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NTSB’s ‘long battle’ to keep U.S. travelers safe
(Source: CBS News, July 31, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — NTSB are the initials you hear most often after a disaster on the road, rails or in the skies. Full story: CBS News
Pa. Senator Casey calls for more federal rail bridge inspectors
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 30, 2015) HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday called for increasing the number of federal rail bridge inspectors, saying the government has too few workers overseeing the safety of more than 70,000 bridges in the...
After fiery Casselton derailment, N.D. expected to launch state-run rail inspection program
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, July 28, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota regulators are expected to sign a deal with the Federal Railroad Administration on Wednesday that will allow the state to launch a rail safety program funded by the Legislature and proposed...
Gateway tunnel, like NJ commuters, going nowhere fast
(Source: NJ Spotlight, July 31, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Christie and Cuomo agree Amtrak’s proposed trans-Hudson tunnel is important, but come up short when it comes to a plan Full story: www.njspotlight.com
Canada’s transportation watchdog looking into CN collision involving 91-car runaway train
(Source: Globe and Mail, July 30, 2015) TORONTO — The country’s transportation watchdog is investigating a collision involving a runaway train at Canadian National Railway Co.’s rail yard north of Toronto. The Transportation Safety Board says a section of rail cars...
CP Rail reaches tentative six-year deal with Brotherhood of Railway Carmen/TCU
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, July 29, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific is pleased to announce that a tentative six -year agreement has been reached with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC-TCU), a division of the Transportation and...
Obama nominates former head of MBTA to position at NTSB
(Source: CBS Boston, July 30, 2015) BOSTON — President Obama has nominated Beverly Scott, the controversial former head of the MBTA to a key administrative position. The White House announced on Thursday that Scott was nominated as a member of the National...
Teamsters: Some in Congress set sights on the union movement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 30, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anti-union lawmakers are at it again. Not satisfied with ever-growing income inequality in the U.S. and huge corporate profits, several members of Congress are looking to...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic down 2.5 percent from 2014 for week ending July 25
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 25, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 557,612...
Restrictions continue as Amtrak repairs tunnel cables
(Source: NBC New York, July 30, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak workers continued repairs Thursday on a 300-foot-long section of electrical cable in the railroad's tunnel under the Hudson River as officials work around them to determine what caused power failures last week...
