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Berkshire discloses $1 billion price tag for GE railroad assets
(Source: Bloomberg, November 6, 2015) NEW YORK — Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett and owns the BNSF Railway, said the price for the railroad assets it agreed to buy from General Electric Co. in September was about...
‘I don’t trust them,’ conductor tells Metro North crash jury
(Source: The Journal News, November 10, 2015) NEW YORK — An assistant conductor aboard the Metro-North train that crashed in the Bronx almost two years ago testified Tuesday she felt “betrayed” upon learning the commuter rail failed to employ backup safety devices...
Hoffa: TPP a punch to the gut of U.S. workers
(Source: Opinion column by Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa published in the Detroit News, November 11, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The much-awaited text of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was finally released for public consumption last week. But...
Keystone rejection expected to spur more crude by rail shipments into U.S.
(Source: Calgary Herald, November 9, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline will complicate and add cost to getting western Canadian oil to U.S. markets but it isn’t expected to actually prevent any shipments reaching south of the border,...
CP Rail says broken rail caused oil train derailment in Watertown
(Source: Associated Press, November 11, 2015) WATERTOWN, Wisc. — Canadian Pacific Railway says a broken rail caused an oil train derailment in southeastern Wisconsin last weekend. The railroad said Wednesday the defect was not visible to the naked eye. Full story:...
Sen. Baldwin, FRA’s Feinberg to visit site of BNSF oil train derailment in Alma, Wisc.
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, November 11, 2015) LaCROSSE, Wisc. — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and the head of the Federal Railroad Administration are expected to meet with local officials and first responders Thursday in Alma at the site of one of two Wisconsin derailments...
SEPTA buying 13 new locomotives for $113 million
(Source: Philadelphia Magazine, November 11, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA announced today it has formally awarded Siemens a $113 million contract to build 13 new locomotives, for delivery in 2018. The sleek new SEPTA ACS-64 locomotives are similar to those Amtrak...
Report questions safety of rusting, crumbling railroad bridges
(Source: Washington Post, November 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a weekend in which two freight trains derailed, spilling their contents, an advocacy group’s report released Tuesday says bridges that carry dozens of those types of trains each day are in dangerous...
CP Rail’s proposed takeover of NS would face scrutiny from shippers, U.S. and Canadian regulators
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 11, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s reported plan to create the largest railway in North America with an offer for Norfolk Southern Corp. would face a lengthy review process that could pit the company against shippers...
OSHA publishes final rule for handling retaliation complaints from workers in railroad and public transportation industries
(Source: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, November 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule establishing procedures and time frames for...
