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Widow blames BNSF Railway for husband’s death
(Source: Penn Record, March 3, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The widow of a railroad worker is suing BNSF Railway Company, alleging it allowed her husband to be exposed to toxic chemicals, which resulted in his death from lung cancer. Full story: Penn Record
What city of Galena has learned one year after BNSF oil train derailment
(Source: Television station KWQC, March 4, 2016) GALENA, Ill. — One year after 21 train cars derailed south of Galena, Illinois and 12 caught fire, Galena city officials say their plan ran smoothly. Full story: www.kwqc.com
Planner skeptical about Connecticut bullet train ideas
(Source: Hartford Courant, March 3, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Several of the federal proposals for high-speed rail routes through Connecticut could disrupt large swaths of landscape and even change the character of entire regions, the head of the Western Connecticut...
Minneapolis-Rochester high-speed rail decision expected by July
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio News, March 2, 2016) ROCHESTER, Minn. — The firm that wants to build an elevated high-speed rail line between Rochester and the Twin Cities will decide by summer if the project goes forward, a company executive said Wednesday. The...
Ethanol leak under control after NS train derails in NY
(Source: WJXT Jacksonville, March 2, 2016) RIPLEY, N.Y. — A train derailment in upstate New York has caused a hazardous spill, resulting in the evacuation of at least 45 homes near the town of Ripley, officials said. The Norfolk Southern train derailed late Tuesday...
CP asks STB to clarify voting trust issue
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 2, 2016) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific today announced that it has petitioned the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) for a declaratory order confirming the viability of the voting trust structure CP has...
BNSF makes arrests in massive train burglary
(Source: KBAK/KBFX, March 2, 2016) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A spokesperson representing the BNSF Railway says the company's crime response team made arrests in January and February in connection with a gang of burglars who have recently been targeting freight trains in...
AAR: Total rail traffic volume down 3.6 percent during first two months of 2016
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 2, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for February 2016. Carload traffic in February totaled 979,042 carloads,...
CP mulls litigation over opposition to NS deal
(Source: Reuters, March 2, 2016) CHICAGO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday it is looking at all legal options in response to what it described as concerted efforts by certain U.S. railroads to block its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern Corp. Full...
Rail strike or lockout would leave 65,000 without a way to work, NJ Transit says
(Source: www.nj.com, March 4, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit officials warned commuters Thursday that bus service would be able to handle less than 40 percent of the 105,000 people who get to work on trains if unions walk off the job in 10 days over a prolonged...
