which could be...
New deadline set for $177 million passenger rail grant
(Source: Quad-City Times, September 23, 2016) MOLINE, Ill. — Illinois has a new deadline for an agreement with the federal government designed to provide $177 million for a planned passenger rail line between Moline and Chicago. Full story: www.qconline.com
