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Norfolk Southern to announce 3Q 2015 results on October 28
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 28, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its third-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015....
US Atlantic Coast remains crucial stronghold for oil train traffic
(Source: Platts, September 29, 2015) NEW YORK — Pipelines are chasing crude-by-rail shipments out of most US markets, but the Bakken-to-Atlantic-Coast route has managed to keep a hold on its market share, making the spread between domestic and international crudes...
CSX, mechanical unions announce tentative labor agreement
(Source: CSX press release, September 28, 2015) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation and two mechanical unions, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation...
Nation’s rail service threatened as deadline for PTC looms
(Source: New York Times, September 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even after spending nearly $6 billion, the rail industry says it will not be able to meet its year-end government-imposed deadline to install a system known as positive train control, which is intended to...
Union Pacific eyes $90 million investment to expand operations in Laredo
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, September 26, 2015) LAREDO, Texas — Union Pacific plans to invest an estimated $90 million to expand operations at the company’s Port Laredo Intermodal Ramp in North Laredo. Full story: www.lmtonline.com
Some BNSF railroad jobs moving from Clovis to Amarillo
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2015) CLOVIS, N.M. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officials say some railroad jobs are being transferred from Clovis to Amarillo to improve the flow of train operations. Full story: www.KRQE.com
Proposed Texas high-speed rail route would serve Arlington, DFW airport
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 26, 2015) ARLINGTON, Texas — A proposed high-speed rail route cutting through Dallas-Fort Worth would go slower than previously planned but would include a station south of DFW Airport, according to a newly unveiled plan....
Months after Oxnard fatality, Metrolink to lease locomotives amid questions of new cars
(Source: Orange County Register, September 27, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The board of the Southern California commuter railroad voted unanimously Friday to spend an estimated $19 million on leased locomotives as a stop-gap solution to an undisclosed problem with the type of...
Final settlement for victims of Lac-Megantic disaster delayed
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2015) NEW YORK — Final confirmation of a $338 million settlement for victims of an oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec was delayed Thursday to give the lone party that opposes the plan additional time to reach...
DOT-111 tank cars involved in recent ethanol train fire
(Source: USA Today, September 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An ethanol train derailment outside of Scotland, S.D., involved tank cars at the center of several accidents in recent years, casting more attention on stricter federal regulations being rolled out to reduce...
