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Silicon Valley drivers vote unanimously in favor of Teamster contract proposal
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 1, 2015) SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Shuttle drivers for seven big Silicon Valley companies voted overwhelmingly today to approve a union proposal for a first contract that includes industry-leading wages...
Oil train deliveries slow to Delaware City Refinery
(Source: The News Journal, July 30, 2015) WILMINGTON, Del. — Western wildfires and shifting oil markets have drastically trimmed the number of oil train cars coming into the Delaware City Refinery, company officials said Thursday. Full story: The News Journal
Mystery of the unexploded oil train
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — A BNSF train pulled out of a terminal in North Dakota's Bakken Shale region last month, hauling 106 tank cars filled with crude oil on a westward journey to a refinery near Ferndale, Wash. It didn't get...
Rail, petroleum industries balking at latest oil train safety rules
(Source: Business Insurance, August 2, 2015) NEW YORK — Industry experts are critical of a new U.S. rule on railroads concerning safely transporting flammable liquids, including the Bakken crude blamed in part for the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, explosion and fire two years...
NJ Transit expects big bills for offering alternatives during delays
(Source: New York Times, August 2, 2015) NEW YORK — The beleaguered state agency is expecting some expensive bills for the alternative options it provided to thousands of passengers caught up in the spate of service disruptions, which began on July 20 and stretched...
Deal preserves Indy-to-Chicago passenger rail
(Source: Associated Press, August 2, 2015) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Passenger rail service between Chicago and Indianapolis will be available every day under a two-year contract the Indiana Department of Transportation has signed with Amtrak and a private carrier. The...
Amtrak lifts rail tunnel restrictions after cable repairs
(Source: Associated Press, July 31, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak has lifted restrictions on the number of trains that can be in tunnels under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York. Full story: Washington Times
After Amtrak disaster, rail firms ramp up lobbying to delay safety regulations
(Source: FirstLook.org, July 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite the renewed pressure for Amtrak and other companies to meet the deadline for installation of Positive Train Control, Congress appears poised to provide a three-year delay as the rail industry has...
UP declares 3Q 2015 dividend
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 30, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 55 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2015, to shareholders of record August...
Union Pacific elects Lance Fritz Chairman of the Board, succeeding Jack Koraleski
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 30, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific's board of directors today elected Lance M. Fritz chairman, president and chief executive officer effective October 1. Fritz, 52, was elected president and chief executive officer...
