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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...
Norfolk Southern to ask customers for legal protection against older cars
(Source: Reuters, June 27, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp said it would require its customers to give the railroad company legal protection against damages caused by explosions or leakage of hazardous materials carried in older tank cars, The Wall Street...
Latest contract offer rejected, LIRR faces strike
(Source: New York Times, June 24, 2014) NEW YORK — Fearing a strike on the Long Island Rail Road, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said on Tuesday that it had expanded its offer to union leaders, granting “everything that they’ve asked for,” with raises of 17...
Historic Eisenhower locomotive returns to National Railroad Museum in Green Bay
(Source: Green Bay Press Gazette, June 19, 2014) GREEN BAY, Wisc. — A bumpy ride home has ended for Green Bay’s prized train engine named after President Eisenhower. The bright green Dwight D. Eisenhower locomotive is back at the National Railroad Museum in...
Former ‘Survivor’ contestant killed in train accident
(Source: TV Guide, June 24, 2014) NEW YORK — Caleb Bankston, who competed on “Survivor: Blood vs. Water,” died Tuesday in a train accident, TMZ reports. A locomotive engineer and conductor for the Alabama Warrior Railway, Bankston, 26, was working on one of the trains...
Summit provides big-picture view of Pa.’s Keystone rail corridor
(Source: Lancaster Online, June 26, 2014) LANCASTER, Pa. — The trains run faster and ridership is growing on the Keystone rail line between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, thanks to millions of dollars poured into track and station upgrades. Full story:...
Quebec seeks $409 million from MMA Railway over Lac-Megantic
(Source: Canadian Press, June 16, 2014) QUEBEC — The Quebec government is adding its name to a list of creditors seeking money from the insolvent railway company at the heart of the Lac-Megantic train disaster. The government said Monday that it is seeking $409...
