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Japan’s maglev train breaks world speed record
(Source: Wired, April 17, 2015) LONDON — A maglev train in Japan reached a record-breaking speed of 590Kph (366Mph) this week, according to the Central Japan Railway Company -- smashing a record that’s been held for 12 years. The seven-car train completed a test run...
Operation Lifesaver: A traffic ticket that could save your life
(Source: Column by Operation Lifesaver President and CEO Joyce Rose, April 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you were driving or walking around railroad crossings during last fall’s Illinois Rail Safety Week, or attending a soccer game or concert last summer at...
Woman skirts crossing gates, is killed by Amtrak train
(Source: Associated Press, April 16, 2015) MERIDIAN, Miss. — An official says a woman drove her SUV around an active crossing gate and collided with an Amtrak train in Mississippi, dying within seconds. Full story: Seattle Times
Amtrak: Proposed budget cut means less service in Illinois
(Source: Associated Press, April 16, 2015) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An official with Amtrak says service reductions in Illinois will happen if budget cuts proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner are approved. Full story: Washington Times
Oil by rail shipments resume in Maine after long hiatus
(Source: Reuters, April 16, 2015) AUGUSTA, Maine — Oil trains are once again rolling through Maine after slowing to a near halt following the deadly train accident almost two years ago in Lac-Megantic, a small town just across the border in Quebec, according to state...
CN to spend $500 million to upgrade feeder lines in Western Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, April 16, 2015) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway plans to spend $500 million in Western Canada to improve feeder rail lines that are handling rising volumes of industrial products, natural resources and energy-related commodities. Full...
Confidential Close-Call reporting system adopted by Metra
(Source: Associated Press, April 17, 2015) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Metra employees will now be able to anonymously report operating-rule violations or errors to that have an impact on safety. Leaders of the transit system and its unions signed an agreement Thursday with...
FRA awards $21.2 million in grants for highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control and passenger rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded eight grants totaling more than $21.2 million that invest in highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control...
Hoffa: Fast track is the wrong track
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to the introduction today in Congress of legislation that would allow...
AAR: Total weekly rail traffic down 0.3 percent from 2014 for week ending April 11
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 11, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 557,812...
