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Stop signs to be installed at 1,000 Ohio railroad crossings
(Source: Associated Press, November 3, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stop signs are being installed at about 1,000 railroad crossings throughout Ohio that don't have gates or flashing lights. State officials say the stop signs will replace yield signs at those locations...
NJ officials discuss plans to bring NJ Transit trains through unused Bergen, Passaic rail line
(Source: The Record, October 30, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Two dozen elected Democrats from across New Jersey gathered Friday morning in Paterson to announce a new coalition that will push to bring NJ Transit trains to a rail line through Bergen and Passaic counties...
Norfolk Southern planning to install PTC tower in Snyder Township, Pa.
(Source: Altoona Mirror, November 3, 2015) ALTOONA, Pa. — Plans by the Norfolk Southern Corp. to install positive train control components through its 22-state network include a 63-foot tower in Snyder Township, planning documents show. Full story: Altoona Mirror
Editorial: Efforts to save Amtrak’s Southwest Chief pick up steam
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain editorial, November 2, 2015) PUEBLO, Colo. — The multistate and bipartisan effort to save our region’s passenger service has been nothing short of miraculous. Thank you to everyone who has devoted their time and financial resources to ensure...
Teamsters expand shopper education at Safeway stores in Maryland, Washington, D.C.
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union expanded its protests yesterday to five more Safeway stores, after protesting at 12 Washington, D.C., and Maryland stores last weekend. The...
MBTA board approves funding for PTC installation
(Source: Boston Globe, November 3, 2015) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to spend an estimated $451.3 million to install technology meant to prevent accidents such as the Amtrak derailment that killed eight people in Philadelphia in May....
This animated video makes the case for Hudson rail tunnels
(Source: www.nj.com, November 2, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — The campaign to boost support for the proposed Gateway trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnel has been animated — literally — by a short video produced by the Regional Plan Association, a Manhattan-based non-profit...
Aborted Hudson rail tunnel project could benefit new effort
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2015) NEW YORK — A Hudson River rail tunnel project that cost New Jersey millions of dollars and ignited a political firestorm when it was canceled five years ago could wind up benefiting a similar effort that is in its early...
Canadian Pacific launches criminal probe into Montreal derailment
(Source: Canadian Press, October 30, 2015) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific is heading a criminal investigation with the Montreal police into a trail derailment that occurred in Montreal on Thursday, October 29. A spokesman for CP says preliminary results of the company's...
Railroads serving East Tennessee turning to chemicals as coal revenues fall
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, November 1, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of rail tank cars roll through the cities, suburbs and rural areas of East Tennessee day and night, moving chemicals and energy products desperately needed by a variety of industries that...
