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Amtrak investigating after fire breaks out on train headed to Richmond
(Source: Television station WRIC, September 15, 2016) RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak is investigating to determine the cause of a fire that disrupted service on Northeast Regional Train 85 Thursday night. According to Amtrak, the incident occurred one mile north of Ashland at...
Oklahoma high court rebuffs company-run worker’s comp system
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A corporate-fueled movement to allow private companies to set their own rules for compensating injured workers was rebuffed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court this week...
Opinion: Chasing the elusive butterfly of responsibility in falling concrete case
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times column by Neil Steinberg, September 15, 2016) CHICAGO — A commuter railroad delivers passengers into a station it does not own. That station is owned by another, national railroad. But the national railroad does not own the air rights above...
Madison Street entrance to Union Station closed after woman injured by falling concrete
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 16, 2016) CHICAGO — The Madison Street entrance to Union Station has been closed until further notice for repairs and inspections, two days after falling concrete injured a woman on the platform, Metra said Thursday. Full story:...
CN says small amount of oil left in water after Gogama derailment poses no risk
(Source: CBC News, September 16, 2016) GOGAMA — A CN Rail spokesperson says attempting to take more oil out of the waters near Gogama, Ont. will do more harm than good to the local environment. Full story: CBC News
BMWED, Indiana Railroad reach tentative agreement
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, September 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Indiana Railroad and members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED) have reached a...
Why do oil trains derail more often than ethanol trains?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, September 16, 2016) NEW YORK — The DeSmog Blog examines the effects of “sloshing,” a phenomenon which happens when the liquid contents of incompletely filled rail tank cars start to move — or “slosh” — back and forth during transport, as a...
MTA denies pension for Metro-North engineer in 2013 accident
(Source: The Journal News, September 15, 2016) NEW YORK — The Metro-North engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a speeding train in 2013, killing four passengers and injuring dozens of others, has been turned down for a disability pension, The Journal News/lohud...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic down 5.4 percent from 2015 for week ending September 10
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 10, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
CSX locomotive catches fire in Congers, stalls on tracks
(Source: The Journal News, September 14, 2016) CONGERS, N.Y. — A Wednesday morning fire in a locomotive stalled a CSX cargo train on the tracks, Clarkstown police said. No injuries were reported. Full story: www.lohud.com
