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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
Metro-North chief says low-key approach will get railroad on track
(Source: Hartford Courant, June 23, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. — For a railroad seeking large amounts of federal aid, hefty state subsidies and fare increases, Metro-North has undermined its case in the past few years with a series of scandals, absentee supervision and...
Study could start on possible Texas bullet train
(Source: Associated Press, June 25, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — Plans for a so-called "bullet train" that backers say would carry passengers between Houston and Dallas in 90 minutes are expected to clear an early hurdle. Full story: Houston Chronicle
Crews build test piling near Madera to advance California high-speed rail design
(Source: Fresno Bee, June 24, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — It's not actual construction, but the appearance of a large crane and workers assembling steel rebar marks a significant test as high-speed rail engineers design a major bridge near Madera. Full story: Fresno Bee
Crowded rails in U.S. coal country throw miners, utilities out of gear
(Source: Reuters, June 24, 2014) NEW YORK — Coal miners and power companies are both suffering as railroads struggle to clear a backlog of coal stuck in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana after the harshest winter in over a decade. Full story: Yahoo News
