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Spain train crash leaves 4 dead, dozens injured
(Source: CNN, September 9, 2016) PORTO, Portugal — A train traveling from the Spanish city of Vigo to Oporto in Portugal has "derailed causing deaths and injuries," according to officials. Full story: CNN
Teamsters protest Virginia corporate welfare handout to ‘job killer’ MillerCoors
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 8, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) board was confronted today by out-of-work Virginians protesting the commonwealth’s decision to provide a $500,000...
Refurbished PATH train car commemorates 15th anniversary of 9/11
(Source: New Haven Register, September 8, 2016) EAST HAVEN, Conn. — There’s an unmistakable anthropomorphic quality to Car 745, whose metaphoric life, one could say, ended on Sept. 11, 2001, along with the 3,000 human victims of the nation’s greatest tragedy. Full...
CP Rail’s CFO steps down after just 16 months on the job
(Source: Canadian Press, September 8, 2016) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief financial officer is stepping down just 16 months after he was appointed. Full story: Financial Post
MBTA union members to rally against privatization on Monday
(Source: Boston Globe, September 8, 2016) BOSTON — The fight over privatization at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is just warming up, and the T’s largest labor group is gathering its members for a rally on Monday. The Boston Carmen’s Union Local...
AAR: Total rail volume down 7.2 percent from 2015 for first 35 weeks of 2016
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for August 2016. Carload traffic in August totaled 1,347,989...
Free traders raise concerns about TPP investor dispute language
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters and other fair trade allies for years have raised hell about the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) because it’s a corporate power grab that would...
Moline mayor hopes train to Chicago ready in 2019
(Source: WHBF, September 7, 2016) ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — You can talk about the hotel. You can talk about the retail space. But, that multimodal station means nothing unless we actually see that Amtrak service to Chicago. Full story: www.ourquadcities.com
Rensselaer station sees passenger rail improvements
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 7, 2016) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Platform extensions are pushing north from the Rensselaer train station, one of a number of passenger rail improvements under way in the Capital Region. The extensions will permit Amtrak to operate...
High-speed rail developer hosts Chinese group to discuss Twin Cities-Rochester line
(Source: Red Wing Republican-Eagle, September 7, 2016) RED WING, Minn. — A private rail developer is meeting this week with a Chinese delegation and Minnesota business leaders to drum up support for high-speed passenger trains from the Twin Cities to Rochester. Full...
