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BNSF ratcheted up revenue and income, ratcheted down operating ratio in 2Q
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 7, 2013) In the second quarter, BNSF Railway Co. ratcheted up revenue and income, ratcheted down operating ratio in 2Q's total revenue rose 5 percent to $5.3 billion, operating income jumped 13 percent to $1.6 billion, net...
Tank car chemicals spreading to bayou following Lawtell derailment
(Source: The Advertiser, August 7, 2013) LAWTELL, La. — Contractors for Union Pacific Railroad and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality employees workers are working to contain chemical spills after Sunday’s train derailment left a host of agents leaking from...
Trains to carry more oil through Montreal
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 7, 2013) MONTREAL — Suncor Energy Inc. says it plans to begin receiving crude oil shipped by rail from Western Canada at its east-end Montreal refinery by the end of the year. Thousands of barrels of oil would be shipped by train...
Lac-Megantic residents, business owners not surprised by MMA bankruptcy filing
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 7, 2013) MONTREAL — MONTREAL — To a town that experienced a shocking event a month ago, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic’s filing for protection from their creditors was anything but. Nicolas Carette, a spokesperson for Lac-Mégantic, said...
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 7, 2013) MONTREAL — MONTREAL — In precarious shape financially even before the Lac-Mégantic crisis, the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic railway filed for creditor protection in both Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday, just over a month after...
Keolis paratransit workers choose Teamsters Union
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 6, 2013) ORANGE, Calif. — Paratransit drivers and mechanics with Keolis, a global transportation group in Long Beach, Calif., have voted overwhelmingly, 74-2, in favor of Teamster representation....
Family’s home moved to make room for NS intermodal yard
(Source: Roanoke Times, August 7, 2013) ELLISTON, Va. — Eastern Montgomery County gave up a little more ground Tuesday to the expected eventual coming of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s planned intermodal freight yard. About 4 p.m., house movers working for Allen Howard, a...
‘Suspicious package’ that briefly closed Via Rail station was actually camping gear
(Source: Canadian Press, August 6, 2013) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver’s Via Rail station was closed briefly on Tuesday over concerns about unattended bags that turned out to contain camping gear, the city’s police force said. Full story: Globe and Mail
Amtrak names Armando Silva chief of perations research & planning
(Source: Amtrak press release (PDF), August 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak has named Armando Silva, chief of operations research and planning effective August 5. He reports directly to DJ Stadtler, vice president of operations and is based in Washington, D.C. As...
Public slow to heed safety warnings, railroad official says
(Source: Journal Gazette, August 7, 2013) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — It can take a freight train the length of 18 football fields to come to a complete stop. Railway officials say that’s nothing compared with how long it takes to educate the public about the dangers of...
