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Photo gallery: 20-year anniversary of Amtrak crash in Silver Spring, Md.
(Source: Television station WTOP, February 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 1996, 11 people were killed in a fiery collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a Maryland commuter train in Silver Spring, Maryland. See photos of the crash. Full story: WTOP
10 years after Katrina, communities hope Amtrak makes return to Gulf Coast
(Source: www.al.com, February 12, 2016) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Coastal cities where the Amtrak "inspection train" will stop for 10-minute intervals on Thursday and Friday are planning for as much hoopla as they can cram into a short time frame. The purpose, according to...
One year ago: W.Va. residents remember Mount Carbon oil train crash
(Source: Register-Herald, February 16, 2015) BECKLEY, W.Va. — One year ago today, Lynn Huddleston was in her Adena home with her daughter less than a half-mile from where 27 tanker cars filled with crude oil derailed along Armstrong Creek and the Kanawha River in...
Hall: W.Va. legislature sides with corporate interests over workers, overrides governor’s veto of ‘right to work’ bill
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 12, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer and Local 175 President Ken Hall on the West Virginia Legislature’s override of Gov....
CSX to ‘streamline’ mechanical operations at 16 locations
(Source: CSX press release, February 12, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As part of CSX’s ongoing commitment to driving network improvement and resource efficiency to match demand, the company is streamlining operations at 16 lower-volume mechanical facilities. Operations...
CN announces $5 million donation to Syrian welcome fund
(Source: CBC News, February 11, 2016) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian National Railway is donating $5 million to the Welcome Fund for Syrian Refugees, officials announced at an event in Calgary Thursday morning. Full story: CBC News
NJ Transit takes steps to keep trains running during a blackout
(Source: www.nj.com, February 11, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — The first steps to building a back-up power system to keep sections of NJ Transit's busiest rail lines running, after a blackout or storm knocks out electricity, were taken by NJ Transit's board Wednesday. Full...
Kings County opponents of California high-speed rail get their court date
(Source: Fresno Bee, February 11, 2016) FRESNO, Calif. — Attorneys for and against California’s high-speed rail project made their final arguments Thursday to a Sacramento County Superior Court judge who will decide whether the proposed bullet-train system complies...
Benicia commission rejects crude oil trains through California
(Source: Sacramento Bee, February 11, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Benicia city planning commission, voting unanimously, dealt a dramatic setback Thursday to an oil company's plans to ship crude oil via train through Northern California, including downtown...
Genesee & Wyoming reports traffic up almost 31% in January 2016
(Source: Genesee & Wyoming press release, February 10, 2016) DARIEN, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today reported traffic volumes for January 2016. G&W’s traffic in January 2016 was 218,431 carloads, an increase of 51,082 carloads, or 30.5%, compared with...
