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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...
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...
