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KCS experiences service disruptions due to heavy rainfall, severe flooding
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, March 14, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) network is experiencing service disruptions in east Texas and significant portions of...
Mass transit expansion goes off the rails in many U.S. cities
(Source: Forbes, March 14, 2016) NEW YORK — Journalists in older cities like New York, Boston or San Francisco may see the role of rail transit as critical to a functioning modern city. In reality, rail transit has been a financial and policy failure outside of a...
Cheap oil, new pipelines end rail transport boom, EIA says
(Source: Houston Chronicle, March 14, 2016) HOUSTON — Declining prices and extra pipeline capacity have shrunk U.S. crude by rail shipments, according to an analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Full story: www.fuelfix.com
Hoffa: Nation’s water crisis extends beyond Flint
(Source: Huffington Post column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, March 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Flint, Michigan residents are in crisis, placed in a situation no one in this country should have to face. Their water is contaminated with lead, putting...
Lac-Megantic safety advocates optimistic despite inaction from Ottawa
(Source: CBC News, March 14, 2016) MONTREAL — Advocates for rail safety in Lac-Mégantic say their meeting with federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau was "positive" despite emerging with no clear timeline for their demands. Full story: CBC News
Track where Amtrak train derailed in Kansas was scheduled for repairs
(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Chicago-bound Southwest Chief derailed early Monday on a stretch of track in western Kansas that had deteriorated so badly that the railroad was close to reducing train speeds in some spots...
NTSB on scene of Amtrak derailment in Kansas: Will review condition of track
(Source: Associated Press, March 14, 2016) CIMARRON, Kan. — An official with the National Transportation Safety Board says the condition of the track will be the focus of the investigation into an Amtrak derailment in Kansas. Full story: www.kxxv.com
FRA proposes minimum of two person crews for freight trains
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trains would have to carry a minimum of two crew members under rules proposed Monday by federal regulators. The move is partly in response to a deadly 2013 crash in which an unattended oil train caught fire...
BNSF announces sites for rail-served development
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, March 10, 2016) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announces a new Site Certification Program aimed at identifying optimal rail-served sites for customer development along BNSF’s network. To launch the new...
KCS promotes Songer to EVP and COO
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, March 10, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today the promotion of Jeffrey M. Songer from senior vice president engineering and chief transportation officer to executive vice president and chief...
