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Tacoma Rail discloses Bakken oil shipment information
(Source: Associated Press, June 23, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. — Tacoma Rail has told Washington state that it moves about three unit trains of Bakken crude oil in Pierce County each week, information that federal transportation officials have ordered released to help...
BNSF won’t seek injunction to stop public release of oil train info in Washington state
(Source: EarthFix, June 23, 2014) COLUMBIA, Wash. — BNSF Railway says it will not go to court to block Washington from releasing oil train notification information under the state’s public records law. Full story: The Columbian
STB presses railroads for faster grain shipments
(Source: Railway Age, June 23, 2014) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board is requiring Canadian Pacific and BNSF “to publicly file their plans to timely resolve their backlogs of grain car orders, as well as weekly status reports pertaining to grain car...
BLET member helps museum trace histories of black rail workers in Roanoke
(Source: Roanoke Times, June 20, 2014. Editor's note: John Nutter is a retired member of BLET Division 301.) ROANOKE, Va. — John Nutter sat on a bench inside the Virginia Museum of Transportation chuckling to himself while flipping through his section in a new book...
RRB issuing statements of service
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 2, 2014) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a "Certificate of Service Months and Compensation" (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who had creditable railroad compensation...
Massive French rail strike enters third day
(Source: CNN, June 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — French commuters were set to endure more chaos after rail workers prolonged a two-day strike Thursday against reforms meant to rein in the heavily indebted travel sector. Full story: CNN
Grain industry group urges STB to reject petition for railroad exemption
(Source: AG Professional, June 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject a petition from rail carriers urging that they be exempted from the statutory requirement to file...
Montana farmers voice concerns regarding rail service with STB
(Source: Great Falls Tribune, June 12, 2014) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Farmers and grain organization members from throughout Montana told stories about poor rail service to the Surface Transportation Board's Rail Customer and Public Assistance Program representatives in...
Citizen oil train spotters in Washington challenge railroad secrecy
(Source: The Herald, June 12, 2014) OLYMPIA, Wash. — BNSF Railway doesn’t want civilians to know how often it transports large shipments of Bakken crude oil through Snohomish County, but a mathematician from Everett can give you a pretty good estimate. Full story:...
Metro-North has a long way to go on safety, officials say
(Source: Stamford Advocate, June 12, 2014) STAMFORD, Conn. — Metro-North completed a 100-day turnaround plan this week with still a lot of work left to do to improve safety and reliability, according to top state and federal officials, and the railroad's own...
