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CSX Toledo Terminal employees honored with dual commendations
(Source: CSX press release, March 24, 2014) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Toledo Terminal employees at Stanley Yard, Walbridge Yard and the Toledo Docks were recently honored by the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate for Stanley Yard’s centennial birthday...
Study: Working odd hours may damage brain cells
(Source: CNN, March 23, 2014) ATLANTA -- There's a new study out by the University of Pennsylvania that may have you rethinking your sleep schedule, especially for those who have overnight, odd or constantly changing work schedules. A new study finds that lack of...
BLET member to get top safety award from Shortline Association
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, March 24, 2014. Ozzie A. Espana is Secretary-Treasurer of BLET Division 214 in Long Beach, Calif.) CHICAGO -- Pacific Harbor Line and its parent company Anacostia Rail Holdings (www.anacostia.com) will receive four top...
National Railroad Museum near Green Bay declines $1 million offer for famed WWII locomotive
(Source: Green Bay Press Gazette, March 24, 2014) ASHWAUBENON, Wisc. -- Railroad buffs across the Atlantic are so enamored with a rare World War II locomotive on loan from the National Railroad Museum that one of them has offered a hefty sum to keep the historic piece...
Metra won’t penalize UP, BNSF over chronic delays
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2014) CHICAGO -- Metra won't penalize the freight railroads that operate four of its busiest lines for chronic delays and other service meltdowns, because it's vital to maintain friendly partnerships, officials said Friday. Full...
Metro-North adds 30 more M8 rail cars in Connecticut
(Source: Daily Voice, March 23, 2014) DANBURY, Ct. -- Another 30 M8 rail cars have been delivered to run on the tracks of Metro-North’s New Haven Line in Connecticut, bringing the total of M8 railroad cars to 336, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on...
Railroad delays hurt energy and commodities
(Source: Star Tribune, March 21, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Across the northern United States and Canada, commodities such as fuel, fertilizer and grain have been moving at a frustratingly slow pace on freight-clogged, heavily booked and winter-battered railways....
Oil trains in Oregon: 4 claims Oregon rail safety officials got wrong
(Source: The Oregonian, March 23, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregonian spent a month looking at the Oregon Department of Transportation’s rail safety efforts, finding in a February investigation that the agency is unusually accommodating of the railroad companies it...
New CSX terminal in Winter Haven will bring big changes
(Source: Tampa Tribune, March 23, 2014) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- One of Florida’s most controversial transportation projects in recent years is scheduled to begin operation April 2 at a new CSX high-tech rail terminal between Lake Wales and Wahneta, where cattle still...
Besieged rail firm planning another MBTA bid
(Source: Boston Globe, March 24, 2014) SEOUL, South Korea -- Top executives at Hyundai Rotem say they accept responsibility for a 2½-year delay in delivering Massachusetts’ new MBTA commuter rail cars, but nonetheless plan to bid on a new multimillion dollar contract...
