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FRA Chief Szabo outlines oil train safety strategy
(Source: The Times, June 6, 2014) MUNSTER, Ind. — Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo said Friday his agency is promoting more pro-active safety programs for oil trains to prevent any incidents in the United States like the disaster in Lac-Megantic, Canada,...
Senate panel rolls back cuts to housing, Amtrak
(Source: Associated Press, June 5, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan coalition on the Senate Appropriations Committee moved Thursday to roll back House GOP-backed cuts to Amtrak, transportation projects and affordable housing projects, but pressures elsewhere in...
Lawyers to argue dangers ignored in Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Reuters, June 9, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shippers wrongly moved explosive gas as part of a crude oil delivery that derailed and killed 47 people in a Canadian town last year, lawyers seeking to represent the devastated town in a class action lawsuit are...
Amtrak wraps up unexpected suspension of runs between St. Paul, Minot
(Source: Star Tribune, June 5, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Amtrak passengers traveling between St. Paul and Minot in far northwest North Dakota can board again after five days of disrupted service, but North Dakota promises to cause passengers headaches throughout the...
Norfolk Southern VP sells 1,000 shares of stock
(Source: Ticker Report, June 5, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. VP Deborah H. Butler sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.15, for a total transaction of $99,150.00....
Lac-Megantic crash prompted over 200 information access requests
(Source: Canadian Press, June 5, 2014) OTTAWA — Well-founded complaints about Transport Canada's handling of access-to-information requests on the Lac-Mégantic train disaster contributed to a 30 per cent increase in grievances about federal agencies last year. Full...
Blown by high winds, Union Pacific train derails in NE Arkansas
(Source: Associated Press, June 5, 2014) OTWELL, Ark. — A freight train on a Union Pacific line blew over near the border between Craighead and Poinsett counties, blocking U.S. Highway 49. Full story: Times Union
AAR: 1Q 2014 crude oil carloads increased over 4Q 2013; Weekly rail traffic up again
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 5, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reports U.S. Class I railroads originated 110,164 carloads of crude oil in the first quarter of 2014, 1.4 percent more than in...
Virginia official says CSX inspector found defect in track the day before Lynchburg oil train derailment
(Source: Associated Press, June 4, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — A state official says a CSX inspection found a defect in a railroad track the day before an oil train derailed in Lynchburg. Full story: Daily Reporter
States balk at keeping oil train information from public
(Source: Associated Press, June 6, 2014) BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. railroads forced to turn over details of their volatile crude oil shipments are asking states to sign agreements not to disclose the information. But some states are refusing, saying Thursday that the...
