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Berkshire Hathaway to report earnings on August 1
(Source: Associated Press, July 27, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will release its second-quarter earnings report Friday afternoon. Full story: San Francisco Chronicle
Canadian Pacific Railway under pressure for delays
(Source: In Forum, July 26, 2014) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With pressure already on BNSF Railway to put a stop to delays of grain shipments in North Dakota, attention now shifts to Canadian Pacific Railway. U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., sent a letter last week to CP...
Volatile Bakken crude moving on trains through northern Ohio cities
(Source: Akron Beacon Journal, July 25, 2014) HUDSON, Ohio — Bill Rich is troubled by the increasing number of tank cars he sees on the Norfolk Southern Corp. rail line in northern Summit County — rail cars that could be carrying highly volatile Bakken crude oil....
Minnesota crossed by 50 oil trains a week
(Source: Star Tribune, July 27, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Fifty oil trains, each loaded with more than 1 million gallons of North Dakota crude oil, pass through Minnesota each week, and almost all of them go through the Twin Cities, according to the first detailed...
Shortage of rail capacity slowing Colorado shipments of coal, wheat
(Source: Denver Post, July 27, 2014) DENVER — Electric utilities in Colorado have watched their coal supplies drop in recent months because of clogged capacity on the nation's rail lines. The congestion's biggest impact so far is on coal transport, but other...
Oil trains clogging rail lines used to ship grain
(Source: Seattle Times, July 28, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. — A surge in oil trains hauling North Dakota’s energy bonanza is interfering with grain shipments to Pacific Northwest ports, prompting fears of a chronic crisis in which railcars carrying fossil fuels crowd out...
Oregon governor issues oil train safety review
(Source: Associated Press, July 25, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — Gov. John Kitzhaber has released a statewide review of oil train safety that calls for an increase in state rail inspectors, more funding for training, and improved reporting and transparency. Full story:...
Safety system can prevent train accidents, but rail industry slow to adopt
(Source: Hearst Newspapers, July 27, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faced with a huge increase in hazardous oil-carrying trains, California is urging quicker implementation of technology that would prevent train accidents caused by human error. But after pushing back...
Metro-North assigns manager to troubled Waterbury branch
(Source: Hartford Courant, July 24, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. — Following a decline in ridership and increasing complaints about poor service, Metro-North has appointed a senior manager to turn things around on its Waterbury branch. Full story: Hartford Courant
SEPTA: Ridership dip last 12 months due to harsh weather, fare hike
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 2014) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA ridership in the last 12 months fell 2 percent, or roughly 7 million trips, compared to the previous year, and the transit agency cited a very harsh winter and a fare increase as reasons for the dip....
