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Short of funding, SEPTA unveils ‘doomsday’ plan
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has drafted a doomsday plan to eliminate nine of its 13 rail lines and shorten two others, close a subway line, and convert trolley routes to bus lines if the state doesn't come up with more...
NJ Transit using ‘TrapBags’ to act as a dam for Sandy-damaged rail yard
(Source: Star-Ledger, September 13, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — Looking to protect its assets during future monster storms like Hurricane Sandy, NJ Transit is putting up "TrapBag" flood barriers — pentagon-shaped sandbags sloped on angles — to serve as a 6-foot-tall dam at...
BMWED members: Amtrak arbitration agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Passenger Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition (PRLBC) has finalized an agreement with Amtrak to arbitrate and settle the BMWED contract dispute. Resulting from the...
AAR: Railroads report increased freight traffic over 2012 for week ending September 7
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported increased weekly rail traffic for the week ending September 7, 2013 with total U.S. weekly carloads of 278,594...
U.S. oil-by-rail shipments continue growth streak
(Source: UPI, September 13, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The delivery of petroleum and petroleum products on U.S. rail systems increased nearly 5 percent for the week ending Sept. 7, the Association of American Railroads said. Full story: UPI
Metrolink crash victims remembered five years later
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, September 12, 2013) LOS ANGELES — A memorial plaque was unveiled at the Metrolink station in Moorpark on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the train crash in Chatsworth that killed 25 people and injured 135 others. Full story: Los...
Stretch of MMA tracks deemed unsafe by Transport Canada
(Source: Montreal Gazette, September 12, 2013) MONTREAL — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway’s tracks were found to be in such bad condition during recent inspections that Transport Canada has effectively ordered the railway to stop using a 20-kilometre section of...
Broken piston blamed for fire that led to Lac Megantic disaster
(Source: Globe and Mail, September 13, 2013) TORONTO — The mystery locomotive fire that touched off the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster was started by a broken piston in the train’s engine, sparking a series of tragic events that led to the explosive derailment in the...
Elizabeth Warren’s powerful speech: Supreme Court is on the path to being a ‘wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business’
(Source: AlterNet, September 9, 2013) LOS ANGELES — In remarks at the AFL-CIO's national convention in Los Angeles, Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that five conservative justices currently sitting on the Supreme Court are in the top 10 most pro-corprate justices in half...
Origins of the Reading Railroad
(Source: Reading Eagle, September 12, 2013) READING, Pa. — The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co., or the P&R, predecessor to the Reading Railroad, authorized the construction of a line between Philadelphia and Reading in December 1833, 180 years ago. Reading was...
