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Oregon DOT reminds railroads to follow law, submit oil train reports
(Source: The Oregonian, April 28, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Transportation, the state's rail safety overseer, has formally reminded railroad companies to follow state law and submit overdue reports showing what hazardous materials -- including...
Railroads tell ND regulators oil trains are not displacing grain shipments
(Source: Associated Press, April 28, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Crude oil trains are not displacing grain shipments in the Dakotas and surrounding states, railroad officials assured North Dakota regulators Monday. Many farmers and some state officials believe the...
Farmers borrowing cash in record numbers with crops stuck in rail backlog
(Source: Reuters, April 29, 2014) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Western Canadian farmers still stuck with last year’s harvest are turning to the government for credit help in record numbers, and insiders fear problems could cascade through the agricultural economy as the new...
AAR: Railroads report increased weekly rail traffic as of April 19
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 19, 2014 with 290,713 total U.S. carloads, up 5.1 percent...
MTA to vote on new Positive Train Control contract for LIRR, Metro-North
(Source: New Haven Register, April 28, 2014) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to spend $11.3 million more than originally budgeted to put Positive Train Control on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road lines by 2017, according to a...
Hoffa: Cerberus loots bankrupt airline’s health care account
(Source: Huffington Post opinion column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, April 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Private equity firm Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, is looting a bankrupt airline that for 66 years ferried troops and equipment to war zones in...
Recordings detail fire in locomotive ahead of Lac-Megantic tragedy
(Source: Montreal Gazette, April 28, 2014) MONTREAL -- Recordings of radio communication between firefighters in Nantes and a 911 dispatcher in St-Georges-de-Beauce offer a glimpse into the fire that caused a freight train to barrel into Lac-Mégantic and kill 47...
Meet the real Amazon drones
(Source: Huffington Post, April 24, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Delivery drivers are the real Amazon drones -- workers who hustle to feed our growing demand for next-day or same-day delivery from online retailers. And as the e-commerce industry continues to grow, the...
Metro-North gets schedule approval
(Source: Stamford Advocate, April 27, 2014) STAMFORD, Conn. -- After a year of delays on the New Haven Line, Metro-North Railroad has gotten the go-ahead from Connecticut to adopt a new schedule that promises to make arrival times at Grand Central Terminal the same as...
In New York City, $185 million rail tunnel leads to nowhere, for now
(Source: Associated Press, April 28, 2014) NEW YORK -- Taking shape on Manhattan's West Side is a $185 million, federally funded tunnel that leads to nowhere, for now. The 800-foot-long, 35-foot-deep concrete trench could someday lead to two new commuter rail tunnels...
