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Editorial: Is the proposed Port of L.A. rail yard an environmental bait and switch?
(Source: Los Angeles Times editorial, April 6, 2016) LOS ANGELES — After more than 10 years of analysis, a 5,000-page environmental impact report, countless public hearings and seven lawsuits, a judge last week blocked plans to build a new rail yard at the Port of Los...
Revised B&P Tunnel replacement plan on table ahead of open house
(Source: Baltimore Sun, April 6, 2016) BALTIMORE — Federal, state and local transportation officials are expected to scrap two options and focus on a third today for replacing an aging railroad tunnel under West Baltimore that is considered a major choke point on...
Trade’s hidden cost detailed in Panama Papers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Panama Papers, a deluge of documents leaked to a global group of journalists detailing the shady use of foreign financial institutions to skirt tax payments, were made...
KCS to invest $20 million on main line projects
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 6, 2016) Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) will spend $20 million on construction and improvement projects on its main line from Kansas through Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana, the railroad announced...
Metra kicks off construction season
(Source: Chicago Daily Herald, April 6, 2016) CHICAGO — It's the transit version of summer roadwork: Metra has launched its 2016 construction season with multiple bridge fixes, station upgrades and track repairs on tap. The improvements should occur mostly after rush...
Widow seeks justice and accountability from CP for husband’s 2013 fatality
(Source: CBC News, April 4, 2016) REGINA — Canadian Pacific Railway worker Jamie Jijian died as a result of a "combination of hazardous conditions acting together," according to a leaked Transport Canada report. Full story: CBC News
CP takeover looms over NS intermodal progress
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, April 6, 2016) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As local, state and national leaders came to the table in western Wayne County to talk about the Heartland Intermodal Gateway, one topic of discussion didn’t come up: the possible hostile takeover of Norfolk...
Ex-Amtrak executive named new NJ Transit boss
(Source: www.nj.com, April 6, 2016) NEWARK — NJ Transit's board unanimously voted to appoint former Amtrak executive William Crosbie as the agency's executive director Wednesday afternoon. Full story: www.nj.com
Railroad officials clash with Minnesota lawmakers over safety bill
(Source: CBS Minnesota, April 1, 2016) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota railroad officials are strongly opposing a bill at the state legislature that toughens up rail safety laws, calling it unnecessary. Full story: CBS Minnesota
People triumph over powerful at Supreme Court
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservatives have taken aim at state and federal laws on the books in recent years in an effort to limit the number of everyday Americans who can exercise their right to...
