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New Metro-North schedules take effect July 7
(Source: Journal News, June 26, 2014) NEW YORK — Metro-North riders on the Harlem and New Haven lines should expect some schedule changes starting July 7, the railroad said in a reminder notice Thursday. Full story: www.lohud.com
CSX Executive Vice President Gooden sells $998,200 in stock
(Source: Ticker Report, June 26, 2014) NEW YORK — CSX EVP Clarence W. Gooden sold 32,200 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.00, for a total value of $998,200.00....
Union Pacific to announce 2Q 2014 earnings on July 24
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 26, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation's second quarter 2014 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, July 24,...
New rail to link Albany and Schenectady
(Source: Albany Times Union, June 26, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — A Massachusetts construction company has been awarded a contract to build the second track between Albany and Schenectady, eliminating a major Amtrak bottleneck in the Capital Region. Full story: Albany Times...
Norfolk Southern won’t share tracks with proposed Charlotte commuter system
(Source: Associated Press, June 26, 2014) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Norfolk Southern has told the Charlotte Area Transit System it won't share its freight railroad tracks for a proposed commuter train. Full story: www.blueridgenow.com
Norfolk city councilman wants NS to act on coal dust
(Source: Virginian Pilot, June 27, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. — A city councilman wants railroad company Norfolk Southern to do more to control coal dust at its Lamberts Point terminal and is asking the council to weigh in. Full story: Virginian Pilot
AAR: U.S. weekly rail traffic up 4.2 percent over 2013 for week ending June 21
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 27, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 21, 2014 with 291,142 total carloads, up 0.9 percent compared...
New York reviewing whether to disclose oil train movements
(Source Poughkeepsie Journal, June 26, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New York officials are reviewing a request by CSX to not publicly disclose movements of its freight trains carrying crude oil across the state. The state began receiving weekly information about the...
Lawyer for Tom Harding, Lac-Megantic locomotive engineer, outraged that court documents were made public
(Source: CBC News, June 26, 2014) MONTREAl — The lawyer representing Thomas Harding, the engineer on the train in the Lac-Mégantic disaster, is outraged after information that could incriminate his client was made public by the courts. Full story: CBC News
Oil train dangers extend past Bakken, NTSB Chairman says
(Source: Associated Press, June 26, 2014) BILLINGS, Mont. — The dangers posed by a spike in oil shipments by rail extend beyond crude from the booming Bakken region of the Northern Plains and include oil produced elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada, U.S. safety officials...
