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New York Air Brake to launch safer products as railroads carry more crude oil
(Source: Watertown Daily Times, August 6, 2014) WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Safety rules for railroad carriers have been toughened as trains continue to ship more crude oil — a trend New York Air Brake will capitalize on by launching new locomotive brake products. Full story:...
CSX confirms hiring plans
(Source: Cumberland Times-News, August 5, 2014) CUMBERLAND, Md. — While the hiring is already underway, CSX has confirmed that hundreds, and eventually thousands of workers will be hired to fill new jobs at the growing railroad. The railroad needs workers, since...
Amtrak expands fast East Coast Acela fleet
(Source: Ars Technica, August 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s 13-year-old Acela trains have made a huge difference to commuting and other travel along the busy Northeast corridor between Boston and Washington, DC. Now a 6.5-hour trip, it used to take a full...
Agreement advances Chicago to Quad Cities passenger service
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 5, 2014) NEW YORK — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) reached an agreement with Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) to perform design work for a portion of the route for the new passenger rail service between...
Amtrak provides crude oil train details that states had withheld
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 4, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two loaded and two empty crude oil trains operate daily over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor in Maryland and Delaware, according a document submitted by the passenger railroad in response to a Freedom of...
Poor rail service causing ‘coal supply crisis’
(Source: Power Magazine, August 5, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — Ongoing service issues with BNSF Railway Co. have resulted in a “coal supply crisis” for several generators in the Upper Midwest. Full story: www.powermag.com
Veterans parade crash trial to start in Midland
(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, August 5, 2014) MIDLAND, Texas — A new chapter in the ongoing lawsuit stemming from a 2012 train and parade crash involving veterans and spouses was reached Friday as the case is officially back in Midland County. Full story:...
DOT: Rail insurance inadequate for oil train accidents
(Source: Politico, August 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most freight railroad insurance policies couldn’t begin to cover damage from a moderate oil train accident, much less a major disaster. And the Department of Transportation’s own database of oil train incidents is...
BNSF logged revenue, traffic gains in 2Q 2014 despite severe spring weather
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 4, 2014) Like the other Class Is, BNSF Railway Co. registered strong second-quarter financial results after distancing itself from the harsh winter. But BNSF's results were again impacted by severe weather, albeit more...
Opinion: The incredible shrunken U.S. corporate tax
(Source: Slate opinion column by Jordan Weissmann, July 31, 2014) NEW YORK — As I argue in my column today, one of the basic problems with the corporate income tax is that it was conceived in a pre-globalization world, a time before tax havens and before U.S....
