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North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture has ‘positive’ talk with CP Rail after calling company’s CEO ‘arrogant’
(Source: AG Week, October 1, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — North Dakota’s Commissioner of Agriculture said the Canadian Pacific Railway and its CEO are “arrogant” and that the company is less responsive than Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the state’s other major shipper. Full...
Double-stacked container shipping coming to most of West Virginia
(Source: The State Journal, October 5, 2014) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Heartland Corridor is one of two rail corridors in West Virginia that emphasizes cargo containers that move by ship, rail and truck. The Heartland Corridor runs from Norfolk, Virginia, to Chicago on...
CP Rail wants to buy Indiana Harbor Belt, Belt Railway of Chicago
(Source: Reuters, October 2, 2014) TORONTO — With his push to turn around Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd ahead of schedule, Chief Executive Hunter Harrison has his eye on another challenge: the logistics nightmare that is Chicago. CP has offered to buy, lease or at...
NTSB releases factual reports on two Metro-North rail accidents
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, October 3, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today opened the accident dockets on two on-going Metro-North Railroad accident investigations and placed the dockets on its...
SEPTA asks for second Presidential Emergency Board
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA officials said Friday that they will ask for a second 120-day presidential emergency board to mediate the Regional Rail labor dispute when the current board's term expires at 12:01 a.m. on Oct....
OSHA orders BNSF to pay $30,000 for retaliating against worker
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, October 1, 2014) DENVER, Colo. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC retaliated against a Mandan, North Dakota, worker in December 2013 after he reported a work-related injury and submitted a physician's treatment plan,...
Train crew members hurt as train derails in NE Louisiana
(Source: Associated Press, October 5, 2014) NEW ORLEANS, La. — A train conductor was seriously injured and an engineer suffered minor injuries when a freight train hit a truck Sunday in northeast Louisiana, derailing two engines and 17 cars, according to Union Pacific...
RRB: Deemed service month credits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 12, 2014) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement benefits are based on months of service and earnings credits. Earnings are creditable up to certain annual maximums on the amount of compensation subject to railroad...
Amtrak Empire Builder detour continues
(Source: Prairie Business, September 25, 2014) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Amtrak’s Empire Builder detour will continue at least until late this year through eastern North Dakota, the result of construction delays along BSNF Railway tracks. Full story: Prairie Business
NTSB files accident brief on 2012 NS derailment, hazmat spill in Columbus, Ohio
(National Transportation Safety Board press release, September 18, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 11, 2012, at 2:03 a.m. eastern daylight time, eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) freight train 186L809 derailed 17 cars on the NS Sandusky District at...
