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CP Rail reports 2Q 2014 net income of C$371 million
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, July 17, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced record Q2 2014 financial results. Reported net income in the second quarter was $371 million, or $2.11 per diluted share, versus $252...
LIRR negotiations resume with different tone
(Source: New York Times, July 16, 2014) NEW YORK — Four days before a possible strike, the Long Island Rail Road and its unions resumed talks on Wednesday and pledged to continue informal discussions throughout the night — a conspicuous shift in tone after...
Fatal 1984 Amtrak crash remembered on 30th anniversary
(Source: Burlington Free Press, July 15, 2014) WILLISTON, Vt. — The smell of burning railroad ties and overheated twisted metal permeated the air as dew covered the ground and the morning fog tried to clear. You could hear birds chirping. In the end five people — two...
FHWA, DDOT set second public meeting on final environmental report for CSX rail tunnel in D.C.
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 15, 2014) The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and District Department of Transportation (DDOT) plan to hold a second public meeting on July 31 to review the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed...
Amtrak moves to fix diesel exhaust concerns near Rensselaer
(Source: Albany Times Union, July 15, 2014) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — With financial support from a not-for-profit environmental group, Amtrak is upgrading its diesel locomotives to reduce hours of idling time around the Rensselaer station and repair facility after air tests...
Norfolk Southern crews still working to clear large-scale train derailment in Wytheville, Va.
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, July 15, 2014) WYTHEVILLE, Va. — Faced with the task of clearing widespread wreckage, town officials and Norfolk Southern crews were back on the scene Tuesday of a large-scale train derailment in the town limits of Wytheville. Full...
In Paulsboro train derailment, defense wants plaintiff’s press comments silenced
(Source: South Jersey Times, July 15, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — The law firm representing Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation in class action lawsuits related to the November 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro has requested a federal judge issue an...
LIRR workers, on brink of a strike, prepare for life on the picket line
(Source: New York Times, July 15, 2014) NEW YORK — The workers navigate trains and test signals, repair aging cars and scan moldering stretches of track on the nation’s oldest rail system still operating under its original name: the Long Island Rail Road, chartered in...
Hoffa: Sufficient rest key to truck driver safety
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union today called for a renewed commitment by Congress to protect the driving public by keeping current hours of service rules in place to help prevent...
Steelworkers Local 1976 donates $70,000 to Lac-Megantic rail workers’ defense fund
(Source: United Steelworkers press release, July 16, 2014) MONTREAL — A $70,000 contribution from a United Steelworkers (USW) union local has boosted a legal defense fund for workers charged in the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy. The Justice for USW Rail Workers Fund has...
