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Hundreds in Old Lyme protest proposed location for high-speed rail line
(Source: Television station Fox 61, August 31, 2016) OLD LYME, Conn. — On Wednesday night, more than 500 people packed the auditorium of Lyme-Old Lyme High School to full capacity for a meeting with local politicians and representatives from the Federal Railroad...
None on Kentucky hazmat team got new training for rail oil spills
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 26, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Kentucky oil train terminal illustrates a persistent gap between the risks posed by increasing volumes of crude oil moving by rail and the training available to local first responders specifically...
Operation Lifesaver issues pedestrian safety tips as 2016-17 school year begins
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, August 31, 2016) WASHINGTON, DC, August 31, 2016 – Operation Lifesaver, Inc., the national, nonprofit rail safety education organization, is sharing its safety tips for parents and caregivers to help keep kids safe as they...
ND customs agents find harmful insects from Asia in rail containers
(Source: www.inforum.com, August 31, 2016) PORTAL, N.D. — Rail containers from Asia were stopped at the Canadian border in Portal after a federal agency found multiple pests and invasive seeds in the shipments. Full story: www.inforum.com
New STB website address to reflect agency’s independence from DOT
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, August 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board is advising the public of an upcoming change to its Internet website address. After the close of business on Friday, September 9, 2016, the...
NS Vice President Hixon sells $941,000 in company stock
(Source: The Cerbat Gem, August 31, 2016) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. VP James A. Hixon sold 10,000 shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 30. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.15, for a total value...
Amtrak cancels some routes due to weather in the South
(Source: Television station WCSC, August 31, 2016) CHARLESTON, S.C. — People as far north as New York with plans to head south for the Labor Day holiday on Amtrak may have to make other arrangements. Full story: www.live5news.com
SEPTA says it’s working hard to restore fleet of Silverliner V regional rail cars
(Source: Television station WTXF, September 1, 2016) BENSALEM, Pa. — SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel announced details on the transit company’s effort to restore its 120 defective Silverliner V rail cars that represent about a third of its Regional Rail fleet....
Ferrellgas sheds rail terminal contract as oil prices fall
(Source: Reuters, September 1, 2016) NEW YORK — Ferrellgas Partners LP has quietly shed a five-year contract at a Philadelphia-area crude rail terminal just a year after it obtained it through a deal that gave the propane company its first foothold in the oil...
NTSB opens public docket for 2015 Metrolink fatality at Oxnard, Calif.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 31, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board opened the public docket Monday, as part of its ongoing investigation of a 2015 Oxnard, California, Metrolink commuter train...
