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Norfolk Southern integrates applications in drive to use rail network more efficiently
(Source: Computer Weekly, October 17, 2013) US rail transport company Norfolk Southern Railway has begun an ambitious project to integrate 400 software applications it uses to control and monitor its rolling stock, trains and freight containers. The project will give...
MMA Railway allowed to operate in Canada into 2014
(Source: Toronto Star, October 16, 2013) TORONTO — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the company whose train exploded in Lac-Mégantic last July, can operate into the new year, Canadian officials have ruled. The Canadian Transportation Agency once again extended...
Canadian government monitoring CN-TCRC labor dispute ahead of October 21 talks
(Source: Reuters Canada, October 15, 2013) OTTAWA — Canada's government is closely monitoring a dispute between the railroad workers' union and Canadian National Railway Co. and wants both sides to continue talking, a spokeswoman for Labour Minister Kellie Leitch said...
MTA sees spike in number of people killed by trains
(Source: Daily Intelligencer, October 17, 2013) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is on pace to set a grim new mark. If the current trend holds, more people will die along the rail and subway authority's thousands of miles of tracks in 2013 than in...
Longshoremen go on strike, shut down Port of Baltimore
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A strike by members of the International Longshoremen's Association closed the Port of Baltimore on October 16. According to a report from the Journal of Commerce, the strike began after members voted...
Indiana Republicans question deal to preserve Amtrak route to Chicago
(Source: Associated Press, October 16, 2013) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Members of the General Assembly's transportation study committee would like to take a look at the agreement to fund Amtrak routes through Indiana in the coming year. House Transportation Chairman Ed...
Editorial: Indiana makes the right decision in preserving Amtrak service
(Source: The Times, October 17, 2013) MUNSTER, Ind. — Indiana took longer than other states to approve additional funding for Amtrak, but now the Hoosier State passenger service will keep going for another year. It is a move in the right direction. Rescuing the...
Amtrak service in Virginia nearly doubles since 2009
(Source: Associated Press, October 16, 2013) RICHMOND, Va. — Passenger use of Amtrak trains in Virginia continues to grow as ridership on state-supported intercity rail has nearly doubled since 2009. Full story: WSET
Opinion: Amtrak proves its worth once again
(Source: New York Times, October 16, 2013) NEW YORK — When Hurricane Sandy swept across railroad beds in the Northeast last year, Amtrak went quiet. Officials at the nation’s railroad scrambled to repair the damage that stretched the length of the huge storm. Amtrak...
Union Pacific 3Q 2013 profit rises 10 percent over 2012
(Source: Associated Press, October 17, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says its third-quarter profit rose 10 percent as higher shipping rates helped the railroad offset flat volume overall and last month's flooding in Colorado that disrupted traffic. The railroad...
