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Possible conflict of interest in MMA bankruptcy proceedings
(Source: Bangor Daily News, October 14, 2013) BANGOR, Maine — In what some experts say could be a conflict of interest, the CEO of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway’s parent company also sits on the board of directors of the railway’s second-largest creditor,...
Interest in fuel cells renewed after Metro-North power outage
(Source: Hartford Courant, October 13, 2013) HARTFORD, Conn. — Shelved years ago, a plan that suggested powering Metro-North with fuel cells rather than commercial power is finding renewed attention after a failed transmission cable crippled the rail line last month....
Researchers want more Graniteville participants
(Source: Associated Press, October 10, 2013) WARRENVILLE, S.C. — Researchers studying the health effects from a devastating South Carolina train wreck and chlorine gas release are seeking more participants. On Jan. 6, 2005, a Norfolk Southern train car carrying...
AAR: Railroads report intermodal up 6.2 percent over 2012 for week ending October 5
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 10, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending October 5, 2013 with total U.S. weekly carloads of 279,128 carloads, down...
CN rail strike or lockout possible as labor talks break down
(Source: CBC News, October 14, 2013) MONTREAL — Labour negotiations between CN and the Teamsters union representing workers at the country's largest railway have broken down, and union leaders are warning that a strike or lockout could occur starting Oct. 28. Full...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says negotiations with CN have derailed
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, October 13, 2013) MONTREAL — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,300 conductors, trainmen, yardmen and traffic coordinators at Canadian National (CN), are gearing up for a fight...
Indiana last to decide on keeping state Amtrak route
(Source: Associated Press, October 11, 2013) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana became the last of 19 state's still mulling a decision on whether to keep its local Amtrak route when Illinois announced Friday it would pony up an additional $9 million to keep local routes...
Illinois agrees to spend additional $9 million on Amtrak
(Source: Associated Press, October 12, 2013) CHICAGO — Illinois has agreed to spend an additional $9 million to support Amtrak service in the state, joining other state governments in bringing a measure of stability to the passenger rail service’s most heavily...
High-speed rail work to affect Amtrak service in midwest
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, October 11, 2013) NORMAL, Ill. — The final phase of 2013 high-speed rail work will begin Oct. 16 south of Springfield and require some Amtrak passengers to be transferred to charter buses. The work will last eight days. Full story:...
California says federal funds can be used to start high-speed rail train work
(Source: Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2013) LOS ANGELES — California bullet train officials, responding to a judge's ruling that the project has failed to comply with voter-imposed spending controls, argued Friday that they can use federal funds to begin...
