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Benefit interference, conspiracy claims fail against BNSF, Seventh Circuit rules
(Source: Bloomberg BNA, January 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A proposed class action alleging that Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC interfered with union workers' pension benefits in the course of managing a Chicago intermodal facility was properly dismissed by a...
KCS increases common stock dividend, sets annual meeting date
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, January 27, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors on January 27, 2014 declared a regular dividend of $0.28 per share on the outstanding KCS common stock, which is a 30%...
Editorial: Oil trains require crude awakening
(Source: South Jersey Times, January 29, 2014) We want our region to keep being an energy dynamo, but not with increased transportation risks. The feds need to clamp down on the condition and suitability of the cars, the speed of the trains and their routing through...
On The Plains, the rush for oil has changed everything
(Source: National Public Radio, January 29, 2014) NEW YORK -- A remarkable transformation is underway in western North Dakota, where an oil boom is changing the state's fortunes and leaving once-sleepy towns bursting at the seams. In a series of stories, NPR is...
Oil producers ask regulators not to rush rail safety rules
(Source: Canada.com, January 28, 2014) OTTAWA -- Lobby groups representing Canadian and U.S. oil producers are asking regulators in North America not to rush into new rail safety rules that could affect the “competitiveness” of shipping products by rail. Full story:...
Bills in Washington State take aim at safety of oil transport
(Source: The Olympian, January 28, 2014) OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A shifting U.S. energy landscape has state lawmakers in Olympia taking a renewed look at the transport of oil through Washington railways and waterways. Full story: The Olympian
Pan Am Railways employee seriously injured in accident at Deerfield rail yard
(Source: The Republican, January 28, 2014) DEERFIELD -- An employee with Pan Am Railways was transported by helicopter ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield Tuesday after suffering a serious injury in an accident in the rail yard, police said. Full...
Extra Super Bowl rail service begins on NJ Transit
(Source: Associated Press, January 29, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey Transit is operating additional trains to handle customers heading to and from Super Bowl activities. Full story: Asbury Park Press
MBTA’s new rail cars head for a retooling
(Source: Boston Globe, January 29, 2014) BOSTON -- A long-awaited fleet of MBTA commuter rail cars, delivered 2½ years late by the South Korean manufacturer, is now so plagued by mechanical, engineering, and software problems that it has to be shipped to a facility in...
Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on 2014 State of the Union Address
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, January 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- “In his 2014 State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a bold vision for increasing opportunity for all Americans. The road to better opportunities can take many...
