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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...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic up 6 percent over 2013 for week ending June 7
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 7, 2014 with 292,924 total carloads, up 5.3 percent compared...
Fee on oil by rail a key issue in California budget debate
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2014) LOS ANGELES — With a Sunday deadline for a state budget agreement, a proposed fee on oil transported by rail cars across California has emerged as a major target for opposition by oil companies and business lobbyists. The...
Drivers at Iron Mountain vote to join Teamsters Local 986 in California
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a nearly 3-1 margin, drivers at Iron Mountain in Pico Rivera, California voted on Thursday, June 12, 2014 to join Teamsters Local 986. The drivers pick up...
Documents: Railroads want to skip some proposed safeguards for oil trains
(Source: Politico, June 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The railroad industry is warning the White House against some potential safety rules for trains carrying explosive crude oil, saying freight and passenger rail traffic could be disrupted for years if companies must...
California budget deal would spend cap-and-trade funds on high-speed rail
(Source: Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two years after Gov. Jerry Brown first proposed using carbon-reduction revenue to prop up California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project, Brown and legislative leaders reached budget agreements Thursday...
Installation of Positive Train Control beset by delays, high costs
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, June 13, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Mandated by a 2008 federal law, positive train control has been beset by delays, expense and trouble. Originally slated to be partially finished by next year, pending legislation seeks to extend the deadline,...
