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California high-speed rail project handed another setback
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators refuse to exempt a segment of proposed track from review, likely delaying the project and driving up costs. Full story: Los Angeles Times
Major U.S. railroads to offer health benefits to gay workers’ spouses
(Source: Reuters, December 4, 2013) NEW YORK — The largest U.S. freight carriers will begin providing medical benefits to the spouses of gay union workers, a rail company coalition said on Wednesday, a day after two same-sex couples sued BNSF Railway for denying equal...
Metro-North train crash revives urgency for Positive Train Control
(Source: NBC, December 4, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deadly crash of a New York commuter train that hurtled into a steep curve at 82 mph could make it more difficult for railroads to fight a federal deadline to install technology designed in part to avert high-speed...
Editorial: It’s past time to install Positive Train Control
(Source: New York Times, December 4, 2013) NEW YORK — Wherever the Metro-North investigation leads, the ultimate blame for this tragedy seems to be a deficit of money and political will, and years of wasted time. While positive train control is a complex and costly...
Walker’s book rewrites Wisconsin’s high-speed rail history
(Source: Milwaukee Express, December 4, 2013) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Among the many fibs, distortions, smears and lies of omission in 'Unintimidated,' Gov. Scott Walker’s new autobiography, is his version of the events surrounding the cancellation of $810 million in...
Operation Lifesaver debuts new volunteer management system
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, December 3, 2013) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Following months of technological investment, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) has unveiled a new system to recruit and manage its volunteers, who provide rail safety and anti-trespassing...
Last tracks reopen after CSX chemical spill in Ohio
(Source: Toledo Blade, December 3, 2013) WILLARD, Ohio — The last of three main tracks closed at the CSX Transportation railroad yard after a chemical spill last week in Willard reopened late Monday night, the railroad reported Tuesday. Full story: Toledo Blade
Two same-sex couples sue BNSF over health benefits
(Source: Associated Press, December 3, 2013) SEATTLE — Two workers sued one of the nation's largest rail companies Tuesday, saying their same-sex spouses have repeatedly been denied health benefits even though voters in Washington state legalized gay marriage last...
Transport Canada puts risks of hazardous rail shipments under new scrutiny
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 3, 2013) OTTAWA and VANCOUVER — Transport Canada is launching a study to analyze the risks linked with transporting hazardous goods across North America amid growing concern about the safety of moving potentially explosive crude oil...
Why trains can continue to endanger places like Lac-Megantic
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 4, 2013) TORONTO — The tracks bisect the town. The hospital lies on one side, the fire station on the other. Over the past five years, as the oil boom escalated and more and more bitumen from Fort McMurray was shipped by rail, the oil...
