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Fight over Amtrak route pits hedge-fund Connecticut against old-money enclaves
(Source: Bloomberg, September 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Connecticut’s residential coastline is two worlds, the one of newcomer millionaires and one whose wealth and New England roots span generations. Now, their differences over a rail route threaten to gum up plans for...
Amtrak names program management support team for Gateway Program
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 20, 2016) NEW YORK — Amtrak has chosen Hill International and CH2M to provide program management support services for its Gateway Program in the Northeast Corridor. Full story: Railway Track & Structures
Rail experts discuss ways to prevent suicides
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 20, 2016) CHICAGO — The woman, 39, walked around the Northbrook train station in great distress for hours before she stepped in front of an Amtrak train Sept. 9. That was what witnesses said later, according to Illinois Commerce...
Voters hold power to defeat RTW efforts
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fight against big business and their corporate cronies who want to curtail the rights of workers to collectively bargain in this country is never-ending. But it...
NY governor’s office releases data on latest round of crude oil tank car and rail inspections
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 20, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the successful completion of another round of targeted crude oil tank car and rail inspections intended to improve public safety and reduce potential dangers...
Friends who found backpack of explosives at NJ train station recount startling discovery
(Source: NBC Bay Area, September 20, 2016) ELIZABETH, N.J. — The two men who found the backpack full of explosives near a New Jersey Transit station in Elizabeth early Monday recall the terrifying moment they opened the bag and saw metal cylinders with wires sticking...
Boston train security concerns raised after attacks in NY, NJ
(Source: Television station WCVB, September 20, 2016) BOSTON — In Boston, rail security is at a higher level of alert after the recent bomb explosions in New York and New Jersey. Full story and video: www.wcvb.com
TSB pushes for mandatory recording devices in all train cabs across Canada
(Source: CBC News, September 19, 2016) MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada wants voice and video recorders installed on all trains across the country, and it's calling on Ottawa to make them mandatory by law. Full story: CBC News
Teamsters Canada blasts TSB recommendation on voice and video recorders
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, September 20, 2016) OTTAWA — Officers of the Teamsters Union have reacted strongly to some of the conclusions revealed yesterday by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) with respect to locomotive voice and video recorders. The...
Country singer Darryl Worley to helm 2016 CSX Santa Train
(Source: The Tennessean, September 20, 2016) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Darryl Worley will be the celebrity guest on the 74th annual Santa Train that will deliver 15 tons of Christmas presents, food and winter clothes to hundreds of children and families across...
