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Fees nearly $3 million in MMA Railway bankruptcy
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 24, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway and the lawyers and consultants working on his behalf are asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve nearly $3 million in compensation and...
Chicago area poorly prepared for crude oil train fires
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 25, 2014) CHICAGO — Few Chicago-area fire departments have enough firefighting foam and equipment to respond effectively to the roaring infernos seen near Rockford and elsewhere in recent years when multiple railroad tank cars carrying...
Canola growers file complaint about railway service with Canadian agency
(Source: Canadian Press, May 27, 2014) WINNIPEG — Canola farmers are complaining to the Canadian Transportation Agency about what they call “dismal” service from the country’s two biggest railways. Full story: www.globalnews.ca
Minnesota farmers say price of food is going up due to railroads shipping oil instead of grain
(Source: KTSP, May 23, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farmers in Minnesota are saying that rail cars that used to transport crops are now being used to transport oil. That means farmers have to find other, typically more expensive ways to either store or ship their crops....
Crude oil by rail a safety concern in South Jersey
(Source: South Jersey Times, May 25, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — With elected officials across North America calling for stricter regulations regarding shipping crude oil by rail, local rail operators and oil refineries in South Jersey are reiterating the importance of their...
Dramatic rise in West Coast oil trains raise fears in Vancouver
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2014) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Residents along the scenic Columbia River are hoping to persuade regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest's largest crude oil train terminal — the proposed destination for at least...
Canadian crude by rail exports rise more than 50 percent, reaching record high
(Source: Reuters, May 27, 2014) NEW YORK — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail hit a record high of 160,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2014, Canada's National Energy Board says, a more than 50 percent rise from the same period a year earlier. Full...
Defense fund launched for workers charged in Lac-Megantic tragedy
(Source: United Steelworkers press release, May 26, 2014) MONTREAL — A legal defence fund has been launched to help pay costs to be incurred by railway workers charged in connection with last year's tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, Que. The Justice for USW Rail Workers Fund...
Ohio bill would require two workers on trains
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, May 26, 2014. Robert F. Hagan is a member of BLET Division 757.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — State Rep. Robert F. Hagan wants to make sure that freight trains in Ohio have at least two people at the helm. The Youngstown Democrat, a CSX Corp....
South Korea’s magnet-powered bullet train has taken its first ride
(Source: Gizmodo, May 22, 2014) NEW YORK — To get up to top speed, bullet trains have to pull a huge amount of electrical current from the grid. typically through unsightly overhead power lines. But this newly debuted train prototype from South Korea sucks up...
