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CN to meet with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference over stalled labor deal
(Source: Reuters, February 3, 2014) TORONTO -- Canadian National Railway said it will meet on Monday afternoon with officials from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference -- which represents 3,000 train conductors, yard workers, and traffic coordinators -- to discuss...
Exploding oil trains push states to create response plans
(Source: Bloomberg, February 4, 2014) NEW YORK -- States from California to Maine are hiring rail inspectors and oil-spill experts as they draw up emergency plans after trains carrying crude derailed and burst into fireballs, including a crash in Quebec that killed...
BNSF railroad worker would trade millions for the use of his lost leg
(Source: Fox2Now, January 30, 2014) ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A railroad worker, who won a $12.5 million judgment this week after he lost a leg in a rail yard accident, says he would rather have full use of his leg that the monetary award. He said he hopes the verdict will...
BNSF Railway wins appeal of STB rule lowering coal rail rates
(Source: Bloomberg, January 31, 2014) NEW YORK -- BNSF Railroad Co., the carrier owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. won an appeal of a U.S. Surface Transportation Board ruling that its rates for shipping Western coal were too high. The U.S. Court of...
Former locomotive engineer Dan Orenso named Metra chief executive
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 31, 2014) CHICAGO -- Don Orseno, a 30-year Metra veteran and former locomotive engineer, was appointed Friday to run the nation's second-largest commuter rail agency, taking over as Metra struggles to overcome a patronage controversy...
Editorial: Give Michael Dukakis his due at South Station
(Source: Boston Globe editorial, February 1, 2014) BOSTON -- No individual in America — why, perhaps even in human history — deserves to have a train station named in his honor more than Mike Dukakis. The longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history, Dukakis has...
New Mexico’s governor could derail Amtrak partnership
(Source: Associated Press, February 2, 2014) SANTA FE, N.M. -- A proposal to bring Amtrak's Southwest Chief train through New Mexico and two other states could get stopped in its tracks by Gov. Susana Martinez. Full story: www.newschannel10.com
Lawyers spar over where Lac-Megantic wrongful death claims should be decided
(Source: Bangor Daily News, January 31, 2014) BANGOR, Maine -- A federal judge heard arguments Friday in a case that centers on whether Maine or Illinois should be the place of jurisdiction for wrongful death claims associated with the July 2013 derailment and...
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway lawsuit blames owner of crude oil for Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Bangor Daily News, January 31, 2014) BANGOR, Maine -- The trustee overseeing the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway has sued the companies that owned and arranged for the transportation of the crude oil that MMA was carrying at the time of the...
CN train carrying fuel oil derails, spills in Mississippi
(Source: Reuters, January 31, 2014) JACKSON, Miss. -- A Canadian National Railway Co train carrying fuel oil and other hazardous materials derailed and was leaking in southeast Mississippi on Friday, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents, officials said. Full...
