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Metro-North adds 30 more M8 rail cars in Connecticut
(Source: Danbury Daily Voice, July 20, 2014) FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Another 16 new M8 rail cars have been delivered to run on Metro-North’s New Haven Line in Connecticut, bringing the total to 372, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on its website....
New conflicts emerge as rail moves frac sand across Wisconsin landscape
(Source: Jackson County Chronicle, July 23, 2014) BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisc. — Wisconsin’s boom in production of sand used for hydraulic fracturing has fueled a large increase in rail traffic moving the commodity to other states, causing conflicts and raising safety...
An explosive test for California high-speed rail structure
(Source: ABC 30, July 23, 2014) MADERA COUNTY, Calif. — The high-speed rail project is moving forward with the help of rocket fuel. Engineers are using explosive force to test the strength of the structures they are building in Madera County. Before they can actually...
Supreme Court grants Certiorari to review D.C. circuit decision hampering Amtrak’s on-time performance
(Source: JDsupra, July 23, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s Writ of Certiorari to review the decision of the D.C. Circuit that many believe may be hampering Amtrak’s leverage with freight railroads and its on-time...
Quebec police move to block auction of Lac-Megantic locomotive
(Source: Canadian Press, July 23, 2014) MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they’ve taken steps to prevent the auction of the locomotive that played a key role in the deadly Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. Full story: Toronto Star
Union Pacific reports all-time quarterly records in 2Q 2014
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 24, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2014 second quarter net income of $1.3 billion, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to $1.1 billion, or $1.18 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2013....
New oil train rules in brief
(Source: Politico, July 23, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s 200-page proposed rule is intended to strengthen standards for transporting crude oil by rail, particularly the more volatile crude extracted from North Dakota’s Bakken region....
DOT wants to phase out older rail tank cars used for crude oil
(Source: Journal News, July 23, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Older railroad tank cars carrying explosive Bakken crude oil or ethanol would be phased out over the next two years under a proposed regulation announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Full...
Cleanup at Slinger derailment to shift to soil excavation
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 22, 2014) SLINGER, Wisc. — Cleanup crews at the scene of Sunday's two-train collision and derailment in Slinger will finish vacuuming up spilled diesel fuel Tuesday and shift to excavating contaminated soil the remainder of...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference sees CP Rail training program as a safety problem
(Source: News 1130, July 22, 2014) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Are trains in Canada being run safely? That’s a question being raised by the union that represents locomotive engineers and conductors at CP Rail. Union Vice-President Douglas Finnson says non-unionized managers,...
