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FRA issues findings in UP oil train derailment, fire in Mosier, Ore.
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conclusion: Unless or until additional details come to light, FRA has made the preliminary determination that Union Pacific’s failure to maintain its track and track equipment...
Union Pacific blamed for oil train derailment in Columbia River Gorge, says it will replace bolts
(Source: Associated Press, June 24, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad said it will replace a type of bolt on its track that led to a fiery oil train derailment on the Oregon-Washington border, but the pledge failed to ease concerns in the town where the...
CP Rail’s volume woes create buying opportunity for investors, analysts say
(Source: Financial Post, June 22, 2016) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s volume woes will be short-lived and its shares are simply too attractive to ignore at current levels, analysts agreed after digesting the company’s earnings warning. Full story: Financial...
Bill would authorize high-speed rail bonds for Caltrain
(Source: Associated Press, June 22, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state lawmaker has introduced last-minute legislation that would allow the state to begin selling voter-approved high-speed rail bonds for a connector project in the San Francisco Bay Area. Full story:...
Passenger rail between New Orleans and Orlando being studied
(Source: The Times-Picayune, June 22, 2016) NEW ORLEANS, La. — Efforts are ongoing to bring back passenger rail between New Orleans and Orlando, a route that never returned after Hurricane Katrina. Full story: The Times-Picayune
Teamster pilots at Allegiant Airlines reach historic tentative agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 22, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than three years after bargaining, Allegiant Airlines pilots represented by Teamsters Local 1224 have reached a tentative agreement on their first union contract with...
Bill would impose rules on railroads moving crude oil through N.J.
(Source: Bergen Record, June 22, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Rail companies that transport crude oil through New Jersey would be required to file emergency response plans with state officials under a revived bill that is set for a vote in the state Senate on Thursday....
STB: Class I employment continued slide in mid-May
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 22, 2016) Class Is employed 156,602 people in the United States as of mid-May, down 11.69 percent year over year and 0.27 percent compared with mid-April, according to the Surface Transportation Board. Full story: Progressive...
Oregon’s senators object to resumption of crude oil trains
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, June 22, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to news that Union Pacific is resuming oil train traffic through the Columbia River Gorge at the site of a fiery oil train derailment that occurred less...
UP to resume sending oil trains through Columbia River Gorge
(Source: The Oregonian, June 22, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — State leaders reacted with grave concern Wednesday after Union Pacific announced plans to resume transporting crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge despite calls for a pause on oil trains in Oregon. Full...
