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Two high-speed train sets built for Wisconsin set to leave Milwaukee
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 30, 2014) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- In what appears to be the final chapter of an ill-fated venture in Milwaukee, Spanish train-maker Talgo is vacating its factory on the city's north side, and its two unused high-speed train sets...
MTA abruptly fires LIRR president Helena Williams
(Source: Newsday, April 30, 2014) NEW YORK -- The head of the MTA Wednesday abruptly fired Long Island Rail Road president Helena Williams and named her successor in the midst of intense labor negotiations. Williams, the first woman to run the nation's busiest...
CSX train carrying about 8,000 tons of coal derails in Bowie, Md.
(Source: Baltimore Sun, May 1, 2014) BALTIMORE, Md. -- A CSX freight train carrying about 8,000 tons of coal partially derailed in Bowie early Thursday morning, according to CSX officials and the Prince George's County Fire & EMS Department. The incident marked the...
Railroads, pipelines at capacity moving big volumes of U.S. oil
(Source: Tulsa World, April 30, 2014) TULSA, Okla. -- The shale drilling boom is bringing historic volumes of U.S. oil to the surface, but there's not enough transportation capacity to move it quickly to refineries, ports and storage facilities. Many midstream...
Teamsters ratify new Anheuser-Busch contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- By a large majority, Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch’s breweries in the United States have voted to ratify a new five-year agreement covering more than 4,500 workers, the...
Lynchburg is second oil train incident this year for CSX
(Source: Reuters, May 1, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. -- A CSX Corp train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the James River and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Full story: Reuters
CSX oil train derails in downtown Lynchburg; spill raises fears of damage to river
(Source: News and Advance LYNCHBURG, Va. -- About 50,000 gallons of crude oil were unaccounted for late Wednesday after a CSX train derailed in downtown Lynchburg and sent three flaming tanker cars careening into the James River. The ensuing conflagration ignited oil...
Deb Miller sworn in as new member of Surface Transportation Board
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, April 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III today announced the swearing in of Deb Miller, to be a Member of the Board for a term of office expiring on December 31, 2017, following her...
MTA panel backs plan to hire private buses if LIRR unions strike
(Source: Newsday, April 28, 2014) NEW YORK -- A key MTA committee on Monday advanced a plan to hire private bus providers to help get commuters to and from work in the event of a Long Island Rail Road union strike this summer, a move some officials said could work...
Union Station in Los Angeles marking 75th anniversary on Saturday
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, April 29, 2014) LOS ANGELES -- Historic Union Station will mark its 75th anniversary Saturday — coincidentally Amtrak’s own National Train Day — with various a slate of events planned for the downtown Los Angeles venue. Full story: Los...
