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Sen. Schumer: Use federal money to fix Amtrak tunnels damaged by Hurricane Sandy
(Source: New York Daily News, August 24, 2015) NEW YORK — An insurance legal snafu that leaves $550 million for Hurricane Sandy repairs to commuter rails in limbo should be fixed with federal aid, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Monday. Full story: www.nydailynews.com
Christie, feds vow to build new Hudson rail tunnel
(Source: www.nj.com, August 18, 2015) TRENTON, N.J. — A meeting on Tuesday between Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey's two U.S. senators and the head of the federal transportation department that was described as "substantive and productive" yielded a joint vow from the...
Inside the Hudson rail tunnel: Decay, water and a power puzzle
(Source: Bloomberg, August 21, 2015) NEW YORK — Fixes aren’t quick in a commuter-rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River. Not when the crew is diverted to a more pressing repair. Not when 300 feet of faulty power cable is pulled from its housing and another 100 feet...
Aging tunnels under Hudson River threaten to disrupt transport, commerce
(Source: National Public Radio, August 23, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The workweek got off to a rough start for New Jersey rail commuters recently. A disabled train blocked one of the two rail tunnels under the Hudson River to Penn Station during the Monday morning rush...
Worker dies after accident at Amtrak maintenance facility in Beech Grove
(Source: Television station WTHR, August 24, 2015) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Amtrak says a worker has died after an accident at the maintenance facility in Beech Grove Saturday morning. Full story: www.wthr.com
Two person crew bill heads to California governor’s desk
(Source: Times-Herald, August 22, 2015) VALLEJO, Calif. — Legislation to protect communities along rail lines and railroad workers by requiring trains and light engines carrying freight within California to be operated with an adequate crew size received support from...
Via Rail sues City of Ottawa for $4 million in latest train-bus crash crash claim
(Source: CBC News, August 14, 2015) OTTAWA — Via Rail is suing the City of Ottawa and the estate of OC Transpo bus driver Dave Woodard for $4 million in damages for "negligence" in the latest lawsuit following the fatal bus-train crash nearly two years ago. Full...
Feds agree to let Amtrak police communicate with cops, firefighters on emergency radio networks
(Source: New York Daily News, August 14, 2015) NEW YORK — The feds have agreed to let Amtrak police communicate with cops and firefighters with access to emergency responder radio networks, Sen. Chuck Schumer said. Full story: www.nydailynews.com
Freight train derailment causes 14-hour ordeal for Chicago-to-St. Louis Amtrak passengers
(Source: Suffield Times, August 13, 2015) CHICAGO — What used to be to be a five-hour commute between Chicago and St. Louis become a 14-hour ordeal for passengers aboard an Amtrak teach because of a truck twist of fate and the derailment of a freight teach. Full...
Port of Vancouver celebrates completion of rail trench project
(Source: The Columbian, August 13, 2015) VANCOUVER — The Port of Vancouver on Thursday shined a spotlight on the completion of a $30 million project — a new rail entrance to the port dubbed the “trench” — that’s part of a larger effort to relieve congestion and to...
