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Pipelines winning as crude slump hits oil by rail
(Source: Globe and Mail, June 9, 2015) TORONTO — The flow of North American crude oil by rail will stall this year at about 700,000 carloads – instead of rising by 40 per cent – amid low prices and new pipeline capacity, says Taylor Robinson, president of...
Teamsters: Jobs may be up, but workers are still struggling
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 8, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There have been a lot of words written in the last few years about income inequality. That is a good thing -- it is a problem that is gripping many American families as...
FRA recommends actions to prevent passenger trains from speeding
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a safety advisory recommending actions that passenger railroads take to prevent trains from speeding. The advisory is the...
Stanford researchers seeking descendants of Chinese railroad workers
(Source: The Examiner, June 7, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO — When scholars at Stanford University began the arduous project three years ago of unearthing the history of Chinese workers who helped build the transcontinental railroad during the 1860s, they weren’t sure they...
With rail merger, China is forging an industrial giant second only to GE
(Source: Bloomberg, June 8, 2015) NEW YORK — China is forging the country’s answer to General Electric, combining two state-owned railroad equipment makers to create the world’s second-largest industrial company. And the giant isn’t planning to stay at home. Full...
Court reopens U.S. claims for Lac-Megantic rail disaster victims
(Source: Bangor Daily News, June 8, 2015) PORTLAND, Maine — Some victims of the train disaster that killed 48 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on July, 6, 2013, will again be able to file claims against as many as 25 defendants before the statute of limitations for...
St. Louis-area residents who protested oil trains say Union Pacific targeted them
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 7, 2015) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — For decades, a gentlemen’s agreement of sorts existed between the Union Pacific Railroad and those who live along its tracks in the Holly Hills neighborhood, residents say. Full story: St. Louis...
In Japan, Maryland’s governor is wowed by maglev trains and their price tags
(Source: Washington Post, June 8, 2015) TSURU, Japan — Imagine getting from Baltimore to Washington in less than 15 minutes. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan certainly did Thursday when he hurtled through the Japanese countryside at 314 mph. Hogan wants Maryland to get these...
Texas legislature keeps high-speed rail intact, increases transportation funding
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 7, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas’ elected leaders opted not to ban texting while driving in the recently concluded legislative session, making the Lone Star State one of the few places in the nation where it’s still legal to...
Amtrak train hits truck carrying 70,000 pounds of bacon
(Source: CNBC, June 5, 2015) CHICAGO — An Amtrak train collided on Friday with a truck carrying 70,000 pounds of bacon, NBC Chicago reported. The collision occurred in Wilmington, Illinois, a town southwest of Chicago, the station said. The truck was blocking the...
