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Metra names new police chief to get ‘antiquated’ force on track
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, May 12, 2014) CHICAGO — Metra’s new police chief said Monday he wants more Metra police riding trains to protect passengers as he took over the helm of a force once blasted as “antiquated” and “in crisis.’’ Full story: Chicago...
Canadian watchdog halts probe into alleged CN Rail price fixing
(Source: Reuters, May 9, 2014) NEW YORK — Canada's Competition Bureau said on Friday it has halted a probe into alleged unfair pricing practices by Canadian National Railway due to insufficient evidence. Full story: Reuters
East St. Louis stumps for high-speed rail station
(Source: Associated Press, May 14, 2014) EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — East St. Louis' mayor and the area's clergy are making a pitch for an Amtrak station for the city as part of efforts to develop a high-speed Amtrak route between Chicago and St. Louis. Full story:...
Stamford mayor to testify before Senate on Metro-North
(Source: Stamford Advocate, May 13, 2014) STAMFORD, Conn. — Mayor David Martin will travel by Amtrak to Washington, D.C., Thursday to testify before the U.S. Senate about the importance of maintaining Metro-North Railroad's infrastructure. Full story: Stamford...
Minnesota Senators push STB to stop rail delays
(Source: Finance and Commerce, May 14, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar are urging the Surface Transportation Board to use its authority to stop long rail delays in the upper Midwest. Full story: Finance and Commerce
More oil by rail heading to Philadelphia-area refineries
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — At the Delaware River wharf where Appalachian coal trains once unloaded their cargo, 108 rail tankers lined up Tuesday to deliver a new distant energy source - crude oil from North Dakota. Full story:...
Taming the PTC elephant
(Source: Railway Age, May 14, 2014) NEW YORK — The pressing issue for the railroad industry’s communications and signal engineers is whether or not Positive Train Control (PTC) is going to be complete and fully functional by the fast-approaching Dec. 31, 2015,...
U.S. stops monitoring ‘toxic inhalant hazard’ railroad risks
(Source: Column by James P. RePass Sr., Nationalcorridors.org, May 14, 2014) BOSTON, Mass. — The Transportation Security Administration, in charge of monitoring crude oil tank cars, has let a critical rail security system, put in place after 9/11 to monitor toxic...
MMA engineer arrested at gunpoint
(Source: CBC News, May 13, 2014) MONTREAL — The Crown announced late Monday that the Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway (MM&A) and three of its former employees — Jean Demaitre (manager of train operations), Richard Labrie (railway traffic controller) and engineer...
50 coal cars derail on BNSF line near Pillager, Minn.
(Source: Forum News Service, May 12, 2014) PILLAGER, Minn. — Coal and crushed metal littered the train tracks early Monday as crews worked to clear the scene of a train derailment on a BNSF Railway line near Pillager. Full story: West Central Tribune
