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Montana Senators, Amtrak to meet on possible Bakken train stop
(Source: The Bakken Magazine, December 18, 2013) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus have secured a meeting between Culbertson, Mont., leaders and Amtrak to plan the construction of a new stop on the Empire Builder for people traveling to the Bakken...
Maine town passes oilsands moratorium
(Source: Huffington Post, December 17, 2013) SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The city council in South Portland, Maine, has placed a moratorium on shipments of Canadian oilsands product, a move that was met with “cheers and a standing ovation,” according to local news...
Lac-Megantic decorates Christmas trees for those lost
(Source: CBC News, December 8, 2013) MONTREAL — Friends, family members and neighbours decorated 48 Christmas trees in the memory of those who perished in the July 6 train derailment and explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Que. Full story: CBC News
Lac-Megantic rail traffic resumes 5 months after disaster
(Source: CBC News, December 18, 2013) MONTREAL — A train will be rolling through the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., today for the first time since July, when an out-of-control train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded, killing 47 people. Full story: CBC News
Bankruptcy hearing sets bidding rules for MMA Railway
(Source: Associated Press, December 18, 2013) BANGOR, Maine — Lawyers in Maine and Canada are hoping to iron out some key details in the bankruptcy of a railroad whose train derailed in Quebec, killing 47 people. Full story: WCSH6
Stalking horse bid for MM&A is $14.25 million
(Source: Mainebiz, December 16, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway is asking a judge for approval of a sales agreement with stalking horse bidder Railroad Acquisitions Holdings LLC for $14.25 million. Full story:...
OSHA finds Illinois Central Railroad in violation of federal railroad whistleblower law
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 16, 2013) JACKSON, Miss. — A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Illinois Central Railroad Co., by conducting a...
STB sides with BNSF; Railway can require shippers to suppress coal dust
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2013) SEATTLE, Wash. — The federal Surface Transportation Board has decided that BNSF Railway can require coal shippers to use certain methods to reduce the amount of coal dust lost from rail cars leaving coal mines in Wyoming...
Failing culvert prompts sealing of Great Salt Lake’s North Arm
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, December 11, 2013) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — State and federal authorities are poised to issue draft permits to Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to "temporarily" close the remaining culvert on its rock-fill causeway across the Great Salt Lake,...
Fatal crash raises questions about safety of Maryland railroad crossings
(Source: Baltimore Sun, December 14, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Months after a CSX train collided with a truck in Rosedale, triggering an explosion felt around the region, a crash that killed two in Baltimore last week again raised questions about the safety of the...
