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30-hour delays in Chicago slowing coal deliveries
(Source: Bloomberg Business Week, April 11, 2014) NEW YORK -- Come to the west side of Chicago to find out why a power plant in Michigan is short of coal and a biodiesel maker in Brewster, Minnesota, can’t get enough grain. The trip through the city can take more than...
Critics charge crude oil is displacing other commodities on trains
(Source: McClatchy News Service, April 10, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Grain producers, manufacturers and coal shippers told federal regulators Thursday that rail service has deteriorated drastically in the nation’s midsection in recent months, leaving crops in piles on...
Witnesses tell STB that oil by rail hurting farmers, travelers
(Source: Reuters, April 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Midwestern farmers and Amtrak passengers are among those being hurt by rail congestion caused in part by an energy boom that has spurred the massive movement of oil by rail, witnesses told the U.S. Surface...
Wisconsin Central ordered to pay more than $352,000 in back wages for firing injured conductor
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, April 10, 2014) CHICAGO -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Wisconsin Central Limited railway in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act for terminating a...
Honduran migrants ask Mexico to allow free passage
(Source: Associated Press, April 9, 2014) MEXICO CITY -- About a dozen Honduran migrants who lost legs and arms after falling from trains during northbound journeys across Mexico asked the country's Senate on Tuesday to stop the government's persecution of Central...
Calgary fire department bills CP Rail for derailment cleanup
(Source: CBC news, April 9, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta -- The Calgary Fire Department says it has sent an invoice to Canadian Pacific Railway totalling more than $500,000 following a derailment at the Alyth Yard last September. Full story: CBC.ca
CN CEO says railway will reach weekly grain volume target
(Source: Reuters, April 9, 2014) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co, the country's biggest railroad, this week will reach the minimum weekly grain volume ordered by the government, easing a massive crop jam, Chief Executive Claude Mongeau said on Wednesday. Full...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to make Amtrak announcement today
(Source: Rock River Times, April 10, 2014) ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Gov. Pat Quinn (D) will be in Rockford Thursday, April 10, to announce the city’s share of a $222 million project that would increase passenger rail service between Chicago and the Quad Cities. Full story:...
Amtrak awards Empire Corridor contract work
(Source: Railway Age, April 9, 2014) NEW YORK -- Amtrak has awarded engineering company Michael Baker Jr., Inc. a $4.2 million contract for construction management and inspection services involving several projects on its Empire Corridor in New York State. Full story:...
Editorial: Indiana’s privatization plan for Amtrak could go off the rails
(Source: The Times, April 9, 2014) MUNSTER, Ind. -- The Indiana Department of Transportation is misguided in hoping to privatize rail operations along Amtrak's Hoosier State route. Full story: www.nwtimes.com
