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Phillips 66 to add rail cars to move more crude to refineries
(Source: Reuters, September 3, 2014) HOUSTON — Phillips 66 is buying more railcars to eventually move up to 185,000 barrels per day (bpd) of North American crude oil, including output from North Dakota's Bakken shale and Canada, to its refineries on the East and West...
Union Pacific faces lawsuit over environmental cleanup costs
(Source: Spokesman-Review, September 4, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. — A company that operated more than 20 mines in Idaho’s Silver Valley over the past century can sue a railroad that hauled ore to try to recover some of the hundreds of millions of dollars it has paid for...
Critic dubs Metra’s $1.3 million tab for CEO’s exit ‘indefensible’
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, September 4, 2014) CHICAGO — Metra’s total tab to bid adieu to former CEO Alex Clifford and deal with the fallout was $1.3 million — just over half of that for outside lawyers and crisis consulting, officials revealed Thursday. Full story:...
Hospital to pay $4 million for SEPTA station naming rights
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals will pay $4 million for a five-year deal to put the Jefferson name on SEPTA's Market East commuter rail station in Center City. Full story: Philadelphia...
Texas farmers ask lawmakers to stop UP yard plans
(Source: Texas Tribune, September 4, 2014) MUMFORD, Texas — About 50 farmers and landowners who are part of a coalition called the Brazos River Bottom Alliance are fighting the potential construction of the rail yard, concerned it will destroy longtime farmland and...
Amtrak ridership jumps between Boston and Maine
(Source: Boston Globe, September 4, 2014) BOSTON — The Amtrak Downeaster train service, which runs from Maine to Boston five times a day, has seen a rise in ridership over the last several years, officials said. Full story: Boston Globe
Bullet train foes ask California Supreme Court to overturn decision
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Opponents of the state's $68 billion bullet train project turned to the California Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a lower court ruling that said project officials have complied with a high-speed rail...
Teamsters Women’s Conference convenes in Chicago
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 5, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2014 Teamsters Women’s Conference convened Thursday in Chicago, bringing together more than 1,000 Teamsters from throughout North America. The 14th annual...
CSX sues producers of ‘Midnight Rider’
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Legal troubles mounted for the producers of "Midnight Rider" this week as railroad company CSX Transportation sued the filmmakers, claiming that they illegally filmed on its tracks where a train collided...
Editorial: Crude oil convoys
(Source: Houston Chronicle editorial, September 4, 2014) HOUSTON — With Texas production reaching 3 million barrels a day this year, rail companies are expanding to transport more crude through the state. At least four new rail terminals or expansions are underway in...
