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BNSF logistics establishes subsidiary in Mexico
(Source: Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International, May 11, 2016) KESTON, U.K. — BNSF Logistics has established a new subsidiary in Mexico - BNSF Railway Servicios de Logistica. Based in Monterrey and headed up by newly appointed director of Mexico projects and...
NJ Transit’s newest rail station set to open for business
(Source: www.nj.com, May 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Sunday is opening day for NJ Transit's Wesmont station, serving a transit-oriented development in Wood-Ridge in Bergen County. Full story: www.nj.com
Senate approves bill to study oil train derailment training
(Source: The Hill, May 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate approved Monday a bill to increase training efforts for first responders to rail car accidents. The legislation, from Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), would create a committee within the Federal Emergency...
NY state rail inspectors uncover three dozen defects
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 10, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — State and federal rail inspectors uncovered three dozen defects during the most recent round of inspections of tracks, switches and crude oil tank cars across upstate New York, the Cuomo administration said...
California high-speed rail board to decide preferred route through Bakersfield
(Source: Bakersfield Now, May 10, 2016) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The California High Speed Rail Authority Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday at Bakersfield City Hall. On the agenda is a big decision regarding the preferred route through Bakersfield and the...
Indiana Harbor Belt settles suit over destruction of butterfly habitat
(Source: www.nwitimes.com, May 11, 2016) HAMMOND, Ind. — Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. recently paid $72,500 in damages for wildfires sparked by its trains in March 2012 at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The federal government alleged in a civil lawsuit filed in...
KCS names Ottensmeyer as President and CEO
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, May 10, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) today announced that effective July 1, 2016, Patrick J. Ottensmeyer will succeed David L. Starling as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ottensmeyer will...
Teamsters: Report is another reminder of need to invest in U.S.
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Underinvestment in infrastructure continues to be a significant problem in the U.S., a new report shows, and it will cost American households upwards of $10 a day through...
Senator Bob Casey to call for increase in Amtrak funding
(Source: Television station WFMZ, May 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week marks one year since the deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, United States Senator Bob Casey will ask Congress to increase funding for Amtrak. During the conference call,...
OSHA faced with diminishing resources in efforts to keep working people alive
(Source: Column by Rebecca L. Reindel and M.K. Fletcher, AFL-CIO website, May 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2016, we are reflecting on where we have come and where we are going. It is the 45th anniversary of the opening of the Occupational Safety and Health...
