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MTA increases security at Grand Central after terror attack in Orlando
(Source: Bridgeport Daily Voice, June 13, 2016) FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has beefed up security along Metro-North lines and at Grand Central Terminal after 50 people were killed early Sunday in a massacre that President...
Desert rail line to be re-built between U.S. and Mexico
(Source: CBS 8, June 9, 2016) SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors Thursday approved a bi-national agreement that will clear the way for rebuilding a mostly unused 70-mile stretch of railway in the southeastern San Diego County...
Northwest tribal leaders highlight risks of oil trains
(Source: Associated Press, June 9, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — Leaders of several Pacific Northwest tribes gathered Thursday near the site of last week's fiery oil train wreck in Oregon to condemn the shipping of fossil fuels through the Columbia River Gorge, a scenic...
Oil trains can benefit from $7 million bypass at CSX Selkirk yard
(Source: Albany Times Union, June 9, 2016) BETHLEHEM, N.Y. — The state is spending $3.5 million to help build a five-mile freight rail bypass around the sprawling Selkirk switching yard, a key hub that keeps cargo moving between the Midwest and New England. Full...
Illinois DOT plans more upgrades as part of Midwest high-speed rail prep
(Source: Belleville News-Democrat, June 10, 2016) ALTON, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to carry out crossings upgrades this year as it prepares to provide high-speed rail passenger service between Chicago and St. Louis by 2017. Full story:...
Operation Lifesaver offers safety tips during international crossing awareness observance
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, June 9, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. rail safety education nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, Inc.(OLI) will participate in the eighth annual observance of International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) June 10-11 as one of...
Teamsters test new voter registration tools in Colorado, New Hampshire
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 9, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters in Colorado and New Hampshire this week started testing new technology that will help the union ramp up its voter registration efforts in advance of the November...
Opinion: We don’t just need rail safety, we deserve it
(Source: Opinion column by Tommy G. Thompson in The Hill, June 9, 2016. Thompson was the longest serving Governor of Wisconsin, the former Chairman of Amtrak and the former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was just over...
Carmen’s union challenges MBTA changes to attendance policy
(Source: Boston.com, June 9, 2016) BOSTON — The MBTA’s largest labor union, Carmen’s Union Local 589, is challenging changes to the agency’s attendance policy that the T says have helped cut down on absenteeism and overtime spending this year. Full story:...
Booker, Menendez: NJ Transit, Amtrak need safeguards to prevent terrorist attacks
(Source: www.nj.com, June 9, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — Eight years after Congress passed legislation to make Amtrak, commuter railroads and transit systems more secure, the Transportation Security Agency has yet to enact regulations. Full story: www.nj.com
