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Paulsboro train derailment: NTSB recommends changes for Conrail, first responders
(Source: South Jersey Times, July 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Failures at every level, from both Conrail and first responders, contributed to a dangerous situation during the Paulsboro train derailment and chemical spill in 2012, but the probable cause of the...
Rats blamed for rail accident in France
(Source: Business Standard, July 29, 2014) PARIS — Rats have been blamed for a train accident in France that left 40 people injured earlier this month, media reports said Tuesday. Rats nibbling at signalling cables, which led to it staying green when it should have...
Metro-North reliability improves, but falls short of goal
(Source, The Journal News, July 28, 2014) NEW YORK — Metro-North's on-time performance is inching back up, but frustration with lateness has not gone away. In June, trains were on time 92.5 percent of the time, up from 91.1 percent in May. The June performance was...
Norfolk Southern VP sells 2,077 shares of stock
(Source: Mideast Times, July 29, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. VP Cynthia C. Earhart sold 2,077 shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total...
Pressure builds over proposed reconstruction of CSX tunnel project in Southeast D.C.
(Source: Washington Post, July 25, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the June release of a final review of the proposed reconstruction of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Southeast Washington, opponents of the project appear to have gained some momentum. The document, which...
New lawsuits put Tennessee short line railroad money in jeopardy again
(Source: The Tennessean, July 21, 2014) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's 18 short-line railroads have long depended on a 7 percent sales tax on diesel fuel for locomotives to pay for track maintenance and upgrades. But under challenge from the state's big railroads,...
Indiana in the midst of railroad construction boom
(Source: Indianapolis Star, July 27, 2014) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Rising fuel costs have spurred a new rail road boom in Central Indiana. Indiana Rail Road, based in Indianapolis, recently rebuilt eight crossings on the Southside and plans to finish two more by August....
Work on California high-speed rail moves forward
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, July 28, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Construction in the Fresno area of the 114-mile-long California high-speed rail stretch to Bakersfield will begin by the end of the year, the Kern Transportation Foundation board of directors was...
CN says Canada’s rail transportation system is ready for new harvest
(Source: CN press release, July 28, 2014) MONTREAL — CN said today Canada’s rail transportation system is ready to accommodate the new harvest with a solid throughput rate in line with the grain supply chain. The supply chain will also be able to address the excess...
Three oil train protestors jailed for blocking tracks to refinery
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2014) ANACORTES, Wash. — The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office says three oil-train protesters have been arrested for blocking the railroad tracks at the Tesoro refinery near Anacortes. Full story: Seattle Times
