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New York area mass transit mostly back to normal after snowstorm
(Source: Television station WABC, January 28, 2015) NEW YORK — Travel and mass transit is mostly back to normal throughout the New York area after the snowstorm battered the area Monday into Tuesday. Full story: www.7online.com
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board concerned with government response to Lac-Megantic rail disaster
(Source: Canadian Press, January 29, 2015) MONTREAL — Canada's transportation watchdog raised concerns Wednesday about Ottawa's response to its recommendations after the July 2013 rail disaster in Lac-Megantic. The Transport Department hasn't established an effective...
UP train hit veterans parade float 39 inches from end of trailer
(Source: Associated Press, January 29, 2015) MIDLAND, Texas — Attorneys told a West Texas jury that a freight train that slammed into a parade float carrying dozens of veterans and spouses came within 39 inches of missing the trailer. Full story: Lubbock...
AAR: Railroads report weekly rail traffic for week ending January 24
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jan. 24, 2015. Total U.S. weekly rail traffic for the week was 548,055...
NMB: Labor-management cooperation at the heart of government effort to bring efficiency to arbitration system
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, January 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is entering another phase in its more than a decade-long program to improve the processing of rail arbitration disputes. Throughout these reforms,...
The Kochs put a price on 2016: $889 million
(Source: Politico, January 26, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Koch brothers’ operation intends to spend $889 million in the run-up to the 2016 elections — a historic sum that in many ways would mark Charles and David Koch and their fellow conservative megadonors as more...
Chair Bill Shuster announces House T&I subcommittee assignments
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 28, 2015) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) yesterday announced subcommittee assignments for the 114th Congress. U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) will return this session as chair...
Surface transportation bill a hot topic at Senate public works committee hearing
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 29, 2015) The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held its first hearing of the 114th Congress yesterday, as it prepared to draft a new surface transportation bill to replace the existing MAP-21 extension...
Agriculture’s discussion of rail service issues continues at Senate hearing
(Source: Farm Futures, January 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the impacts of rail service hiccups still evident, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday heard from ag industry leaders in a hearing to examine both the past...
Senate commerce committee addressed freight rail issues at Wednesday hearing
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 29, 2015) The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing yesterday on freight-rail challenges and issues. It focused on challenges facing the nation's freight-rail network due to higher demand,...
