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Senators want probe of NYC-Conn. rail power failure
(Source: Associated Press, September 29, 2013) NEW YORK — Federal and state authorities should investigate the utility and transportation authority responsible for running the nation's second-busiest railroad following a power failure that has disrupted service for...
5 things to know today about the government shutdown
(Source: USA Today, September 30, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans and Democrats in Congress are playing pingpong over funding the government and President Obama's health care law. The first government shutdown since 1996 will occur if lawmakers and the White...
Railroads seek extension for installing Positive Train Control system
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spurred by a deadly train crash in Los Angeles, Congress in 2008 passed with great fanfare legislation requiring the nation's railroads to install a sophisticated collision-avoidance system by the end...
Passenger train mysteriously runs loose in Chicago, injuring dozens
(Source: CNN, September 30, 2013) CHICAGO — A Chicago commuter train that was parked in a service yard somehow moved onto a rail line and smashed into an oncoming train early Monday, injuring dozens of people. How it happened is a mystery. At least 48 people were...
Wisconsin bomb squad removes explosives found in railroad collection
(Source: The Leader-Telegram, September 27, 2013) EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. — Pat Thoney told his sons to hurry when he picked them up from football practice Thursday: A bomb squad was coming to their home on the north side of Eau Claire. Two weeks ago Thoney bought an entire...
Willie Brown returns as TWU leader at SEPTA, says he wants fair deal
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — The newly elected leader of Philadelphia's bus drivers and other transit workers, the man who led the union in a controversial six-day strike in 2009, said he hopes to have a new contract with SEPTA by...
CN to start service on major portion of bankrupt Kelowna Pacific Railway Ltd. rail lines
(Source: CN press release, September 26, 2013) VANCOUVER — CN announced today plans to start freight service on approximately 75 per cent of the rail network operated by bankrupt short-line Kelowna Pacific Railway Ltd. (KPR) in southern British Columbia after reaching...
Devils Lake track work on the way to completion
(Source: Minot Daily News, September 27, 2013) DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Trains, trucks and crews are working in the Devils Lake area to raise the railroad tracks that have been threatened by rising water. Full story: Minot Daily News
Union Pacific plans track infrastructure improvements in Iowa
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, September 26, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Iowa's transportation infrastructure by investing $8 million in the rail line between Lowden and near Blairstown. The project, funded entirely by...
CN to report 3Q 2013 financial and operating results on October 22
(Source: CN press release, September 26, 2013) MONTREAL — CN will issue its third-quarter 2013 financial and operating results on Oct. 22, 2013, at 4.01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a...
