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CP Rail executive says shipments of crude oil by rail to increase
(Source: UPI, October 24, 2013) CALGARY — Crude oil deliveries by rail are expected to increase, Canadian Pacific Executive Vice President Jane O'Hagan said in a third-quarter statement. Full story: UPI
Two crew members hurt jumping from moving UP train
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, October 24, 2013) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The Union Pacific Railroad is investigating after two employees were injured while jumping from a moving locomotive. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
BNSF worker killed in accident on tracks in New Mexico
(Source: Albuquerque Journal, October 24, 2013) SOCORRO, N.M. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employee was killed in Socorro on Oct. 17 when a BNSF train traveling southbound at 46 miles per hour collided with a backhoe working on the train tracks. Full...
Native American tribes vetting placement of 22,000 antennae for PTC
(Source: Bloomberg News, October 21, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years probably wasn’t going to be enough time for railroads to install crash-avoidance technology on 23,000 locomotives and 60,000 miles of tracks, in the biggest rail-safety project in U.S. history....
Underground diesel fuel spill in Mandan, N.D., is close to complete
(Source: The Jamestown Sun, October 22, 2013) MANDAN, N.D. — An extensive project to clean up an underground diesel fuel spill in Mandan could wrap up in the next few years. Nearly 1 million gallons of fuel has been recovered since 2006, on top of 600,000 gallons...
Amtrak coming to Union Depot in St. Paul, Minn.
(Source: Pioneer Press, October 22, 2013) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Crews on Monday prepared the rails before the final 150-foot section of track was moved into place to connect St. Paul's Union Depot to tracks of the Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific railroads. The...
BNSF to develop logistics center at Sweetwater, Texas for energy shippers
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, October 22, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company today announced the development of a new BNSF Logistics Center as well as improvements to an existing rail yard and mainline infrastructure at a groundbreaking ceremony in...
Norfolk Southern declares quarterly dividend
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 22, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 52 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 1. Since its...
Member of Teamsters Local 700 honored for saving the life of 19-month-old
(Source: Teamsters Local 700 website, October 18, 2013) CHICAGO, Ill. — East Hazel Crest Police Officer Mitchell Drake was responding to a gas leak when a dispatcher called and redirected him to help a family whose baby stopped breathing. Officer Drake met the family...
NTSB reschedules hearing on Metro-North incidents
(Source: The Journal News, October 22, 2013) NEW YORK — Federal hearings into a Metro-North Railroad derailment that injured dozens and an accident that killed a foreman have been rescheduled for Nov. 6 and 7. The original National Transportation Safety Board...
