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CP Rail wants to install cameras to monitor train crews
(Source: Globe and Mail, May 30, 2016) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. wants to keep an eye on its train crews, and says installing cameras aimed at the locomotive operators will improve safety on the railways. At a meeting next month, Calgary-based CP will...
Striking Verizon workers reach tentative deal, to return to work June 1
(Source: www.nj.com, May 30, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — About 40,000 East Coast Verizon workers, including 4,600 in New Jersey, will return to work Wednesday, seven weeks after walking off the job in protest of what they said were unfair contract negotiations with the...
Hudson River tunnel concrete is crumbling
(Source: CNN, May 27, 2016) NEW YORK — Deep inside the 106-year-old Hudson River tunnel, connecting New York and New Jersey, the concrete is cracked and crumbling and after super storm sandy flooded the tunnel the situation became urgent. Full story and video:...
Editorial: Long haul ahead for Yakima passenger rail service
(Source: Yakima Herald, May 27, 2016) YAKIMA, Wash. — The railroad defines Yakima’s sense of place — actually, its place itself. An integral part of the city’s early history took place in 1884, when the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to bypass the initial...
Teamsters granted TRO against Flight Options
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 26, 2016) RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Yesterday, a federal judge from the United States District Court for the Northern District in Cleveland granted a request from the International Brotherhood of...
Kings County won’t appeal California high-speed rail ruling
(Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings County officials have opted not to appeal a judge’s ruling against Central Valley landowners in their ongoing lawsuit against California’s high-speed rail project, clearing another legal hurdle to the...
Mass. Senate approves study of Boston-Springfield high-speed rail
(Source: www.masslive.com, May 26, 2016) BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of an amendment to study the feasibility of high-speed passenger rail between Boston and Springfield. Full story: www.masslive.com
California high-speed rail takes a hit as cap-and-trade cash falls short
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 26, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A critical source of funding for the state’s high-speed rail project came in substantially short this week when demand fell sharply for pollution permits sold in the state’s cap-and-trade program....
Transformer explosion in Branford stalls Amtrak
(Source: Connecticut Post, May 26, 2016) BRANFORD, Conn. — An electrical transformer exploded along the train tracks Thursday night, stalling train traffic and causing damage to a nearby building, WFSB reported. Full story: Connecticut Post
Once thriving Philadelphia-area rail terminal now a symbol of oil bust
(Source: Reuters, May 27, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Enbridge Energy Partners' crude rail terminal located just outside Philadelphia was hailed as a symbol of the region’s energy rebirth when it first opened in 2012. Full story: Reuters
