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Judge in Seattle allows coal train case to proceed
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. -- A federal judge in Seattle on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit over coal trains to proceed against BNSF Railway. Seven environmental groups sued BNSF last summer, alleging it violated federal law by allowing coal...
CN Rail CEO says railway will meet Ottawa’s grain shipment target
(Source: Reuters, March 12, 2014) TORONTO -- Canadian National Railway Co , the country's biggest railroad operator, said on Wednesday it will meet the federal government's order to ship 500,000 tonnes of grain a week, but its chief executive said there would still be...
As winter wears on, ‘Avalanche Alley’ comes alive near BNSF mainline in Montana
(Source: Flathead Beacon, March 11, 2014) ESSEX, Mont. -- Hours before the snow-covered mountains along Glacier National Park’s southern boundary began to slide on March 2, Ted Steiner could see it coming. From his home in Whitefish, BNSF Railway’s avalanche safety...
Delaware officials hear oil train safety concerns
(Source: News Journal, March 11, 2014) WILMINGTON, Del. -- Panelists fielded questions on topics ranging from oil train hazards to late-night horn blowing Monday, during a legislative forum in Delaware City focused on crude-by-rail traffic bound for the Delaware City...
After derailment, CSX official defends Philly bridge maintenance
(Source: Newsworks, March 12, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- A Philadelphia City Council committee demanded answers from railroad officials about a recent train derailment at a hearing Wednesday. Full story: Newsworks.org
Amtrak’s Boardman honored as Railroad of the Year
(Source: Railway Age, March 12, 2014) NEW YORK -- Joseph H. Boardman, President and CEO of Amtrak, accepted Railway Age’s 2014 Railroader of the Year Award on March 11 at a dinner at Chicago’s Union League Club attended by more than 400 of his industry colleagues....
SEPTA, TWU in talks as Friday deadline nears
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- SEPTA's biggest labor contract expires Friday night, but an immediate strike by Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley operators, and maintenance workers seems unlikely. SEPTA's contract with...
BNSF pledges to catch up on agriculture shipments
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. has promised to get caught up on farm commodity rail shipments that are running nearly three weeks behind in North Dakota, the state’s U.S. senators said Wednesday. All...
Lac-Megantic mayor: ‘We lost part of our soul’ in oil train disaster
(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The mayor of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, where 47 people died in a massive inferno following a train derailment last summer, came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push lawmakers and regulators for rail safety...
CSX expects more modest full-year earnings growth reflecting challenging weather conditions
(Source: CSX press release, March 12, 2014) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation Chief Financial Officer Fredrik Eliasson today discussed a variety of financial and market-specific topics at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Industrials Conference in New...
