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CP Rail CEO says railroad is likely selling Delaware & Hudson
(Source: Albany Times Union, October 7, 2014) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Canadian Pacific Railway is "close to completing a transaction" to sell the former Delaware & Hudson Railway network south of the Capital Region, top officials at CP Rail told analysts last week....
FRA, AAR quietly push feds to drop Bakken oil rule
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two railroad industry trade groups have quietly asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to drop its requirement that rail carriers transporting large volumes of Bakken crude oil notify state...
Freight train drivers report falling asleep on the job
(Source: CBC News, October 7, 2014) OTTAWA — Train operators in Canada’s burgeoning freight rail industry report falling asleep at the controls and coming to work exhausted at an alarmingly high rate, according to an ongoing CBC News investigation into rail safety....
Operation Lifesaver unveils redesigned website
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, October 3, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver Inc., (OLI) the national, non-profit rail safety education group, today unveiled its redesigned website home page (www.oli.org) as part of its ongoing mission to raise...
Pennsylvania must release crude oil train data, open records office rules
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 5, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pennsylvania must publicly release information about Bakken crude oil shipments, the state’s Office of Open Records ruled Friday, reports two rail companies had pushed to keep confidential. Full...
More oil trains heading to New Jersey
(Source: The Record, October 5, 2014) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The owner of the state’s largest refinery is investing heavily in rail transportation to haul oil across the country to its Linden plant, ensuring that more trains carrying millions of gallons of volatile...
California utility regulators launch first railroad bridge inspection
(Source: Fresno Bee, October 5, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For more than a century, California has relied on assurances from railroad companies that thousands of rail bridges across the state, from spindly trestles in remote canyons to iron workhorses in urban areas,...
Norfolk Southern to release 3Q 2014 results on October 22
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 1, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its third-quarter 2014 earnings at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
New Jeresy’s coming tunnel-repair nightmare
(Source: New York Post, October 5, 2014) NEW YORK — New Jerseyans could soon find out what a really bad commute is. Full story: New York Post
Attorneys talk psychology in Midland veterans parade train wreck lawsuit
(Source: Odessa American, October 3, 2014) MIDLAND, Texas — Attorneys gathered in the courtroom Friday to debate motions in the case involving Union Pacific and Smith Industries related to the Nov. 15, 2012, deadly train wreck in Midland. Full story: www.oaoa.com
