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Drier weather, stabilization projects have eased railway slide problems
(Source: The Herald, December 10, 2013) EVERETT, Wash. — - Keep your fingers crossed and knock on wood, but so far, Sounder and Amtrak train riders are getting a break this fall from trip cancellations caused by mudslides. There have been no cancellations this autumn...
Audit targets safety of NY state railroad bridges
(Source: Associated Press, December 10, 2013) ALBANY, N.Y. — The state's Department of Transportation lacked records to show adequate and updated safety plans and inspections for many railroad bridges statewide, according to an audit due for release Tuesday by the...
Former Graniteville millworkers needed for lung testing
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, December 9, 2013) AUGUSTA, Ga. — Former Graniteville millworkers are still being sought for free lung testing as part of a study examining the long-term impacts of chlorine exposure. The Graniteville Recovery And Chlorine Epidemiology...
DOT agencies issue supplemental crude transport-by-rail advisory
(Source: Oil & Gas Journal, December 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two US Department of Transportation agencies jointly issued a supplemental safety advisory covering unintended movement of freight trains carrying crude oil and other hazardous materials. The Nov. 20...
Freight traffic in Montana, North Dakota hurts Amtrak’s performance
(Source: Associated Press, December 9, 2013) KALISPELL, Mont. — An increase in freight traffic and hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements on BNSF Railway tracks across North Dakota and Montana combined to make Amtrak travel less-than-reliable in recent...
NY-NJ transit agencies outline Super Bowl plans
(Source: Associated Press, December 9, 2013) SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The New York area's major transportation agencies announced separate plans for moving crowds of football fans for February's Super Bowl, and their presentations Monday carried a common theme: Don't...
Rail Car Services faces OSHA penalties of $133,000 for repeat safety, health violations at train car facility in Kansas City, Kan.
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 9, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Rail Car Services LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations, including eight repeat, at...
Whistleblowers can now file complaints online with OSHA
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whistleblowers covered by one of 22 statutes administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will now be able to file complaints online....
NTSB go-team to depart Bronx; Investigation into Metro-North derailment will continue from D.C.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) press release, December 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board's go-team will leave New York City this week after completing the necessary on-scene investigative work into the cause of...
California high-speed rail: Reports of its death exaggerated by media as project moves ahead
(Source: Streetsblog Los Angeles, December 9, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Last week, the media once again reported that the California high-speed rail project is in its death throes. Bottom line, construction on a segment from at least Madera to south of Fresno will move...
