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California seeks more disclosure from railroad on plans to ship Bakken crude through Sacramento
(Source: Sacramento Bee, June 25, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One trainload of Bakken crude oil passed through Sacramento in the first two weeks of June, according to a report shared with the Bee by the California Office of Emergency Services. But agency spokesman...
North Dakota discloses oil train shipment details
(Source: Associated Press, June 25, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — Dozens of mile-long trains loaded with crude are leaving western North Dakota each week, with most shipments going through the state's most populous county while en route to refineries across the country. Full...
BNSF report shows volatile oil trains cross Montana frequently
(Source: Associated Press, June 25, 2014) BILLINGS, Mont. — Railroad records show more than a dozen volatile oil train shipments traverse Montana weekly en route to out-of-state refineries. The information was released Wednesday by state officials in response to a...
Rail-car shortages affect auto supply
(Source: Toledo Blade, June 26, 2014) TOLEDO, Ohio — As the economy improves and the weather warms, automakers are finding they’re having an easier time getting customers to their dealerships than they are cars and trucks. Rail-car shortages and lingering effects of a...
CMQ, the railway that bought MMA assets, gets ‘fitness approval’ from Canadian transportation agency
(Source: Montreal Gazette, June 25, 2014) MONTREAL — The Canadian Transportation Agency has issued a certificate of fitness to Central Maine & Québec Railway Canada (CMQ), which is buying the assets of Montreal Maine and Atlantic. Full story: Montreal Gazette
Lac-Magentic residents want former MMA rail line rerouted
(Source: Toronto Sun, June 26, 2014) OTTAWA — The new incarnation of the bankrupt railway at the centre of last summer's tragedy at Lac-Megantic, Que., recently received the right to operate in Quebec, but the small town's residents don't care, city spokesman Louis...
Railroads give up attempts to keep crude oil shipment data secret
(Source: McClatchy News Service, June 24, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s largest haulers of crude oil by rail on Tuesday appeared to abandon their insistence that information about such shipments could not be shared publicly for security reasons. Meanwhile,...
Freddie Simpson reelected to head BMWED
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 25, 2014) LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Freddie N. Simpson was re-elected to a four-year term as President of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) at the union's third Regular...
Keolis reaches contract agreements with 14 unions prior to taking operational control of MBTA commuter service
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 24, 2014) NEW YORK — Keolis Commuter Services (KCS) has reached agreement with all 14 of the labor unions representing its employees for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail service, which Keolis...
Cardboard robot shuts down Metro-North line for three hours
(Source: New York Post, June 20, 2014) NEW YORK — A schoolkid’s goofy model of a TV cartoon robot caused a panic that shut down parts of Metro-North’s New Haven line to Connecticut for three hours on Friday morning, June 20. Full story: New York Post
