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Victims’ families object to Quebec committee’s quest for role in MMA bankruptcy
(Source: Canadian Press, September 17, 2013) MONTREAL — The families of several victims of the deadly rail crash in Lac Megantic are opposing a Quebec committee's bid for official standing at a railway's bankruptcy proceedings in the United States. The families of 18...
CP Rail’s Hunter Harrison warns Lac-Megantic tragedy could happen again without tougher safety rules
(Source: Globe and Mail, September 18, 2013) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. CEO Hunter Harrison warned that a catastrophic derailment like the one that leveled the centre of Lac-Mégantic could happen again if regulators don’t impose tougher safety rules for...
CN employee won $35,000 for family status discrimination
(Source: Toronto Star, September 17, 2013) TORONTO — The Federal Court has recently upheld a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision awarding a Canadian National Railway employee $35,000 for discrimination based on family status. The company fired her when she would...
BNSF plans track improvements in Oklahoma to boost rail capacity
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, September 16, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $125 million on maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in Oklahoma this year. BNSF's 2013 capacity improvement projects in...
Two major contract renewals a proving ground for CP Rail
(Source: Financial Post, September 17, 2013) OTTAWA — Two major international shipping contracts currently up for renewal at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s will be a good litmus test for the revenue growth potential for the railway in the coming years, one analysts...
Bridge collapse sends train cars into Spoon River; No injuries reported
(Source: Canton Daily Ledger, September 17, 2013) CANTON, Ill. — No injuries have been reported after a bridge collapsed and dumped train cars into the Spoon River. Full story: Canton Daily Ledger
Train derails near scene of Paulsboro crash, raising fears and calls for regulations
(Source: South Jersey Times, September 16, 2013) PAULSBORO, N.J. — Less than a mile from where a train derailed and spilled a dangerous chemical into the air last November, a second train derailed Monday, reiterating calls for greater rail industry safety and...
South Dakota says CP Rail hasn’t spent promised funds
(Source: Associated Press, September 16, 2013) RAPID CITY, S.D. — Canadian Pacific Railway hasn’t spent a promised $472 million to improve a rail system that includes the only direct east-west line that serves western South Dakota, state officials say. Full story: The...
Colorado floods wash out tracks, delay coal shipments, Amtrak service
(Source: Denver Post, September 16, 2013) DENVER, Colo. — Flooding has detoured coal deliveries and Amtrak passengers moving through Colorado, as railroad repair crews waited Monday for floodwaters to recede in several locations, spokesmen for BNSF Railway and Union...
High tech rail trespassing system to be tested in Maine
(Source: Associated Press, September 17, 2013) BRUNSWICK, Maine — A stretch of track between Freeport and Brunswick has been selected as a test site for a new high-tech railroad trespassing deterrence system. The Maine Department of Transportation learned it will...
