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Evacuation order lifted in New Orleans neighborhood after Union Pacific tanker derailment
(Source: Times Picayune, May 20, 2015) NEW ORLEANS — Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, officials said four Union Pacific chemical tankers en route to Livonia derailed near the intersection of Peter Messina Road. No injuries have been reported, officials say. The tankers were...
Environmental groups challenge oil train safety rules
(Source: Associated Press, May 14, 2015) BILLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of environmental groups has filed a court challenge to new federal rules aimed at preventing accidents involving trains carrying oil and other flammable fuels. Full story: The Missoulian
Michael Bloomberg: Even Amtrak accident can’t move Congress
(Source: Market Watch, May 19, 2015) NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized both Democrats and Republicans for failing to boost the nation’s infrastructure. Full story: Market Watch
Low U.S. rail spending leads to poor safety, experts say
(Source: New York Times, May 20, 2015) PARIS — If there’s one lesson from abroad for preventing accidents like last week’s Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, which killed eight and injured more than 200, it is this: You get what you pay for. By a global standard, the...
Amtrak has radio spectrum it needs for PTC upgrades, but more work remains
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 19, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 15, less than a month before eight people were killed in last week's train derailment in Philadelphia, Amtrak closed on a deal to acquire the radio spectrum it needs to upgrade its rail safety...
Amtrak: Positive Train Control coming to Northeast Corridor by year’s end
(Source: USA Today, May 19, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak officials said Tuesday that automatic braking widely adopted after a Boston crash in 1990 wasn't flexible enough to install across the entire system, including the northbound Philadelphia track where eight...
BLET, SMART-TD want more crew members on trains
(Source: Associated Press, May 19, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — The union for Amtrak's locomotive engineers urged the railroad on Tuesday to put a second crew member at the controls of trains on the busy Northeast Corridor, where a derailment killed eight people and injured...
NTSB says Amtrak engineer was new to Northeast Corridor
(Source: CBS News, May 19, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — CBS News has learned Engineer Brandon Bostian had only been working on the Northeast Corridor for fewer than three weeks. An NTSB spokesman says "it was two weeks, give or take a few days." On Friday, NTSB Boardmember...
CP’s Harrison takes aim at new U.S. electronic braking rules
(Source: Canadian Press, May 14, 2015) CALGARY — U.S. requirements for new braking systems on trains carrying flammable liquids would mean additional costs without any guarantee of improved safety, top executives at Canadian Pacific Railway said Thursday. Full story:...
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific stocks stumble
(Source: Financial Post, May 14, 2015) OTTAWA — Canadian rail stocks have been one of the best trades this decade, but recent weakness in the shares of both Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Canadian National Railway Co. has some investors wondering whether the good...
