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Schenectady Amtrak station projects seek bids
(Source: Albany Times Union, July 15, 2016) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The job to build a new Schenectady railroad station has been broken into two separate projects in an effort to attract more bidders after a previous effort drew just one bid. Full story: Albany Times...
Illinois Basin making up more of CSX utility coal profile
(Source: Platts, July 15, 2016) HOUSTON — As overall coal transportation volumes decline for CSX, loadings from the Illinois Basin are making up a greater portion of thermal coal on the US railroad's system, an executive said Thursday. Full story: Platts
CSX to keep 30 employees at downtown Huntington building
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, July 13, 2016) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX has decided to continue using some of its administrative offices in Huntington and the building will remain open. Full story: Herald-Dispatch
African-American woman accuses KCS of discrimination
(Source: Louisiana Record, July 14, 2016) SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport African-American woman is suing Kansas City Southern Railway Company, alleging she suffered racial discrimination. Full story: Louisiana Record
Federal proposal would require railroads to provide monthly updates about oil trains
(Source: Lynchburg News and Advance, July 14, 2015) LYNCHBURG, Va. — City fire officials are eyeing proposed federal regulations that could give them access to more information about highly flammable oil trains that roll through the area. Full story: Lynchburg News...
High-speed rail remains elusive despite $10 billion investment
(Source: The Hill, July 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The prospect of a high-speed rail system remains elusive despite a $10 billion federal investment, lawmakers said Thursday. Full story: The Hill
Feds seek new rules to mitigate oil train derailments
(Source: The Hill, July 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators are proposing new rules aimed at mitigating the effects of derailments, spills and explosions of oil trains. Full story: The Hill
SEPTA give public a look at the cracks that sidelined 120 rail cars
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Hairline cracks along a joint where contractors had welded steel plates no bigger than an ice cream sandwich. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
CSX CEO pleased with second quarter given struggles in 2016
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, July 15, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. CEO Michael Ward said he’s pleased with the company's second-quarter results in light of the challenges the Jacksonville-based railroad has faced in the first half of the year. Full...
CSX sees profit falling through 2016
(Source: Associated Press, July 14, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX expects profit to decline for remainder of the year as freight volume slows and it plans further cost cuts to offset what the railroad's chief executive called a "challenging" environment. Full story: The...
