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STB moves on additional reporting requirements following Senator Thune’s request
(Source: Press release from the office of Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), August 18, 2014) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Following Senator John Thune’s (R-S.D.) July 24th letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) calling for the inclusion of two additional reporting...
Sen. Durbin blames Canadian National for Amtrak delays
(Source: The Southern, August 23, 2014) CARBONDALE, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, addressed the continued delays on the Chicago-Champaign-Carbondale line, saying the priority given to freight trains along lines operated by Canadian National has caused...
FRA funds two grants to mitigate risk among short line railroads hauling hazardous materials
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration today funded two grants totaling $350,000 to support development of a Short Line Safety Institute. The Institute will help mitigate risk...
Report on fatal Ellicott City train accident details how a piece of rail snapped
(Source: Washington Post, August 23, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After almost two years of investigation into a 2012 train derailment in Ellicott City, Md., the National Transportation Safety Board said a piece of rail near replacement age simply snapped under the weight...
Wisconsin: A case study in passenger rail failure
(Source: The Cap Times, August 23, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — The failure of states like Wisconsin to build out its passenger rail system is a prime example of why the U.S. is lagging in developing a modern transportation system. That’s the gist of an essay in the...
End in sight for overhaul of busy Tower 55 rail junction, which is also a choke point
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, August 24, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. and BNSF Railway are almost finished with a $104 million overhaul of the nation’s busiest rail intersection that is key to moving freight and passengers nationally and internationally. The...
Coroner: BNSF employee suffered multiple gunshots
(Source: Daily Press, August 22, 2014) TEHACHAPI, Calif. — The Kern County coroner’s autopsy revealed a BNSF employee found dead hours after completing a work shift was shot multiple times. Full story: Daily Press
Amtrak services suspended in California after earthquake
(Source: SF Bay, August 24, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor train service has been temporarily suspended this morning between Sacramento and San Jose while crews inspect the tracks for damage following the earthquake early this morning near...
Up to 33 Bakken oil trains cross Arkansas weekly
(Source: Associated Press, August 24, 2014) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas emergency officials' records show that as many as 33 trains carrying Bakken crude oil pass through the state in a given week, each one hauling more than the amount spilled in last year's Pegasus...
Teamsters Canada reaction to TSB report on Lac-Meganitc derailment
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, August 22, 2014) LAVAL, Quebec — The Teamsters Union had been impatiently awaiting the press conference held by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) to present its report on the Lac-Mégantic disaster. The government agency's...
