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President Pierce among those to testify at U.S. House hearing on fatal Amtrak derailment
(Source: www.nj.com, May 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House Transportation Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday on the derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia that killed eight people. Witnesses include National Transportation Safety Board Chairman...
Two-person train crews necessary for safety, lawmakers say
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, May 28, 2015) LINCOLN, Neb. — Trains need two-person crews to help prevent disasters like the 2013 derailment and explosion of a crude oil train that killed 47 people in Quebec, some Nebraska lawmakers argued Thursday. Full story:...
Union Pacific furloughs about 900 workers due to reduced freight demand
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, May 28, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. has now furloughed a total of 900 employees and mothballed 800 locomotives because of lower shipping volumes, CEO Lance Fritz told the Wall Street Journal. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Norfolk & Western’s 611 steam locomotive returns to Roanoke
(Source: Roanoke Times, May 28, 2015) ROANOKE, Va. — The N&W only made 14 Class-J passenger steam engines. Considered some of the most powerful engines of their kind, they were assembled in Roanoke’s East End Shops. Built in 1950, the 611 is the last one left, and...
New study to look at Springfield-Boston high-speed rail service
(Source: Television station WWLP, May 27, 2015) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts State Senate has approved a study to look at the cost and economic impact of high-speed rail passenger trains between Springfield and Boston. Full story: WWLP.com
Positive Train Control coming to Washington state
(Source: Seattle Times, May 27, 2015) SEATTLE — More than two decades have passed since a deadly freight-train crash in Longview, yet the state’s passenger and cargo lines still lack a satellite-based control system to avert collisions. But the improvements are...
New York steps up crude by rail spill response, monitoring
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation says it’s stepping up air monitoring at the Port of Albany and enhancing spill response capabilities along rail corridors to reduce health and environmental...
BNSF President Carl Ice greeted by oil train protesters in Chicago
(Source: De Smog Blog, May 27, 2015) CHICAGO — Today at the annual North American Rail Shippers Association, Carl Ice, president of rail company Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) had his keynote address interrupted by members of Rising Tide Chicago. The activists...
House Republicans that voted against Amtrak safety system to be targeted by Democrats in online ads
(Source: New York Daily News, May 28, 2015) NEW YORK — House Republicans who voted against paying for Amtrak to add an automated system experts say would have stopped the fatal May crash in Philadelphia face fallout in the form of new online ads. Full story: New York...
Did airlines jack up fares after Amtrak wreck?
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 28, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — After the May 12 derailment of Amtrak Train 188 in Philadelphia that left thousands of regional commuters scrambling for other transportation, airfares between New York and Washington seemed to skyrocket -...
