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Amtrak chief visits Modesto to talk about adding trains
(Source: Modesto Bee, May 31, 2016) MODESTO, Calif. — Amtrak’s boss rode his official train into Modesto to talk about upgrading its San Joaquin Corridor. Full story and video: Modesto Bee
Striking Verizon workers rewarded for their unity
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 31, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some 40,000 unionized Verizon workers prevailed in their battle to protect jobs, wages and benefits when the Communications Workers of America and the International...
UP to make Iowa infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 27, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to invest $37.5 million in 2016 to improve Iowa's transportation infrastructure. The company's multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and customer...
Editorial: Dig Gateway tunnels first before building any new train stations
(Source: New York Daily News, May 30, 2016) NEW YORK — Construction of two new railroad tunnels under the Hudson River has been certified as a project vital not just to New York and New Jersey but to the entire U.S. Full story: New York Daily News
Rail companies on track to install PTC on Ohio tracks by 2019
(Source: The Columbus Dispatch, May 30, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Technology intended to prevent train derailments could be installed on most Ohio railroads by 2019. Full story: The Columbus Dispatch
NS won’t support Great Lakes Basin rail plan
(Source: Post-Tribune, May 27, 2016) CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern Railroad will not be participating in Great Lakes Basin Transportation's proposed freight line route, making it the second of the six railroads the project is focused on to announce it won't be joining in...
Virginia regulators fine NS for oil spill from 2015 accident
(Source: Roanoke Times, May 27, 2016) ROANOKE, Va. — State environmental regulators have cited Norfolk Southern Corp. for an oil spill that happened when two trains collided last summer in Pulaski County. Full story: Roanoke Times
Editorial: After Lac-Megantic, we thought there’d be fewer runaway trains in Canada. We were wrong
(Source: Globe and Mail editorial, May 30, 2016) TORONTO — After a runaway locomotive pulling 72 tankers filled with crude oil derailed in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic and killed 47 people, it would have been appalling for Ottawa and the railway industry not to...
As coal industry collapses and workers suffer, top executives rake in more cash than ever
(Source: Daily Koss, May 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The advocacy group Public Citizen released a report Tuesday showing how top executives for three giant coal companies got large compensation boosts even as they laid off workers and cut their benefits. The three...
New FRA rules address Maintenance of Way worker safety, expand drug and alcohol testing
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 27, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has issued two final rules to better protect railroad employees working on...
