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Rail traffic is saying something worrying about the U.S. economy
(Source: Bloomberg, January 11, 2016) NEW YORK — Railroad cargo in the U.S. dropped the most in six years in 2015, and things aren't looking good for the new year. Full story: Bloomberg
STB posts correspondence on proposed CP-NS merger
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 11, 2015) The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) late last week posted on its website the letters it has received from lawmakers, rail shippers, state and local officials and others with an interest in Canadian Pacific's...
Opinion: Keep trains fully staffed for safety, BLET State Chairman says
(Source: Opinion column by Brian J. Farkas in the Palladium-Item, January 10, 2016. Brother Farkas is Chairman of the BLET’s Indiana State Legislative Board Chairman.) RICHMOND, Ind. — I believe it would be a grave error if the railroads were to reduce train crew...
Second PEB decides in favor of NJ Transit workers
(Source: Bergen Record, January 11, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — For the second time in a row, a board set up by President Obama to fix NJ Transit’s long-simmering dispute with its workers has decided in favor of the workers, finding that the agency’s unionized rail...
BNSF: N.D. oil trains shift route away from suburban Minneapolis routes
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 9, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Most of the North Dakota crude oil trains crossing Minnesota no longer pass through west metro suburbs and downtown Minneapolis, according to a railroad route update. Full story: Minneapolis...
South Dakota lags in oil train safety
(Source: Argus Leader, January 9, 2016) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The number of trains carrying one million gallons or more of volatile Bakken oil into Minnehaha County from North Dakota has dropped sharply with the plummeting price of oil. Full story: Argus Leader
Oil trains sidelined by deepening slump in U.S. shale
(Source: Financial Times, January 11, 2016) NEW YORK — The amount of oil hauled on US railways has declined steeply in the past year as refineries swallow more foreign supplies in the face of falling domestic crude output. Full story: Financial Times
Gov. Cuomo revives long-stalled plan to add track to LIRR
(Source: CBS New York, January 5, 2016) NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has some big mass transit plans for Long Island, including a new Long Island Rail Road track and a tunnel through the Long Island Sound. Full story: CBS New York
Teamsters Local 727 members overwhelmingly ratify Coca-Cola refreshments contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 10, 2015) CHICAGO — Teamsters Local 727 members voted by a 17-to-1 margin on Sunday, Jan. 10, to overwhelmingly ratify a new three-year contract with Coca-Cola Refreshments in Niles and Alsip, Ill....
Amid talk of rail mergers, any deal may start a domino effect
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, January 11, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Amid the loudest wave of railroad industry merger-and-acquisition talk since 2010, one question is: Where will Omaha figure in? Full story: Omaha World-Herald
