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New board members take seats at Metra
(Source: Chicago Tribune, October 19, 2013) CHICAGO — Metra's board of directors is back at full strength for the first time since the controversy that rocked the agency last summer and prompted nearly half the panel to resign. Full story: Chicago Tribune
Teamsters score victory for truck drivers with signing of H.R. 3095
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union helped score a victory for truck drivers this week when H.R. 3095 was signed into law compelling the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
Downeaster busier than ever; Amtrak considers more Brunswick trips
(Source: Maine Sun Journal, October 21, 2013) BRUNSWICK, Maine — New figures released last week by Amtrak show the Downeaster train from Boston to Portland and Brunswick is busier than ever, prompting officials to contemplate eventually increasing the number of trips....
STB: UP, NS revenue-adequate for 2012
(Source: Railway Age, October 18, 2013) NEW YORK — The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Oct. 17, 2013 released its findings on U.S. Class I railroad revenue adequacy for 2012, and found that only two carriers—Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern—qualify as...
Oregon’s new Amtrak Cascades Talgo 8 trains roll into Portland
(Source: The Oregonian, October 18, 2013) PORTLAND, Ore. — The Northwest isn't expected to get high-speed commuter rail service in the near future (our existing freight tracks just aren't built for it). Still, if that day comes, the Oregon Department of...
NJ transit troubled by rise in rail suicides
(Source: The Record, October 20, 2013) PATTERSON, N.J. — Suicides by train are on the upswing in New Jersey, leading NJ Transit and the state Department of Human Services to work together with a sense of urgency on new programs aimed at stemming the tragic trend. Full...
CN Rail cars carrying crude oil still burning after derailment in Alberta
(Source: Bloomberg News, October 20, 2013) EDMONTON, Alberta — Two Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) cars remain on fire after the derailment yesterday of a train carrying crude and liquefied petroleum gas west of Edmonton. One of three cars carrying propane that...
Longshoremen halt strike at Port of Baltimore
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — International Longshoremen’s Association workers agreed Friday to return to work for 90 days while negotiators work on a local contract that triggered a three-day strike this week at the Port of...
No end in sight to San Francisco commuter strike
(Source: Reuters, October 21, 2013) SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco faced another day without its commuter rail system on Sunday with no talks scheduled to resolve the strike, and vigils were held for two workers killed in a track accident. The strike against the Bay...
NTSB begins investigation into BART workers’ deaths
(Source: NBC Bay Area, October 20, 2013) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The National Transportation Safety Board sent two people to Walnut Creek to take over the investigation of a double fatality on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) tracks Saturday afternoon. A train struck...
