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Houston waste workers vote overwhelmingly to ratify first Teamster contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 6, 2015) HOUSTON — Workers at WCA Waste Corporation of America in Houston, who voted to join the Teamsters in November, have ratified a first contract that improves wages and health care, among...
Report: Oil train safety should focus on tracks
(Source: Houston Chronicle, August 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More can be done to boost the safety of moving oil by rail by focusing on the tracks themselves, according to a white paper released Thursday by a group promoting infrastructure investments. New rules...
AAR: July 2015 carload traffic down 6.5 percent from July 2014
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for July 2015 and the first seven months of 2015. Carload traffic in...
NJ Senate hearing to focus on NJ Transit, Amtrak’s four days of delays
(Source: www.nj.com, August 6, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak officials will take center stage on Monday answering questions about how much borrowed time the 105-year-old Hudson River tunnels are living on and what are the options if one closes, the infrastructure...
Editorial: Don’t let railroads run away from safety obligations
(Source: Editorial in the Albany Times Union, August 7, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Congress should stop the freight rail industry from evading the Positive Train Control deadline and other safety requirements. The profitable railroads don’t need more time to find more...
Baby girl born at World Trade Center train station
(Source: USA Today, August 5, 2015) NEW YORK — A baby girl was born early Tuesday morning at the World Trade Center's commuter train station, according to a tweet from the official World Trade Center account. Full story: USA Today
Michigan’s M-1 Rail start-up delayed until 2017
(Source: Detroit Free Press, August 5, 2015) DETROIT, Mich. — A year after construction began on the M-1 Rail transit line, officials say passenger service should begin in spring 2017 rather than late 2016 as initially predicted with more time needed to work through...
Comment period extended for proposed Tongue River Railroad
(Source: Television station KTVQ, August 6, 2015) BILLINGS, Mont. — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has again extended the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed construction...
Conn. Governor plans D.C. trip to seek help for Hartford line
(Source: Hartford Courant, August 5, 2015) HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said that Amtrak's cooperation in starting heavy construction on the Hartford Line represents progress but expects it will take another two months to determine whether the project can...
Consent Order on cleanup underway at CSX derailment site in Tenn.
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, August 5, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — State officials are working on a consent order with CSX railroad administrators concerning future monitoring of the environment where a train derailed and caught fire near Maryville. Full story:...
