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Rail, oil industries to make safety changes for transporting crude
(Source: Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal regulators said railroads and energy companies agreed Thursday to take significant steps to make shipping crude oil by rail safer after a string of accidents and explosions prompted rising...
NTSB releases Top 10 Most Wanted List of transportation improvements for 2014
(Source: NTSB press release, January 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board today released its 2014 Most Wanted List, the top 10 advocacy and awareness priorities for the agency for 2014, which for the first time includes improving...
RTA to review Metra’s performance during snow, cold
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 15, 2014) CHICAGO -- Already under fire from passengers for chronic delays, cancellations and rail car shortages, Metra is now coming under official scrutiny for its much-criticized performance during last week’s arctic blast. Full...
3 major freight railroads releasing 4Q 2013 results
(Source: Associated Press, January 14, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Investors will soon learn more about what has been moving in the economy as three of the nation's largest freight railroads release their fourth-quarter financial reports. The companies may also face safety...
Power problems causing Metro-North delays in Conn.
(Source: Associated Press, January 16, 2014) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Metro-North says power problems and a disabled train are causing delays of up to 20 minutes on the New Haven Line in Connecticut. Full story: Seattle Post Intelligencer
BNSF Railway to pay $140,000 over chemical spill near Port of L.A.
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2014) LOS ANGELES -- BNSF Railway has pleaded no contest to criminal charges and agreed to pay $140,000 in penalties, medical expenses and emergency response costs stemming from a 2012 spill of hazardous chemicals near the Port...
MBTA releases commuter rail bid details
(Source: Boston Globe, January 16, 2014) BOSTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority released thousands of pages of documents on Wednesday that reveal the size and scope of two competing bids to run the state’s commuter rail system — the biggest...
Chicago mayor backs fee for rail cars carrying hazardous materials
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, January 16, 2014) CHICAGO -- Noting that 30 percent of the nation’s rail cargo passes through Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday threw his support behind a plan to place a “hazardous materials transportation fee” on tank cars stored...
Editorial: Rail shippers should pay more for oil spill risks
(Source: Bellingham Herald, January 15, 2014) BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Railroads maintain their own response plans to handle oil spills — uncoordinated with state regulators in Washington and Oregon. And neither state charges a per-barrel fee on rail transports. In...
Opinion: Pipelines on rails reason for concern
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune opinion column by William D. Balgord, January 16, 2014) LACROSSE, Wisc. -- The rumble of coal trains, familiar in the quiet neighborhoods of La Crosse, are now joined by the sounds of Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s mile-long oil trains. But a...
