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Are oil trains just too heavy? No regulations, no way to know
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 7, 2016) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The cause of the most recent oil train derailment and fire in Mosier, Oregon, has been determined to be lag bolts that had sheared off resulting in the derailment. This once again raises concerns that the unit...
NTSB explains why it did not investigate Mosier oil train derailment
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 7, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — The National Transportation Safety Board has responded to letter from Oregon’s senators about why it did not investigate last month’s oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge, saying its limited...
Editorial: Quick fixes needed to help SEPTA riders
(Source: Editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — What car owner would take it in stride if cracks showed up in his vehicle's axle or frame only a few years into its expected road life? Similar circumstances face SEPTA, which has had to...
25 hurt in explosion on Taiwan commuter train; Authorities rule out terrorism
(Source: New York Times, July 8, 2016) HONG KONG — The authorities in Taiwan said on Friday that they had ruled out organized terrorism in a bombing on a commuter train that left at least 25 people wounded. The blast occurred on Thursday night in one of the train’s...
AAR: Carload traffic for June 2016 down 7 percent from June 2015
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for June 2016. Carload traffic in June totaled 1,245,025 carloads, down 7...
From Tampa to NYC aboard Amtrak’ Silver Star
(Source: The Observer News, July 7, 2016) TAMPA, Fla. — The Silver Star was late. Possibly due to a fire north of the city that had emergency vehicles rushing out and news helicopters hovering. The Amtrak train’s engineers apparently were working to make up for it,...
Operation Lifesaver awards $175,000 for crossing safety campaigns
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, July 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), announced $175,000 in grants to 11 State Operation Lifesaver programs for a variety of...
Time for public, private sectors to focus on worker training
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — American workers are increasingly falling behind. The continued loss of career-track employment has stunted wage growth and created uncertainty for millions in this...
Plans studied for gondola over the Hudson to connect Amtrak passengers
(Source: Albany Times Union, July 6, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — The train station is in Rensselaer. But most arriving rail passengers are heading to Albany. How to get them there? Why not by gondola? Next week, engineers will begin studying the feasibility of just such a...
Projects in the works for counties along Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail line
(Source: The Herald-News, July 6, 2016) JOLIET, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation has said high-speed rail work from Chicago to St. Louis should be finished by the end of 2017, taking one hour off the train ride that now takes about 5 hours and 15...
