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Howard Permut, Metro-North President, is stepping down
(Source: New York Times, January 6, 2014) NEW YORK -- After a year marred by a train collision, a worker’s death and the first passenger fatalities in Metro-North Railroad’s three-decade history, the agency’s president, Howard R. Permut, is stepping down, according to...
Oil company new that crude oil cargo was highly explosive
(Source: Salon, January 6, 2014) NEW YORK -- Days after a mile-long train derailed and exploded in a “giant fireball,” and following a similar incident in July that killed 47 people, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced Thursday that...
Senator Schumer seeks to turn up heat on rail car safety
(Source: Reuters, January 6, 2014) NEW YORK -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Monday called for an overhaul of old rail tank cars used to carry crude oil after a spate of explosive derailments over the past year. Full story: Chicago Tribune
Fireballs jeopardize U.S. oil-by-rail business
(Source: Reuters, January 7, 2014) NEW YORK -- The rising number of serious accidents involving oil tank cars over the past 12 months suggests that shippers are underestimating the safety risk of transporting crude by rail. Full story: Reuters
Metra cancels 26 trains on BNSF, Union Pacific lines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2014) CHICAGO -- Metra cancelled 26 trains this morning and the CTA reported early Red Line delays one day after widespread delays in the public transportation system across the city. Full story: Chicago Tribune
Extreme cold has Amtrak, NJ Transit, SEPTA making some changes
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, January 7, 2014) PHILADELPHIA -- Commuters who use Amtrak trains may need to check the schedule in the morning, because fewer trains will be running because of the bitter cold. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
Norfolk Southern to announce 4Q 2013 results on January 22
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 3, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings at 8:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
BNSF was ‘revenue adequate’ in 2012, STB says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 3, 2014) After considering refiled data submitted by BNSF Railway Co., the Surface Transportation Board (STB) determined that the railroad was one of three "revenue adequate" Class Is in 2012. Full story: Progressive...
UP’s $400 million New Mexico project could open in 2014
(Source: Associated Press, December 24, 2013) SANTA TERESA, N.M. -- A $400 million Union Pacific railroad facility near a young New Mexico border town could open next year, according to the company. Full story: Kansas City Star
Amtrak to suspend service in portions of the Southeast
(Source: Associated Press, December 31, 2013) JACKSON, Miss. -- Amtrak says passenger train service throughout a portion of the Southeast will be disrupted because of rail line maintenance. Full story: Alabama Public Radio
