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Metro-North to install equipment to detect track conditions
(Source: MidHudson News, March 22, 2014) NEW YORK -- Metro-North Railroad will install monitoring equipment designed to detect defective or overheated wheels and loads of freight trains that operate on Metro-North tracks and convey that information in real time to the...
New York extends comment period on high-speed rail
(Source: Associated Press, March 24, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state Department of Transportation has extended the public comment period on plans for high-speed rail service between New York City and Upstate New York. Full story: Democrat & Chronicle
Safety and reliability issues plaguing railroads across Wisconsin
(Source: Wisconsin State Journal, March 24, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. -- Business is booming for railroads handling Wisconsin’s shipping needs, but complaints are emerging that include serious safety and reliability issues because of rail congestion and labor issues as...
Metro-North completes signal system upgrades at seven locations
(Source: Stamford Advocate, March 24, 2014) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North Railroad has completed federally ordered upgrades to its signal system at five moveable bridges and two critical curves on the New Haven Line to automatically stop trains when engineers fail to...
Lac-Meganitc oil train disaster report filed with prosecutors
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, March 23, 2014) MONTREAL -- Quebec police have finished and filed with authorities their investigation into the Lac-Megantic train disaster that killed 47 people and prompted backlash against the growing practice of transporting crude...
TCRC, CN give negotiations another chance
(Source: Canadian Press, March 22, 2014) MONTREAL -- CN Rail and its yard workers and train crews are going to try one last time to negotiate a new contract after already failing twice. CN says the union representing the three-thousand workers, the Teamsters Canada...
A second Presidential Emergency Board called in LIRR dispute
(Source: CBS New York, March 23, 2014) NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama has appointed a second Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve a labor dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and some of its employees. Full story and audio: CBS New York
Dozens injured in train derailment at Chicago’s O’Hare airport
(Source: USA Today, March 24, 2014) CHICAGO -- At least 32 people were injured, none seriously, when an eight-car train crashed through a barrier at the end of the platform and jumped up an escalator at O'Hare International Airport on Monday, according to Chicago's...
Proposed high-speed rail link between Norfolk and Washington D.C. may include Peninsula link
(Source: Daily Press, March 20, 2014) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- A proposed high speed rail route from Norfolk to Washington D.C. might include a spur linking it to the peninsula by way of James City County. Full story: Daily Press
CSX contract worker flown to hospital after crash with train
(Source: WSOC TV, March 20, 2014) CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. -- A man was flown to a hospital Thursday morning from Chester County after colliding with a train in the Leeds area. Officials told Channel 9 the 21-year-old was working for Lowram, a CSX contractor, when crashed...
