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AAR: Rail traffic down 17.2 percent from 2015 for week ending July 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 9, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 442,113...
Changes could be coming for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer service
(Source: News9.com, July 13, 2016) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has heard back from seven passenger rail companies looking at taking over operations of the Heartland Flyer. Full story: www.news9.com
Editorial: Time for Long Beach, Los Angeles, BNSF to work out rail dispute
(Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram, July 13, 2016) LONG BEACH, Calif. — After more than 10 years, a contentious, sometimes vitriolic battle between Los Angeles and Long Beach over a giant railway project is at a critical crossroads. The controversy involves the...
Death toll in Italy train crash put at 23, government promises investment
(Source: Reuters, July 13, 2016) BARI, Italy — The death toll from a head-on train collision in southern Italy was put at 23 on Wednesday after rescuers worked through the night to extract bodies from the tangled wreckage. Full story: Reuters
NLRB ruling makes it easier to organize
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 12, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters, the broader labor movement and most importantly American workers received good news from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday when it ruled...
Oil train derailment in Mosier raises fears on California’s Central Coast
(Source: Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2016) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Arlene Burns, the mayor of a teensy Oregon town on the Columbia River, was speaking into a bullhorn in a park here the other day, telling a crowd about what happened when a mile-long train loaded...
Editorial: Lac-Megantic is a failure in regulation
(Source: Opinion column by Bruce Campbell in the National Observer, July 12, 2016) LAC-MEGANTIC — Like millions of other people, I watched in horror what happened three years ago here in Lac-Mégantic. I suspected regulatory breakdown was responsible, and I was...
Oregon senators’ bill would require probes of rail accidents
(Source: Associated Press, July 13, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are sponsoring new legislation that would require a federal investigation into every oil train derailment and also clarify federal transportation officials' moratorium...
Upgrades to rail tank cars could take 15 years, NTSB says
(Source: Associated Press, July 13, 2016) BILLINGS, Mont. — Accident-prone tank cars used to haul crude oil and ethanol by rail could remain in service for another 15 years under federal rules that allow companies to phase in upgrades to the aging fleet, according to...
DOT proposes that railroads have comprehensive plans to deal with oil spills
(Source: Associated Press, July 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads hauling crude oil would be required to develop comprehensive plans for dealing with a significant oil spill, including providing detailed information to state and tribal authorities, under a rule...
