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FRA rolls out new railroad crossing and trespassing website
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 17, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today launched a redesigned website to serve as a one-stop shop to help drivers, pedestrians,...
A congressional blueprint for American greatness
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 17, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even in a presidential election year, government has still got to govern. So it was refreshing this week to see the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) release a...
AAR: Rail traffic down 11.6 percent from 2015 for week ending March 12
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Mar. 12, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 489,177...
Bombardier’s rail business’s reputation problem just got worse
(Source: Maclean’s, March 15, 2016) OTTAWA — Bombardier’s bad breakup with London’s transit authority in 2013 reared its head again this week. A budget committee report accused the Montreal plane-and-train maker of misrepresenting its ability to upgrade the Tube’s...
Foam discharge contained at Amtrak fuel facility in New Haven
(Source: New Haven Register, March 16, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — City firefighters worked Wednesday morning to contain foam discharged after a reported power surge at an Amtrak fuel facility in New Haven. Full story: New Haven Register
Former conductor accuses NS of discrimination
(Source: Penn Record, March 16, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A former conductor is suing Norfolk Southern Railway Company, alleging wrongful termination and discrimination. Full story: Penn Record
Reeling in corporate interests on workers’ comp
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For years, big business has sought a work-around so it could be rid of state workers’ compensation programs in an effort to pocket just a little more cash. That effort...
UP Director sells $324,600 in company stock
(Source: InterCooler, March 17, 2016) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Director Richards Judith Hope sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.15, for a total transaction...
Dozens of dead crows litter Michigan train tracks; Biologists study why
(Source: www.mlive.com, March 16, 2016) SPRINGFIELD, Mich. — Necropsies performed Tuesday on two dead crows retrieved from the scene of a mass die off have only deepened the mystery of what led to dozens of the dead birds being strewn along the Amtrak train track near...
Editorial: Texas high-speed rail opponents are shortsighted
(Source: Editorial in the Dallas Morning News, March 16, 2016) DALLAS — As flip-flops go, Brazos Valley Council of Governments’ new opposition to high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston is more than baffling. It is bad policy, too. Full story: Dallas Morning...
