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Oil trains, born of U.S. energy boom, face test in new safety rules
(Source: Reuters, July 18, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota's Bakken oil patch has thrived thanks in large part to the once-niche business of hauling fuel on U.S. rail tracks. New safety rules may now test the oil train model. Within weeks, the Obama...
BLET, IBEW dislike presidential panel’s SEPTA recommendations
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 20, 2014) PHILADELPHIA — The two unions representing SEPTA railroad engineers and electrical workers on Friday expressed disappointment with the recommendations of a presidential panel on their long-running labor dispute. Full...
Cleanup underway at site of CN derailment in Wisconsin; 2 crew members hurt
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 21, 2014) SLINGER, Wisc. — Evacuations from a train derailment here ended overnight, and crews began Monday morning removing the damaged engines and rail cars from the tracks where about 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel had...
1934 Teamster strike in Minneapolis remembered on 80th anniversary
(Source: Star Tribune, July 17, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Two died and about 60 were wounded in the event later dubbed “Bloody Friday,” July 20, 1934. The 80th anniversary of the confrontation — a moment that rallied public support for workers in the middle of the...
Opinion: China a high-speed rail juggernaut, while most of U.S. stands by and waves
(Source: Forbes opinion column by Sarwant Singh, July 17, 2014) NEW YORK — While people in the West are profusely debating the benefits of high-speed rail, trying to find budgets and getting public support, China is expected to become a world leader in the rail...
Should taxpayer dollars fund coal/oil train projects?
(Source: Statesman Journal, July 17, 2014) SALEM, Ore. — Should taxpayer money be used to improve infrastructure that would allow more coal and crude oil trains to run through Oregon? Dozens of people signed up to give their opinions about that to the Oregon...
Buyer of MMA railway had eerily similar troubles
(Source: Toronto Sun, July 18, 2014) MONTREAL — The new owner of the railway at the centre of the Lac-Megantic, Que., train disaster has had its own eerily similar troubles, documents show. Full story: Toronto Sun
Amtrak CEO: NJ Transit riders should be ‘very concerned’ about rail tunnels, infrastructure
(Source: Capital, July 17, 2014) NEW YORK — Amtrak C.E.O. Joe Boardman is not kidding when he talks about the dangerously decrepit state of the cross-Hudson River rail tunnels, whose premature failure, he warned, could devastate the region's economy. Full story:...
CSX optimistic long-term but predicts flat 3Q 2014
(Source: Associated Press, July 17, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX is optimistic about its long-term performance, but the railroad’s profit during this quarter will likely be relatively flat. Full story: Tulsa World
AAR: Combined weekly rail traffic up 4 percent over 2013 for week ending July 12
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 12, 2014 with 290,607 total carloads, up 4.8 percent compared...
