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Truck in collision with PATH train was Amtrak welding contractor
(Source: Star-Ledger, July 14, 2014) HARRISON — The truck hit by a PATH train at a crossing in Harrison Saturday night belonged to a contractor who was doing welding work for Amtrak, officials said. Full story: Star-Ledger
NJ Transit shelves Atlantic City line recommendations
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — There are several ways to increase ridership and revenue on the Atlantic City Rail Line, according to a study commissioned by NJ Transit, but the agency doesn't plan to do any of them. With NJ Transit...
Oil industry, railroads said to agree on tank car standard
(Source: Bloomberg, July 14, 2014) NEW YORK — The oil industry and the railroads that haul its crude have offered U.S. regulators a joint plan to phase out a type of older tank car tied to a spate of fiery accidents, according to two people familiar with the proposal....
Negotiations appear to have collapsed in LIRR dispute
(Source: New York Times, July 14, 2014) NEW YORK — Six days before a possible strike on the Long Island Rail Road, negotiations appeared to collapse on Monday, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged “a gulf” with its unions, and labor leaders said...
Amtrak, BNSF CEOs make Kansas whistle-stop tour
(Source: Associated Press, July 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top executives of Amtrak and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway will make a whistle-stop trip on the passenger railroad's Southwest Chief in Kansas. Full story: Kansas City Star
Former Union Pacific contractor could face fines
(Source: Associated Press, July 5, 2014) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former contractor on a $400 million Union Pacific railroad hub in Santa Teresa along the state's southern border with Mexico has been accused of bidding for the job without a legal New Mexico license. Full...
Toledo panel approves big expansion for train terminal
(Source: Toledo Blade, July 14, 2014) TOLEDO, Ohio — Activity at Norfolk Southern’s Toledo Intermodal Terminal has more than doubled in the last four years, and now the railroad has received a city commission’s approval for a major expansion there. By a 4-0 vote...
BNSF is expanding its Northern Corridor to meet increasing demand
(Source: Railway Age, July 8, 2014) NEW YORK — t should come as no surprise that BNSF Railway has found itself moving commerce across its Northern Corridor at levels that often exceed practical capacity. This route was designed from the start, more than a century ago,...
CAF USA to ship first Amtrak cars
(Source: Star Gazette, July 8, 2014) ELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed was at CAF USA Tuesday for the news that the first three cars in an Amtrak contract were to be delivered to Albany. So far, 70 car shells have been built of 130 on order, a company official...
U.S. government sets duties on steel pipe from Korea
(Source: Associated Press, July 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government has imposed duties on imports of steel pipe from South Korea, India and seven other countries, ruling in favor of U.S. steel producers and unions that had complained those countries were...
