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For Metra, weather-related delays snowballed into crew shortages
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2014) CHICAGO -- Mostly, Metra has been blaming equipment issues like frozen switches for many of the problems it had maintaining its schedule. But with the delays tending to snowball, Metra also found itself up against workforce...
Stalled Amtrak train ‘like being buried in snow,’ woman says
(Source: Kansas City Star, January 7, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On Monday, the Southwest Chief was trapped about 80 miles west of Chicago when it ran into ice- and snow-covered tracks about 3:15 p.m. The Chief, which originates in Los Angeles, had left Kansas City...
A record commuter rail deal is on the way for Boston
(Source: Boston Globe, January 8, 2014) BOSTON, Mass. -- State officials, preparing to announce their choice to operate the commuter rail system, revealed on Tuesday the price tag for the contract: $2.68 billion over eight years, with the possibility for two two-year...
Report: MBTA mulls new commuter rail operator
(Source: Railway Age, January 6, 2014) NEW YORK -- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reportedly is considering replacing Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. (MBCR), its current contract operator of MBTA regional rail service. Full story: Railway...
Port of Vancouver director defends oil terminal proposal
(Source: The Columbian, January 7, 2014) WASHOUGAL, Wash. -- The Port of Vancouver put safeguards into a lease it signed for a controversial oil-by-rail project, including a safety and operations plan it must approve before the crude-handling facility launches, Todd...
North Dakota senator Heitkamp, Hoeven rep meet with NTSB over oil train concerns
(Source: Associated Press, January 8, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says she and a representative of Sen. John Hoeven's office met with a National Transportation Safety Board leader to discuss the recent derailment of an oil train on the outskirts...
More oil trains rolling through northeast Oregon
(Source: Associated Press, January 7, 2014) PENDLETON, Ore. -- The rising amount of crude oil on trains headed through Pendleton to Portland is coming on mixed freight trains, rather than trains made up entirely of oil cars, a railroad spokesman says. Full story:...
Oregon legislator urges Congress to investigate oil train derailments
(Source: The Hill, January 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is calling for Congress to hold hearings about derailments of freight trains that are carrying oil after a recent accident in North Dakota. Full story: The Hill
Oil train accidents force regulators to look at tank car safety
(Source: Star-Tribune, January 8, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Oil train explosions like the one last week near Casselton, N.D., have revived long-standing worries that older railroad tank cars need to be strengthened to better withstand accidents. Three disasters in...
CN train carrying oil derails, catches fire in New Brunswick, Canada
(Source: Reuters, January 7, 2014) NEW YORK -- A Canadian National Railway train carrying propane and crude oil derailed and caught fire on Tuesday in northwest New Brunswick, Canada, the latest in a string of train accidents that have put the surging crude-by-rail...
