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Floods disrupting freight rail service in South Carolina
(Source: Post and Courier, October 5, 2015) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Charleston region’s two major rail carriers, Norfolk Southern and CSX, suffered track damage from the weekend floods, triggering temporary service outages. Full story: Post and Courier
Hoffa: Tenuous TPP agreement ignores everyday Americans
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to trade officials reaching an agreement on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific...
Vermont route where Amtrak train derailed exempt from PTC mandate
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Vermonter derailed Monday on along a stretch of track that will be exempt from a Dec. 31 congressional deadline to install a system to prevent trains from colliding. The Vermonter is among...
Seven injured in Vermont Amtrak derailment; Crew member airlifted to hospital
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2015) BARRE, Vt. — Federal investigators are back at work probing the derailment of a Washington, D.C.-bound Amtrak train that derailed after hitting rocks in Vermont, sending two cars down an embankment and injuring seven people....
CSX’s offer opens the door to commuter rail in Tampa Bay
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, October 4, 2015) TAMPA, Fla. — There are 97 miles of railroad track connecting the downtowns of Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa. The steel grating links Tampa International Airport to the University of South Florida, stretches across...
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration: Who is Sarah Feinberg?
(Source: All Gov, October 3, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sarah E. Feinberg, who has been acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) since the beginning of 2015, was named to fill the post on a permanent basis by President Barack Obama on May 29,...
CSX locomotive partially derails after hitting debris in Lynchburg
(Source: The News & Advance, October 4, 2015) LYNCHBURG, Va. — A CSX train carrying empty crude oil cars partially derailed around 3 a.m. Sunday near 7th Street in Lynchburg, according to a company spokeswoman. Full story: The News & Advance
Amid federal inquiry, NJ Transit chairman to resign
(Source: Asbury Park Press, October 2, 2015) TRENTON — Jamie Fox is resigning as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation and intends to return to the private sector by the end of the month, he announced on Friday evening. Full story: Asbury Park...
Canada’s Green Party takes aim at remote control locomotives in urban areas
(Source: Montreal Gazette, October 1, 2015) MONTREAL — The train track in St-Henri is an example of how lax rules governing railway operations could lead to a disaster, said Daniel Green, the Green Party candidate for the Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest –Île-des-Soeurs...
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is reached
(Source: New York Times, October 5, 2015) ATLANTA — Its full 30-chapter text will not be available for perhaps a month, but labor unions, environmentalists and liberal activists are poised to argue that the agreement favors big business over workers and environmental...
