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BNSF buys Hotstart heating units to save fuel
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, November 17, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. — A longtime Spokane company is helping BNSF Railway keep its yard locomotives warm when they are not in use, saving fuel in the process. Full story: The Spokesman-Review
Port truck drivers continue strike in LA/Long Beach
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port truck drivers in Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., continued their strike today against drayage companies Pac 9 and TTSI. At issue is the continued...
Port truck drivers continue strike in LA/Long Beach
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port truck drivers in Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., continued their strike today against drayage companies Pac 9 and TTSI. At issue is the continued...
NTSB to meet on special investigation report on organizational factors in Metro-North accidents
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a meeting to discuss the special investigation report on safety issues identified in five Metro-North accidents that...
NTSB to meet on special investigation report on organizational factors in Metro-North accidents
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a meeting to discuss the special investigation report on safety issues identified in five Metro-North accidents that...
Rail congestion sends more grain to market on river barges
(Source: Star Tribune, November 16, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Railroad bottlenecks, congestion and high freight prices have frustrated Minnesota farmers this year as they try to sell their corn and soybeans. Now some are turning to an alternative: barges instead of...
Rail congestion sends more grain to market on river barges
(Source: Star Tribune, November 16, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Railroad bottlenecks, congestion and high freight prices have frustrated Minnesota farmers this year as they try to sell their corn and soybeans. Now some are turning to an alternative: barges instead of...
Power plants worry about winter coal supplies
(Source: Star Tribune, November 15, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Electric utilities that serve Minnesota say they still aren’t getting enough coal. Two power companies that serve northern and western parts of the state have halted or reduced power generation at five...
Power plants worry about winter coal supplies
(Source: Star Tribune, November 15, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Electric utilities that serve Minnesota say they still aren’t getting enough coal. Two power companies that serve northern and western parts of the state have halted or reduced power generation at five...
North Dakota officials want answers after latest Casselton derailment
(Source: Star Tribune, November 14, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — North Dakota officials were calling for answers Friday on how another train derailed near the town of Casselton, just down the track from the scene of a fiery wreck involving a crude oil train less than a...
