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Amtrak ordered to take rail safety steps after Philadelphia crash
(Source: Reuters, May 16, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak must take immediate steps to improve the safety of its busiest route after a derailment in Philadelphia this week that killed eight passengers and sent more than 200 to local hospitals, U.S. federal regulators said...
Amtrak: Northeast Corridor trains resume today in ‘complete compliance’ with FRA safety orders
(Source: Associated Press, May 17, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak's Northeast Corridor trains will resume service Monday in "complete compliance" with federal safety orders following last week's deadly derailment, officials announced Sunday. Company president Joseph...
FRA orders Amtrak to take immediate safety actions following May 12 fatality in Philadelphia
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 18, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following Tuesday’s derailment in Philadelphia, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has instructed Amtrak to immediately take several actions to improve safety along its...
Vandalism threatens Tacoma Rail service in Olympia and Tumwater
(Source: The Olympian, May 15, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Tacoma Rail’s presence in Thurston County may have reached the end of the line after an engine was damaged by a concrete block on the tracks last summer in Tumwater. The random act of vandalism by a still-unknown...
KCS drops revenue growth forecast
(Source: Kansas City Star, May 14, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Declining crude oil shipments and a strong U.S. dollar led Kansas City Southern on Thursday to withdraw its own predictions about its revenue this year. Full story: Kansas City Star
AAR: Total U.S. rail traffic down 2.3 percent from 2014 for week ending May 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 9, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 551,034 carloads...
CP Rail training more office workers to operate trains in case of strike
(Source: CBC News, May 14, 2015) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway will continue to use some of its office staff to drive trains, as negotiations with the Teamsters union drag on. The company and union are currently in federal government ordered arbitration,...
Amtrak seeks to fully reopen Northeast Corridor line in Philadelphia by Tuesday
(Source: Bloomberg, May 14, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak is clearing overturned rail cars and replacing track as it seeks to fully reopen its Northeast Corridor line by Tuesday as an eighth body was recovered from the site of this week’s derailment in Pennsylvania....
Dispatcher injured in Amtrak catastrophe sues for $150,000
(Source: Washington Post, May 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Amtrak dispatcher injured in the deadly derailment in Philadelphia has filed what’s apparently the first lawsuit stemming from it. Full story: Washington Post
Engineer’s memory loss delays questioning in deadly Amtrak crash
(Source: CNN, May 15, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Injuries caused in the traumatic derailment could have caused the engineer to suffer post-traumatic amnesia, said CNN's Sanjay Gupta. A concussion can make victims forget parts of what happened before and after the injury....
