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Ottawa to designate crude oil as highly dangerous
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 13, 2013) OTTAWA — The federal government will, for the first time, designate crude oil a highly dangerous substance and introduce tougher safety and testing measures for shipping oil by rail, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt has told...
Two senators want more money for rail inspections
(Source: Associated Press, December 16, 2013) NEW YORK — Two US senators on Sunday called for expanded national railroad safety inspections, a day before a special federal safety team arrives in New York for a 60-day inquiry into operations on the Metro-North Railroad...
Amtrak CEO: Train safety takes money, cooperation
(Source: Opinion column by Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman, USA Today, December 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — We talk a lot about our national debt. But the largest debt we owe is to those who will come after us in this nation. Our fulfillment of that debt should underpin the...
Metro-North seen lagging in protection against crash
(Source: New York Times, December 15, 2013) NEW YORK — Changes significant enough to have thwarted the crash, according to rail experts, were simple enough to have been completed within days. Others are so straightforward that some of the authority’s board members...
FRA launches comprehensive 60-day safety assessment of Metro-North
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 60-day comprehensive safety assessment of Metro-North Commuter...
Railroad Retirement and dual benefit payments
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 13, 2013) CHICAGO — The payment of a railroad retirement annuity can be affected by entitlement to social security benefits, as well as certain other government benefits. Such dual entitlement, if not...
Another missed TPP deadline calls pact’s agenda into question
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 10, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) missed yet another deadline for completing the pact in Singapore early this morning, labor, environmental,...
Report expected on high-speed rail link between Edmonton and Calgary
(Source: CTV Edmonton, December 10, 2013) EDMONTON — The provincial committee tasked with looking at the possibility of connecting Alberta’s two largest cities with a high-speed rail link said a new report on the possible project will be released in the coming months....
Caltrain electrification still on track
(Source: The Daily Journal, December 11, 2013) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Even though high-speed rail has hit a snag in its funding plans after its most recent court battle, Caltrain officials said its modernization project will proceed on schedule without a hitch. Full...
Sunoco rail spur in N.J. would bring trains of up to 110 cars
(Source: South Jersey Times, December 11, 2013) WESTVILLE, N.J. — The planned rail spur Sunoco is currently pursuing, which officials say will help alleviate traffic headaches in the borough, will bring with it freight trains with up to 110 cars. Full story: South...
